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njm1314 lemmy.world njm1314@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#52 · Quote Reply

We are lucky here I guess? It was 29 this morning and climbed up to a warm 70 for a couple of hours. Not looking forward to my heating bill.

I can't even imagine low enough humidity for that kind of variance.

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Sharkticon lemmy.zip Sharkticon@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-21
#53 · Quote Reply

But back in the 80s and 90s nobody trick or treated during the day.

I guess I hallucinations all those times...

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razzazzika lemmy.zip razzazzika@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-13
#54 · Quote Reply

I remember as a kid making a Wolverine costume. This is way before Hugh Jackman too so we used s yellow sweatshirt with like blue felt or some blue cloth I think. It's been a long time so I don't quite recall all the details . But I remember it was made out of a sweatshirt. And I trick or treated in it fine. It was comfortable. These days I don't even get my sweatshirts out of storage until Jan...

I don't even buy sweaters.

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WIZARD POPE💫 lemmy.world Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-08
#55 · Quote Reply

I want to say probably for around the past 5-7 years, it's been ~60-70 degrees F within a few days of Christmas. One year I literally went out on Christmas day without a jacket because it was mid 70's. Definitely never had that when I was younger.

3 years ago I had to rake some leaves on 31st of December and it was so warm I only had a tshirt on

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razzazzika lemmy.zip razzazzika@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-13
#56 · Quote Reply

::: spoiler no your experience was abnormal it used to snow in the Carribean :::

It did! During the ice age!

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ChickenLadyLovesLife lemmy.world ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#57 · Quote Reply

I grew up in Ohio in the '70s. We would get our first snow in late September and by the end of October the ground would have permanent snow cover. We wouldn't see grass again until some time in April with the last snow coming in May. The giant mounds of plowed snow would last into June. It's hard for me to even imagine a six-month Winter now, but that's what we got.

In Summer the "heat wave" was when it got to 85°F during the day.

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ChickenLadyLovesLife lemmy.world ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#58 · Quote Reply

Our forecast for Halloween in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a high of 49°f and a low of 31°f. If I had a kid, I'd dress him up as an Ewok, but they'd probably wanna dress as Monkey D. Luffy. Nothing but a vest, jorts, sandals, and a straw hat.

"Your kid can have two full-size Snickers but only if you TURN OFF THAT FUCKING MUSIC"

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kolmaskommentoija sopuli.xyz kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2026-06-14
#59 · Quote Reply

"There's no such thing as world hunger because I ate breakfast just this morning" type shit

To be fair, esentially all of the comments here are based on personal experiences. It would not be a much of a discussion, if everyone was just throwing scientific facts around... The scientific results do support warming, though, denying that is stupid.

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DarkCloud lemmy.world DarkCloud@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-19
#60 · Quote Reply

This post is some Reddit-tier engagement slop.

So there's this thing called Lemmy... and it's like reddit, only without the corporate restrictions. So it can't become a walled garden... but it's still gonna be essentially like reddit.

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Beth piefed.social Beth@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-13
#61 · Quote Reply

I can't even imagine low enough humidity for that kind of variance.

It has been like that all week. Very interesting (boring) but comfortable pattern. I felt like a lizard basking in the sun yesterday because in the shade it was winter.

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Lightsong lemmy.world Lightsong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#62 · Quote Reply

Over not under?

Yeah, we get oversized costume and wear jacket under it. Otherwise what's the point of costume, just get a mask instead.

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Pacattack57 lemmy.world Pacattack57@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-01
#63 · Quote Reply

My electricity bill 100% disagrees on the "colder than it used to be" part.

Just my personal experience. I’m sure on average the numbers tell a different story.

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hitmyspot aussie.zone hitmyspot@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-07-03
#64 · Quote Reply

Isn't it Welsh?

It's a Celtic festival, so likely from all the Celtic nations but I've heard it more as an Irish and Scottish festival than welsh or Breton.

I think most of the records relqte to after Christianity so its less clear.

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