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In reply to the discussion: Some retirees are rethinking Florida after Irma [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)I can testify that the "old wives tale is true." I remember walking about in Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip. I was thirsty, yes, though that was fixed by gulping the cheap bottled water sold on the streets. I walked the length of it, and remember how easy it was to breathe. Keep in mind, I did not realize I had a lung infection at the time, and I sure as hell did not realize it because I was breathing like I was ten years younger. I was picked up by my brother in law and sister, who looked at me like I was crazy; it was a 107 degrees out there, and people were told not to do long walks. I laughed because I knew what a mere 90 degrees felt like in Florida. Lo and behold, it was 107, later 112, and to this day, I have not drawn any breath of air as easy as I did in Nevada.