Having lived here all my life and finally retired,
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8/30/2010
I am ready to move elsewhere now that I have the freedom to do so. I have to laugh when people cry 'global warming' during the summers here. It's always been hot here, sometimes even during the winter. When I got my first bicycle Christmas of 1955 everyone was in shorts and T-shirts. That was the norm back then and about the same now. I remember only two very hard freeze winters in my lifetime where it got so cold parts of the LSU lakes iced over. The second time it happened it caused an explosion at the Exxon Refinery by the river. That was around 1990.
During my college days at LSU, students who came from all over the country couldn't believe how hot it was during the fall and winter months. Those who came from northern states seem to like it at first but got tired of it soon enough when it was too hot to show off their new sweaters, coats, and jackets they got from the mall. To be fair, there are times when we have nice fall weather and people bundle up to go to Tiger Stadium for some great LSU football. (Major event here. This IS a college town). Some years are nice, other years....not so nice.
So bottom line: It's hot and humid here. It's always been hot and humid here, and it's always going to be hot and humid here, with or without the news media blaiming everything on global warming.
I was thinking of moving to Tennessee. I read someone complaining how much they hated it because of 'hot and humid summers.' Looks like I might have to air higher up the US map, lol.
Mike | Baton Rouge, LA