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27 Jul 2016, 1:46 pm

Oops I meant "dry" heat. Now that I think about it, there could be such a thing as "dirty heat". I usually feel very unclean when I'm sweating and my clothes are sticking to me from heat.

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27 Jul 2016, 5:02 pm

doing yard work in the hot sun is dirty heat to me.

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01 Aug 2016, 7:06 am

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yeah, it's too hot here now!! Sitting still and sweating ain't my idea of a good time. Summer had been pretty good so far, but the last 3 days have been way too hot.

I think those who think heat sensitivity is a joke needs to realize that our issues are equal to other sensory issues. Just because our Scandinavian summer heat doesn't sound hot to some of you doesn't mean those of us who suffer it, don't suffer it. That's where personal sensitivities play in. I don't get how anyone can be so troubled by a little noise or some innocent lights, or get a meltdown from going grocery shopping, but I get that we have different issues. Anything over 21-22 C is too hot for me. That's as much of a joke to me as fluorescent lights are to some of you. I thought this was the one site where that would be accepted

Never thought about heat sensitivity being a sensory issue before. Makes sense though, now that you mention it. Personally, I'm the opposite: I can tolerate heat better than most people, including NTs.

And if it's any consolation about not liking hot weather, anything below 5 °C will get Aussies grumbling about the weather being "bloody freezing" (well, aside from the snowfields, which we actually do have). I'm sure Europeans would have a good laugh at that.

Funnily enough, we've had a rather warm winter this year. It even got to 29 °C last week in my city.

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01 Aug 2016, 6:16 pm

Murihiku wrote:

how hot does it have to get before you are made to sweat just standing still?

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01 Aug 2016, 6:18 pm

If it's 90 Fahrenheit with a 70 Dew Point, I would sweat just standing up.

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01 Aug 2016, 6:23 pm

i'm the most efficient sweater I know, though i'd much rather be the most efficient at staying cool and dry and sweet-smelling :oops:

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01 Aug 2016, 6:25 pm

I'm an air-conditioning freak myself.

I grew up without it. I should be used to no air-conditioning.

But when I first moved out, I used to get hives in the summer because of the heat. Then I would drink lots of milk--and the hives would go away.

I can't sleep in a hot room. No way!

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01 Aug 2016, 6:29 pm

^^^^i'm a big believer in using a chili technology chilipad- a cooling [or heating] mattress pad, like what hospitals use to stabilize the core temperature of sick patients. it was worth every @#$% penny! I sleep SOOOO much better since putting one on in the summer months! :star:

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01 Aug 2016, 7:11 pm

Now....that might not be a bad idea!

You're fortunate that you're in an area where the low temperature hardly ever stays above 70 Fahrenheit.

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01 Aug 2016, 8:49 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Murihiku wrote:

how hot does it have to get before you are made to sweat just standing still?

Standing still? I dunno, maybe mid-30s. Depends on where I am (indoors or outdoors) and what I'm wearing (sometimes I'll still wear a light jacket and trousers in that kind of heat). I sweat more easily moving around though, but even then it usually means I don't get overheated, so I don't find it too uncomfortable.

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02 Aug 2016, 6:20 am

It was close to 30'C last week when i was out in the woods, i expected to get soaking wet, but i walked slowly through the forest and countryside (about 1 mile = ~6miles) and i only got warm. Had 2 litres of water with me just in case.

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02 Aug 2016, 7:23 am

That's pretty darn warm for Sweden!

Has it ever gone up to 35 in Stockholm?

We're probably going to be sub-30 in NYC--about 28 for a high today, with little humidity. Relatively pleasant!

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02 Aug 2016, 11:48 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

That's pretty darn warm for Sweden!

Has it ever gone up to 35 in Stockholm?

We're probably going to be sub-30 in NYC--about 28 for a high today, with little humidity. Relatively pleasant!

Had 38'C a few years ago (direct sunlight), my sister called from Spain and boasted about 37'C... joke was on her. But that kind of heat is rare.

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