Texas sounds good.....but ya can't beat San Diego......no snow, no ice,
no bugs, no humidity and no rain between April and October and not
much in the other months. During the day never below 50 and never over
90. Beach, desert and mountains all in the same county.
And.......Everything Everywhere is accessible!
Good Luck!
pj c5/6
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Michaelson
To: Quad List
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT
Choose Texas over Florida any day! Besides Orlando (which is inland)
much of Florida is quite trashy. We are most located there with my husband's
job in 1999 but after his trip there... No way.
I would definitely rather be too warm than too cold. That humidity day
& night with HUGE BUGS sucks. Like you... I am out and about in my wheelchair
here in dry Arizona. In a wet environment... the gnats and mosquitoes will
almost eat you alive!
My husband feels that Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston run a close second as
far as the humidity. He lived in Houston for 10 years. But Houston being a
little worse because of the Gulf. Actually the Gulf IS one of the attractions
to moving to Houston because we both love the water. My husband remembers many
times going out on the sea wall and tremendously enjoying watching the waves
come in and then reside. I am sure that areas by the water are more
handicapped friendly now but I know that I can not go ON the beach.
So the water (and the biggest renowned medical complex in the nation if
not the world) is an attraction for Houston for us but it also has hurricanes.
Nothing close to Florida (and we had the option of moving to Florida when the
plant closed in New York shortly after we got married) and we would not move to
Florida on a bet even if someone gave us a house and property! They get nailed
very often by hurricanes every year and we would have to get our own huge
generator because I depend upon electricity so much.
My only form of mobility is a power wheelchair which needs regular
charging through a battery charger plugged into the wall. My rotating air
mattress to avoid pressure sores is plugged into the wall. My hospital bed is
all electric and a complete necessity for me to get in and out of bed. To name
just a few. And the humidity there in FL is far worse than Houston because
they have the water on both sides! Further... Except for Orlando... The rest
of the state is pretty dumpy. In 1999 my husband made a trip down there for an
interview and even the condominiums look like trailer trash.
Lori Michaelson
Age - 43
C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post
Tucson, AZ
-------Original Message-------
From: Greg
Date: 3/4/2008 9:12:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] New Permobil
I just can't think of ever moving away from a warm weather place. I do
miss the water around Seattle, just not the water above Seattle. I do think
Florida would be nice if not for the humidity, but I'd love to try it. I spent
22 years post injury just sitting by the fire wearing tons of sweaters, except
for July and August. Now I spend half the day outside. I use to worry about
damp moss growing on me, now it's sunburns :-)
Greg
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The weather today down here south of you was quite a bit cooler here
than the last several wonderful days near 80°... But I guess we are spoiled
compared to the rest of the country ... eh Greg?
