I was born in the greatest city in the country - New Orleans. Some relatives are still nearby in Baton Rouge, I have a lot of relatives in the Miami - Fort Lauderdale area, and my mother and brother live in the Florida panhandle. Based on my experience I would say the South is only miserable three months out of the year. And the misery I feel when it's 90 degrees with 98% humidity is the same misery I feel when it's 104 in the desert southwest. But I have noticed that in the dry 100+ heat I develop symptoms of heat exhaustion much faster than in a humid 95 degrees.gclayjr wrote:31 years ago, I moved to Pennsylvania from Jupiter Fl. Talk about hot as...you know. Southern Florida, is miserable 9 months out of the year. And it is true, it's not the heat as much as the humidity. I remember, back in St. George, on a hot summer day, getting my feet burned, if I was foolish enough to step out on the sidewalk bare foot, or my hand burned if I touched a car door that was sitting in the sun. I really didn't notice just how hot it was until I did something so foolish.
One thing I recall about St. George is there's almost no shade. In most of the country a prime parking spot is close to the door. But, having been raised in the South, I still think a parking spot with shade is better than a spot close to the door.