05-14-2022, 09:02 PM
Yeah, I remember the doom porn of the 70’s regarding another ice age. I was a kid then. Now it’s climate change with warming temperatures worldwide. The pendulum seems to shift every few decades.
Having said that, there’s a reason I reside in da frozen tundra of Wisconsin.
I can tolerate cold weather way better than I can warm weather. I can pile on the layers in the winter and rock on. I love wrapping myself in blankets with a cup of hot tea and a good book in the cold days of winter. The summers here are brief, but intense, gets pretty hot and humid too. The problem is when it gets hot, there’s only so many layers I can take off before I can’t be out in public. 
Besides, hot weather gives me migraines, nausea, and makes me really crabby when prolonged. By September, I’m so ready for cooler weather. Once it gets above 40F here, I turn off my heat and open the windows. Yep, we’re nuts here, but whatever. There have been times when I’ve had my heat turned off in December, January, February, and March. For just a few days, but there it is.
So this past Wednesday, we had a serious heat wave. Temperature here hit 90F, which is 20 degrees above normal, heat index was 95F. For Wisconsin, that’s damn hot. And crops around here don’t like that very much, neither do cows. It can significantly affect the growth of corn and soybeans.
So I guess there’s two sides to every coin.
Having said that, there’s a reason I reside in da frozen tundra of Wisconsin.
I can tolerate cold weather way better than I can warm weather. I can pile on the layers in the winter and rock on. I love wrapping myself in blankets with a cup of hot tea and a good book in the cold days of winter. The summers here are brief, but intense, gets pretty hot and humid too. The problem is when it gets hot, there’s only so many layers I can take off before I can’t be out in public. Besides, hot weather gives me migraines, nausea, and makes me really crabby when prolonged. By September, I’m so ready for cooler weather. Once it gets above 40F here, I turn off my heat and open the windows. Yep, we’re nuts here, but whatever. There have been times when I’ve had my heat turned off in December, January, February, and March. For just a few days, but there it is.
So this past Wednesday, we had a serious heat wave. Temperature here hit 90F, which is 20 degrees above normal, heat index was 95F. For Wisconsin, that’s damn hot. And crops around here don’t like that very much, neither do cows. It can significantly affect the growth of corn and soybeans.
So I guess there’s two sides to every coin.