• Knightfall@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Considering here in Winnipeg, Canada, where it reaches -35C or even colder, it was pretty wild having weeks on end of +30C to even +39C temperatures, and so soon into our summer.

    I never want to complain about the heat when we have snow for 7 months, but that was ridiculous.

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      1 year ago

      Here in Montreal we have the hottest muggiest summers and the brutalest freezing cold winters. It makes me want to move to the maritimes.

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        1 year ago

        I’d have to research if your weather is more extreme than ours or not.

        I’ve yet to visit the Maritimes. It’s on my wishlist.

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      1 year ago

      The upper Midwest really has some of the worst weather in North America. Get schlonged by freezing temps and snow for 6 months followed by heat for another 6 months.

      • hazeebabee@slrpnk.net
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        1 year ago

        I think the link to communities needs to be !c/winnipeg@lemmy.ca

        The way yours is written makes causes my app to search for a user instead of a community.

        Edit: Nevermind, that format also didnt work, sorry :(

        • Troy@lemmy.ca
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          My app messes it up too, but it works on the web interface as expected. Flaw in the app, not the format.

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            1 year ago

            Oooo That makes sense, thanks for explaining :) hopefully it gets patched soon, im sad i didnt get to see whats going on in Winnipeg lol

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      1 year ago

      I genuinely don’t understand, no disrespect intended but why do you remain there? Could you not just move south to a warmer climate? -39c just sounds uninhabitable.

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        Moving south to a warmer climate usually means either significantly warmer summers or a significantly higher cost of living. Or both.

        Yeah it sucks dealing with extreme cold occasionally and long winters, but it’s a lot better than living in the south where it’s unbearably hot and humid for 8 months of the year. And any place with a temperate climate such as the Pacific coast is prohibitively expensive.

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        1 year ago

        I will gladly, cheerfully, trade any 39c day for a -39c day. Cold is easily manageable with more / better clothes. Even when dressed for the heat, it still saps your energy like crazy and makes you feel like shit in the process.

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          1 year ago

          I guess it’s down to the environment you grew up in and a bit of personal preference too. I love the cooler months of spring and autumn but both the heat in the summer and the very cold winter make me sluggish, I prefer the heat though over the cold; get the loungers out, some beers, bbq time

    • scaredoftrumpwinning@lemmy.world
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      We had one snow storm in Connecticut last year and could skate on the ponds for only a couple of days. I’m surprised that our tick season wasn’t as bad as it was.

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      You must have a crazy assortment of clothing fit for both of those two extremities :D