• Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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    263 months ago

    Depends on the person and what they were acclimated to as the norm in an area. I start to get increasingly disfunctional starting at about 75f, once it gets to 80f it is difficult for me to focus on tasks that aren’t directly related to cooling myself down, and 85f+ my day is a wash

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      133 months ago

      Medical conditions also play a role in it. I’m on medications that make me wicked susceptible to overheating. I start melting at 75°F if there is even a mild amount of humidity. And that’s at home where I can dress comfortably.

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      83 months ago

      You gotta condition yourself to it. Don’t start at 80F, but work your way up to it over spring.

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        43 months ago

        This is the way to go. Without conditioning I’d die when running at 30C. But with gradually rising temperatures you get accustomed to it. There are nicer things in life but it’s absolutely possible

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        I’ve spent years trying to figure out how to acclimate it never works, I really wish it would I just don’t think I’m built like that. My solution has been to move to colder places which is having mixed results with the planet heating faster than I can move

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          13 months ago

          Are you a hairy person, by any chance? I am, and trimming my body hair added like 8F to my heat tolerance.

          • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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            13 months ago

            Body hair, I have effectively none barely even leg hair. My head hair does grow in very thick though and this season I’m experimenting with shaved sides see how much it helps

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      53 months ago

      What different people can handle is wild. I mowed yesterday through 98° weather. It was miserably fucking hot, but I wasn’t impaired.

      However, when it’s slightly below freezing and we get half an inch of snow? Everything shuts down for a week and no one can function.

      • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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        93 months ago

        Yeah and I thrive below freezing lol. My mood improves, I have more energy, I get very excited and active, bonus points if it has been overcast for months I love that shit. Honestly I think I have SAD the opposite direction of most people

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          13 months ago

          I have a problem with the cold. Mainly that I never know how much I need to wear.

          Like a good Northerner, I layer my clothes, and if I wear too many, I end up sweating. It’s terrible to have a sweaty body while my hands, feet, and face freeze. If I wear too few clothes, then I’m just cold all over.

          I can’t seem to regulate adequately. I’m always either too hot or too cold.

          If it’s hot out, then I’m just hot all over. It seems worse, but it’s actually much easier to cope with.

          I just want to be a consistent temperature.

          Cool weather, like between freezing and like 20C/68F, I’m pretty golden. On the low end, a light jacket with a sweater, and on the higher end, just a light sweater or something and I’m fine. Anything below zero… I’m generally uncomfortable.