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If you had to live the rest of your life in single or triple digit temperatures F° (-13 or 38 C°)which would you choose? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by ephrin@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Freedom degrees. Roughly -13° or 38° if you live in the sane parts of the world.

I’d pick triple digits, mostly because I’ve lived in places that routinely hit 100° in the summer, and I hate shoveling snow.

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[–] Tinks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Assuming modern technology didn't suddenly disappear, I would pick the cold without a doubt. Give me a good sized greenhouse attached to my home for growing my garden and I would be happy as a lamb. I hate summer, and the heat that comes with it. While 9F is colder than I typically prefer for outdoor activities (I generally like it right around 40F) I can make clothing and gear adjustments to continue outdoor hobbies like hiking and backpacking. If it was perpetually colder here I would probably take up a snow sport too. (Currently it's not snowy enough where I live for snow sports). Also if it's that cold I would never have to deal with bugs again and I am 100% here for that.

As it currently is I'm basically stuck inside for 3 months of the year due to heat unless I want to drive 8 or more hours for a brief holiday respite. Summer is the worst. Give me arctic cold please.

[–] Dashi@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I was voting cold before but I didn't even think about the bugs. 1000% team cold now lol.

[–] Tinks@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Right? I will happily deal with the cold to make mosquitoes, gnats and ticks a problem I no longer have.