[samhass]

Why does it seem so cold when it's in the 60's here? Up in Pa temperatures in the 60's would seem so balmy. Here I feel chilled to the bone. cold_cold Guess I'll have to put on socks.
Tomorrow is supposed to be 85.. 8)

[Muncle]

You've become a Floridian. When I moved here, one of the locals told me you could tell newcomers because in January when it was 55 degrees, they'd be walking around in shorts. Natives would be wearing heavy coats.

[Mikitv]

cold_cold cold_cold

I had the same problem when we moved from Michigan to the south in Tennessee and Arkansas. My first few years I thought 37 in the winter was a pretty decent day. When it got into the 50-60's we thought it was spring. Now we complain how cold it is when we it drops into the 30-40's. The 20's are absolutely freezing. The hot summer's here don't bother us like they did in the beginning.

[jjdees]

There's a mental part to it too. Here in Atlanta in the fall when the temp drops to the lower 60s, it feels pretty cold. In March when the temp again hits the lower 60s, it feels balmy. Must be a state of mind.

[nONIE]

Or is there really something to this blood thinning and thickening thing???? :

Anyone know for sure that this actually does happen???

This is from another blog (Yahoo Answers) and is written by Big Shot.


"Actually, increase in the viscosity of blood has to do with an increase in the number of red blood cells (RBCs) Increase in red blood cells:

An increase in red blood cell mass is known as polycythemia. Normal physiological increases in the RBC count occurs at high altitudes (and this, as one may stand to reason, is associated with colder weather) At high altitudes, less atmospheric weight pushes air into the lungs, causing a decrease in the partial pressure of oxygen and hypoxia. Your body responds to this decrease by making more RBC's, helping get more oxygen to your brain and other body parts (RBC's carry oxygen molecules).

So yes, higher altitudes, colder weather, thicker blood. Lower alititude, warmer weather, thinner blood."

[nONIE]

Thanks Tal, I knew you would come thru for me. :bigthumbsup: