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Ocelot II

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10. Newer ones do. My house is old and heated with radiators, so I use window units

Wed Feb 26, 2025, 08:36 PM

Feb 2025

since I don't have the ductwork for central air. The hot, humid days mostly occur in July and August and those spells tend not to last very long - it can get pretty sticky but it's nothing like Houston. People are outside all the time in the summer. The main feature of houses here is cold protection - thick insulation and triple-glazed windows.

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I will delete this if it's inappropriate, but I am requesting some info about Minnesota. I am retiring this year and [View all] Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 OP

My son lives bamagal62 Feb 2025 #1

lmao...cold as F@ck we can handle. Visited Denver in winters, and Ohio and WVA back in the day. You can put layers of Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #11

And I am fine paying taxes when you get something for them. Texas property taxes are exorbitant!! Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #12

True dat! bamagal62 Feb 2025 #17

None of those places come close to MN cold iemanja Feb 2025 #43

I enjoyed the 2 1/2 years I spent in Rochester, MN. It's been a long time ago so I'm sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #2

Funny you mention Rochester. I have a lot of really complicated medical issues and I've been the topic of numerous Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #8

I had a 9 acre animal rescue before I moved to the city, so a farm sounds like home. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #9

The Twin Cities are a huge sprawl IbogaProject Feb 2025 #3

I love it. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #4

The people in Minneapolis (and most of the Midwest) bamagal62 Feb 2025 #18

I have to disagree with that iemanja Feb 2025 #44

I have to concur. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #53

It gets hot and humid here in the summer, so don't expect relief from that entirely, and as climate changes, WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #5

Do houses typically have central air conditioning? Here in Houston we basically shelter inside from May to september. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #6

Newer ones do. My house is old and heated with radiators, so I use window units Ocelot II Feb 2025 #10

Depends on where you buy and age of the house. I live up north and do not have central air. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #13

This helps. Coming from this sauna if the realtor told me there was no central air I would default to "oh hell no" !! Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #15

Not sure if you're looking at the Cities, Roch, Duluth or something rural, but the older the house without central air, WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #19

I screenshot your comment so I can look those areas up. I have a decent equity in my house here Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #22

Having lived in both MN and Texas, you probrably won't notice the humidity in Minnesota. I will sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #16

Central air is very common. mzmolly Feb 2025 #25

I have a house built in 1914 that has iemanja Feb 2025 #45

Lived there most of my life (would not trade MN for most states - except for Hawaii when it is minus 31 degrees). waterwatcher123 Feb 2025 #7

Thanks so much. It sounds like a great spot. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #14

For what it's worth, bamagal62 Feb 2025 #20

Retired, I could move out into the burbs easily. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #23

This seems like a consensus. And as I'm retired means I could be basically anywhere without worrying about a commute. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #26

Just to add iemanja Feb 2025 #46

I feel proud and happy I live in Minnesota. Nanuke Feb 2025 #21

As corny as it may sound, I'd like to be proud of where I live for the last years I'm on this orb. Texas is nauseating Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #27

I love Minnesota. mzmolly Feb 2025 #24

I learned something new from you-hygge . The missus and I are basically homebodies, so that sounds really good. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #29

It's a nice philosophy. mzmolly Feb 2025 #33

In the cold..... lord in heaven in actual cold. And I've spent time in cold so I have an idea. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #35

Minnesota is a little bit like Canada and it is close. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #28

If I could afford it, I would move to Montreal in a heartbeat. We go to the Montreal Grand Prix every year and Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #30

Canadian dollar is 70 cents of US. $6.00 eggs (common price) are $4.20 US. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #31

I've got a Canadian $5.00 bill on my monitor stand in my home office. A constant reminder of how much I absolutely love Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #32

You could move near the border. mzmolly Feb 2025 #34

Thank you so much!!! I would not even known about that area. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #36

You're most welcome. mzmolly Feb 2025 #37

The North shore is beautiful! iemanja Feb 2025 #47

I love living in Minnesota LNM Feb 2025 #38

The wife and I will be making a trip up this winter. As a retiring senior, maybe the taxes won't be too bad. But as I Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #39

Reading through this, I can't think of much to add dflprincess Feb 2025 #40

That is an important addition. I'm retiring after 30 years in higher ed admin so I've always been in college towns with Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #41

If you are retired you will not have to worry about driving in the snow and the cold to make it to work. question everything Mar 2025 #49

Houston humidity is intolerable, from March to September. I mean horrid. I've lived in cold, and like you said, Comfortably_Numb Mar 2025 #50

The only cons iemanja Feb 2025 #42

My wife and I keep largely to ourselves. We help out a neighbor when we can, but let's just say lockdown didn't change Comfortably_Numb Mar 2025 #48

Monroe County Indiana. County seat Bloomington. Frasier Balzov Mar 2025 #51

Not to be confused with Bloomington, MN dflprincess Mar 2025 #54

What sets it apart is: lakes everywhere. Mister Ed Mar 2025 #52