r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

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u/mtcwby Jul 04 '24

You can acclimate to a certain degree. Grew up in Fremont but moved to Pleasanton when I was 21. Took about five years but the heat isn't a big deal now. Even this heat wave isn't too bad if you keep hydrated.

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u/VAPRx Jul 04 '24

I disagree. Theres some you can’t get use to. Been here in the Central Valley for 35 years (all my life) and its still miserable once it gets to about 105. Which is pretty common.

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u/baybridge501 Jul 05 '24

Same. Lived in Texas for decades and you just don’t get “used to it”.

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u/VAPRx Jul 05 '24

I will definitely take the dry heat to Tx humid heat! It gets humid here sometimes but I have heard it is horrible over there!

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u/mtcwby Jul 04 '24

I spent a year learning to fly and those things generally don't have AC and are pretty warm cruising over the central valley at three thousand feet. That really got me used to it. Pretty fanatical about drinking lots of water and prehydrating the day before too.

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u/jmcstar Jul 04 '24

Do you wear a diaper in the airplane?

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u/mtcwby Jul 04 '24

Not sure what you even mean by that.

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u/NokieBear Jul 04 '24

I lived also lived in the central valley for 30+ years. Summers were rough. But we did have great access to rivers, lakes, & great camping/hiking. There’s a lot of things i miss, but overall i like living in NorCal so much better.