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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 17, 2023 | Replies (4297)
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@jakedduck1 No, I haven’t always lived in cold climates, thank heavens!! We’ve lived in Germany (cold) and Asia (hot) and many places in the U.S. Colorado is cold but not as bad as the East Coast where it’s a damp cold. I love it here, but don’t like the cold. When I lived in Asia, we would shiver and pull out sweaters when it got to 75*! I was an army ‘dependent’ for 47 years and would go wherever ‘orders’ sent us, no questions asked. Though my dad put his foot down on taking 3 teenagers to the Republic of Congo! And I told my husband I wasn’t going to Alaska! Always exciting

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imallears | @imallears | Dec 18, 2020

@becsbuddy
Hi
Alaska is a place I always wanted to visit. A friend I worked with went every 2 years with family but only when it was springlike.
Well, here in balmy Florida I woke up to 38 degrees and frost on the grass. Not walking this morning because it is windy too. By the time it warms up to about 60 I’ll be in gym class. We are going back to the low 70s this weekend, then another dip and then back up to the low 70s for Christmas. I do love the change though and always have a jacket handy if going out at night.
I remember visiting Florida from NY and swimming in unheated pools in December while family who lived here were wearing sweaters. Now you couldn’t get me in our solar heated one. Yesterday I had 3 layers on when walking and saw no one out on my route.
I think we feel the cold more as we age too.

FL Mary....where it’s still sunny

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