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OldBaldy1701E

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42. So did I.

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:29 AM

Jul 2025

In North Carolina. On the coast.The summer house out there did not have air conditioning either.

One just stayed outside during the day. The house was too hot otherwise be in for the most part. Now, if my mother was on the ball and made sure to close it up once the heat started to rise, it would be somewhat better for us. Of course, we ran in and out all the time, probably ruining the trick anyway.

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Does anyone else find that the summer heat is harder to take as you get older? [View all] milestogo Jul 2025 OP

Most definitely, especially the humidity, it's exhausting Walleye Jul 2025 #1

No, I embrace the heat up to 98.6 degrees Brother Buzz Jul 2025 #2

I'm 78, and I find it a lot harder to take the summer heat and humidity. patphil Jul 2025 #3

Absolutely. I used to play tennis in 100F (in my 30s/40s) erronis Jul 2025 #4

I find high humidity very hard to take, but it doesn't seem much harder now that I'm old Ocelot II Jul 2025 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #7

I've always hated hot weather too. Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #8

We lived in Slidell for many years BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #9

Do you like Kansas better? Haggard Celine Jul 2025 #12

We live in my Wife's Hometown BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #13

Yes. I grew up in a house without air conditioning. rsdsharp Jul 2025 #6

So did I. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #42

I had countless people who questioned how the hell I could walk at dawn in minus 10F CO weather in winter hlthe2b Jul 2025 #10

I'm with you. People ask how I can stand Minnesota's cold winters, Ocelot II Jul 2025 #14

Same here. milestogo Jul 2025 #16

You speak for me as well, milestogo. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #29

Well, wearing more clothes is not going to help you when it is -10F outside. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #43

Gotta disagree with you there - more clothes do make -10 possible Ocelot II Jul 2025 #44

Yes, indeed. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #47

Yeah.....nt Figarosmom Jul 2025 #48

Live in South. I cut back walking/hiking in summer. I sweat a lot and have darn near passed out Silent Type Jul 2025 #11

Yes, it bothers me the older I get. Emile Jul 2025 #15

At 75 I find the extreme peaks of summer and winter harder to take. Golden Raisin Jul 2025 #17

Growing up in northern lower Michigan a stone's throw from the Big Lake, I've ALWAYS hated hot weather, but catbyte Jul 2025 #18

Exactly the same here Catbyte. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #31

Yes happybird Jul 2025 #19

howdi AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #20

How high is the humidity where you live? ailsagirl Jul 2025 #21

I sure do. debm55 Jul 2025 #22

My Wife Days That ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #23

I have always wondered that, too. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #26

I think it's because as you get older it becomes harder to cope with snow and ice Ocelot II Jul 2025 #45

My late in-laws were like that. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #46

i used to work w/ hot solder for many years in summer + no AC. i discovered weave over knit is way better. i got large pansypoo53219 Jul 2025 #24

I am always cold... oldsoldierfadingfast Jul 2025 #25

I like it anywhere in that wide range between 68 and 72, Anywhere in there. Even down to 60 if need be... Flexibility. Norrrm Jul 2025 #27

gawd yes mike_c Jul 2025 #28

Growing up in markodochartaigh Jul 2025 #30

Hate Humid Heat the most - high dose Vit C helps:.... electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #32

I have never liked hot and sticky, or even just warm and sticky. Air conditioning... 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #33

Nope. Just folks who complain about it. Not you, of course! marble falls Jul 2025 #34

You betcha! Bayard Jul 2025 #35

I could easily take hotter temperatures years ago LogDog75 Jul 2025 #36

You might have a thyroid problem synni Jul 2025 #37

I'm a Southern boy. I've always liked the heat. But now ... Jeebo Jul 2025 #38

Not really PJMcK Jul 2025 #39

I hate summer. zanana1 Jul 2025 #40

Yeah, I could stand up to mid to high 80s if there's no humidity when I was younger sakabatou Jul 2025 #41