It really does seem like exercise is the key for you.. or something to help raise your internal temp. I remember when I left Alaska, I had acclimatized to that environment, and I was going to Arkansas, via Arizona, so I didn't take a coat, as the only one I had was a parka. I don't remember EVER in my life being as cold as I was in Arkansas, and I still get really cold there in the winter. While we were on our trip in November this year, I was wearing two pairs of pants, and several long sleeve shirts under my lined hoodie.. while everyone else was in shirtsleeves. My mother and sister were really worried about me, thinking I was sick or had a disease or something.. but it is normal for me. I have adjusted to the higher temps of the environment I am in now.
Interesting thing here.. and you have mentioned it above; none of my family.. sister, mother or myself can "handle" forced indoor temperature control. It makes us feel ill. I am also one of those who doesn't like moving air on me at night, it dries my sinuses out and gives me headaches, but I also don't like too much forced heat or air in the house, for the same reason. I HAVE to have it here. I set the air on 80, the heat on 70.. but I think if I lived in a more temperate place, I would try everything I could to keep from having to use forced temperature control, other than a fire for heat. I LOVE a fire for heat, because I can control how warm *I* am.. by moving in front of or away from.
There is one other "issue" that is tied into this for me, and that is the one of instant gratification. I had to deal with this at work when I was a laser light, and with my daughter, although I have some control (when I am there) over how she reacts. People who walk into an air conditioned space from outside, where it is very hot are still hot.. and a lot of them think they are DIEING and are going to DIE if they don't cool off as quickly as possible, so they crank the air DOWN to some unreasonable setting (Terry the boss likes his air set on 65 all the time, but will shove it down to 50 when he has just come inside) to cool them off FAST. You can do the same thing, by stop moving. Sit down, take deep breaths to slow your breathing, drink something cold.. all of those actions will cool your body down, in a SELF RELIANT manner instead of changing the entire environment to suit that one temporary feeling of being too hot.. even sweating.
That .... is a little piece of baggage (peeve) of mine. *grin*
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Date: 2005-08-04 12:20 pm (UTC)From:Interesting thing here.. and you have mentioned it above; none of my family.. sister, mother or myself can "handle" forced indoor temperature control. It makes us feel ill. I am also one of those who doesn't like moving air on me at night, it dries my sinuses out and gives me headaches, but I also don't like too much forced heat or air in the house, for the same reason. I HAVE to have it here. I set the air on 80, the heat on 70.. but I think if I lived in a more temperate place, I would try everything I could to keep from having to use forced temperature control, other than a fire for heat. I LOVE a fire for heat, because I can control how warm *I* am.. by moving in front of or away from.
There is one other "issue" that is tied into this for me, and that is the one of instant gratification. I had to deal with this at work when I was a laser light, and with my daughter, although I have some control (when I am there) over how she reacts. People who walk into an air conditioned space from outside, where it is very hot are still hot.. and a lot of them think they are DIEING and are going to DIE if they don't cool off as quickly as possible, so they crank the air DOWN to some unreasonable setting (Terry the boss likes his air set on 65 all the time, but will shove it down to 50 when he has just come inside) to cool them off FAST. You can do the same thing, by stop moving. Sit down, take deep breaths to slow your breathing, drink something cold.. all of those actions will cool your body down, in a SELF RELIANT manner instead of changing the entire environment to suit that one temporary feeling of being too hot.. even sweating.
That .... is a little piece of baggage (peeve) of mine. *grin*