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51. I, too, hate being cold, but for the complete

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 03:34 PM

Nov 2012

opposite reason. I grew up in Western Maryland. Not well off, and remember having to heat with a one room coal stove,where you roasted in one room and froze in all the others. I don't like the reminders of that.

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I hate being cold. [View all] Flaxbee Nov 2012 OP

Did you see snow during your time in CA ? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1

Once or twice -- we lived not too far from Forest Falls / Big Bear when I was in high school Flaxbee Nov 2012 #2

I went camping in Forest Falls once Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #64

We were raised in Michigan. At one point, MiddleFingerMomSis lived in Southern California. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #3

lol! Flaxbee Nov 2012 #4

Me too. The first time my neice ever saw snow was when she came up from home to visit us here. nolabear Nov 2012 #5

Oh, I can't sleep in socks. My right foot is my SCUBA device: self-contained undercover breathing Flaxbee Nov 2012 #6

You are in VA, and you think you are cold? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #8

I know, I'm a total wimp Flaxbee Nov 2012 #11

I am a total wimp about cold too. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #13

Glad to hear that about Sammy. My late NYC-girlfriend-kitty, Clarisse, was CRAZY Flaxbee Nov 2012 #15

Sammy is incredibly friendly and outgoing.... Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #17

Oh dear, poor fella. That must be an ordeal Flaxbee Nov 2012 #20

You are right, not many cats have gland problems. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #31

International Falls, Mn Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #65

America's Icebox. n/t geardaddy Nov 2012 #71

Is that where you are? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #74

South of there ...I have been there ... and people do live there Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #75

My Ex refers to me as the "Sock Nest Monster" because he kept finding sox in bed.. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #59

I sleep in socks 9 months of the year! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #54

We are opposite argiel1234 Nov 2012 #7

I don't really like "hot" either, but I'll take that over freezing... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #9

SoCal is too hot for me! We are Devo Nov 2012 #33

Pasadena does get to 'baking' in the summer... good friends of mine are in Alta Dena Flaxbee Nov 2012 #36

Yeah, we had We are Devo Nov 2012 #45

ah, yes, Altadena Flaxbee Nov 2012 #47

I had a vintage apt in South Pasadena (amazing place, btw) but NO a/c progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #62

I'm in So. Pasadena, actually.. We are Devo Nov 2012 #69

Grew up in Pasadena. LOVE that town, but too hot. Eugene gets nasty hot in the Summer tho. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #61

I couldn't live there We are Devo Nov 2012 #70

LOL, I have a friend like you....loves cold and I hate it. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #18

you sound like my husband fizzgig Nov 2012 #10

One of my best friends is in Montana ... and I will only visit her from May - September :) Flaxbee Nov 2012 #12

i don't think i'd go up there in the dead of winter fizzgig Nov 2012 #14

yeah, I've heard that concern, too - hoping the car will crank. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #16

most Montanans have a heater that is installed in the car -- plug it in every night grasswire Nov 2012 #60

Grew up in South Florida. RebelOne Nov 2012 #19

I do like the seasons and agree - 80 degrees in December feels weird. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #21

I live in Cherokee County, which is totally red. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #22

That is one of many reasons I moved to Tucson. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #23

Definitely nice and warm in Tucson! Flaxbee Nov 2012 #24

The coolest part is that the heat may get above 100, but... Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #26

I hate being hot. femmocrat Nov 2012 #25

Too hot makes me cranky, too. "Just right" as Goldilocks said... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #30

Me, too! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #55

I can't do extreme heat or cold. My perfect temps are 65-78 progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #63

Ha, You'd Have Died Living MY Childhood, LOL Redlo Nosrep Nov 2012 #27

But I think a lot of it is what you get used to as a kid. I was 'spoiled' by really temperate Flaxbee Nov 2012 #37

Folks think me crazy. Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #28

I saw someone today walking around in shorts. It was probably 42 out, but windy so it felt Flaxbee Nov 2012 #38

Don't know about "sturdy" Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #46

I do too - just be thankful you are not in NE Ohio. Its abysmal here 3/4ths of the year we can do it Nov 2012 #29

Any chance you could be somewhere warmer at some point in your life? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #39

Hoping to move to Rehoboth Beach, DE within 5 years we can do it Nov 2012 #72

I'm with you. alarimer Nov 2012 #32

Aren't you coastal NC, too? Somehow to me, that seems like it'd be colder Flaxbee Nov 2012 #40

Yes, it's cold right now, but they tell me it hardly ever snows. alarimer Nov 2012 #56

Sonia is a very warm kittie at night (and very noisy in the morning!) madinmaryland Nov 2012 #34

Does she wake you up? We don't let our kitties in the room with us at night - 5 piled on the bed Flaxbee Nov 2012 #41

Me too. kiva Nov 2012 #35

Ah, that warm, dry heat. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #42

i hate having a cold orleans Nov 2012 #43

hm. did you like it? Cloud Atlas? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #48

ummm...yes and no. n/t orleans Nov 2012 #57

Ah, but you have someone to curl around and warm up with. That's the fringe benefit of cold weather. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #44

True, that (someone to warm up with). And I am a total wimp, I admit.... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #49

I'm not sure if it was White Mountain, but yes, it was in NH. Not where I lived. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #50

I, too, hate being cold, but for the complete madmom Nov 2012 #51

I hate being hot. LWolf Nov 2012 #52

Quit whining, I live in FARGO! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #53

oh, I miss those days Qanisqineq Nov 2012 #66

Spent a winter in Grand Forks Major Nikon Nov 2012 #68

I hear ya! Grew up in Pasadena, lived on Calif. Central coast.. Stuck in Seattle now... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #58

I hate being hot--and I don't like cold, either. Between about 60 and 75 degrees is what I like. nt raccoon Nov 2012 #67

Pasadena expecting 95 degrees today... We are Devo Nov 2012 #73

I actually prefer the cold... SCALA13 Nov 2012 #76