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I don't mind the heat. I have a problem with cold. My body doesn't react to temperatures like most people's.
First of all, when I'm inactive, my body cools down. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing, I get cold. In the winter, the house is at 68°, and when I'm sitting in front of the computer, I can be wearing a coat - a winter coat - and still be cold. My exposed mouse hand gets very cold, and starts to ache. This is why it bothers me when someone says, "when it's cold, you can put more clothes on, but when it's too hot, you can't." That's not true for me. Similarly, when I'm active, I heat up. I can do some mild activity, like vacuuming, in that same temperature, and be sweating in a t-shirt.
But sweating doesn't bother me. I used to think that the people who complained about the heat were simply uncomfortable. Like they didn't like to sweat. Oh no, my skin is moist! Whatever shall I do? But now I've discovered that some people really start having physical difficulties when the temperature gets much above eighty. They get headaches, or start to get dizzy, or they get very irritable and can't think straight. They could start getting this way at 85°. I'd never discovered people like this until recently. I like it when it's 85°. And it's such a common temperature that I can't imagine going through life being bothered by it. 80° is when it's warm enough that I can sit around in shorts and a t-shirt. 85° is when it's pleasantly hot. 90° is when it's hot, but not hot enough to complain about unless I have to be out working in it (like pushing a mower around the lawn in the sun). Every year, I look forward to a few ninety degree days. I like sitting around the house wearing very little. And sleeping wearing very little and maybe not having a sheet over me. I anticipate that all winter. And I like not waking up cold. Remember how I said I cool down when I'm inactive? That happens overnight. At seventy-five degrees, I need a blanket or two, by morning.
I've also noticed that my whole-body temperature doesn't change as quickly as my skin temperature does, and how I feel is dicated by the internal sensors. My skin can be cooled off, while my core temperature remains high. Even though my skin is cool, I still feel hot. Conversely, I can be refrigerated in the 74 degree office, leave and get in my 120° car, and still not feel the desire to roll down the windows right away. My skin can be baking, but I'll still feel cold overall.
And I like the feel of a breeze when it's warm. I prefer 90 and breezy over 80 and still.
First of all, when I'm inactive, my body cools down. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing, I get cold. In the winter, the house is at 68°, and when I'm sitting in front of the computer, I can be wearing a coat - a winter coat - and still be cold. My exposed mouse hand gets very cold, and starts to ache. This is why it bothers me when someone says, "when it's cold, you can put more clothes on, but when it's too hot, you can't." That's not true for me. Similarly, when I'm active, I heat up. I can do some mild activity, like vacuuming, in that same temperature, and be sweating in a t-shirt.
But sweating doesn't bother me. I used to think that the people who complained about the heat were simply uncomfortable. Like they didn't like to sweat. Oh no, my skin is moist! Whatever shall I do? But now I've discovered that some people really start having physical difficulties when the temperature gets much above eighty. They get headaches, or start to get dizzy, or they get very irritable and can't think straight. They could start getting this way at 85°. I'd never discovered people like this until recently. I like it when it's 85°. And it's such a common temperature that I can't imagine going through life being bothered by it. 80° is when it's warm enough that I can sit around in shorts and a t-shirt. 85° is when it's pleasantly hot. 90° is when it's hot, but not hot enough to complain about unless I have to be out working in it (like pushing a mower around the lawn in the sun). Every year, I look forward to a few ninety degree days. I like sitting around the house wearing very little. And sleeping wearing very little and maybe not having a sheet over me. I anticipate that all winter. And I like not waking up cold. Remember how I said I cool down when I'm inactive? That happens overnight. At seventy-five degrees, I need a blanket or two, by morning.
I've also noticed that my whole-body temperature doesn't change as quickly as my skin temperature does, and how I feel is dicated by the internal sensors. My skin can be cooled off, while my core temperature remains high. Even though my skin is cool, I still feel hot. Conversely, I can be refrigerated in the 74 degree office, leave and get in my 120° car, and still not feel the desire to roll down the windows right away. My skin can be baking, but I'll still feel cold overall.
And I like the feel of a breeze when it's warm. I prefer 90 and breezy over 80 and still.
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Date: 2005-08-04 05:24 am (UTC)From:no subject
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*