"I don't wanna spend my life jaded, waiting...

[Dawn of Hope]

Hi Dawn,

I am from good ol Iowa "Yuk"! I like the state but hate the weather. Especially the winters. This one has sure put me to the test. If I move somewhere I want it to be better weather with people that are friendly. We'll see I guess. Is the humidity bad there in the summers?

Hi, TOH,
I'm sorry, this was a while ago but somehow I missed it. The only time I was in Iowa, H (who was my boyfriend at the time--this was in February 1989) and I were going to a wedding, and my car choked on blowing snow. There was ice on the engine block--no wonder it died! We spent five hours sitting in a convenience store, waiting for the car to be fixed...but at least that was better than sitting in a dead car in weather well below freezing! (Thanks to the strangers who gave us a lift from where the car died, in the middle of nowhere.) We missed the wedding ceremony, but managed to get to the reception later!

If you don't like winter weather, Missouri is not the place to move. And yes, the humidity in the summer is as bad as anywhere I have been (although, granted, I've lived in Missouri most of my life).

(The post below is in response to my comment about my brother moving from Missouri to Phoenix because he preferred the weather there...and he doesn't even use his A/C much!)

what no a/c in arizona?

i can tell you from living in az, that if you do not turn your a/c on, it gets to over 90 degrees in your home in no time and it is not healthy. when it is over 100 degrees outside, you have to have a/c, not only for you but for your pets as well.

our power went out for four days one summer due to a storm. we stayed for two days and it got so bad we had to go somewhere with a/c. the kids were starting to feel the effects of the heat and people tend to get heatstroke in this weather as a result. you definitely need a/c.

if he is living north of phoenix about one hundred miles or so, no, he probably would not turn on the a/c hardly at all. .

Yep, my brother is a little weird. But he lives alone and doesn't have pets, and he is at work for the middle of the day, so I guess it works out for him somehow. I'm pretty sure it isn't a financial issue; he makes good money. He lives in a suburb of Phoenix; I forget which one, but I don't think he's far from the city proper.

TOH, you have mostly been sounding better lately, and I hope that trend continues. Also hope your computer gets fixed soon so that you can get back here to the boards!

Peace,
Dawn