Best place to live and fly?

When I was a small child of around 6 years old, I used to look through
the atlas. I used to look in wonder at the United States, and try to
figure out how people living in places like Iowa could bear living so
many miles from the sea.

Interesting.

I lived on the shores of Lake Michigan, the "fresh water ocean", all of
my life. The Great Lakes shaped my life, and my experiences, in many
ways, some obvious, some quite subtle. I never thought I'd leave her
shores.

Yet, after 9 years in Iowa, I can honestly say that life AWAY from the
water is better. No more damp weather. No more "lake-effect"
snowstorms that buried us under several feet of snow. No more "cooler
near the lake" forecasts, which could suddenly turn pool parties and
cookouts into frigid affairs -- even in July.

Best of all -- I can fly, ride, and drive EAST now, unimpeded. Living
on the Western shore of a large body of water truly limited our
mobility in ways that we never appreciated, until we moved away from
it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2006-05-10, Jay Honeck wrote:
When I was a small child of around 6 years old, I used to look through
the atlas. I used to look in wonder at the United States, and try to
figure out how people living in places like Iowa could bear living so
many miles from the sea.

Interesting.
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Yet, after 9 years in Iowa, I can honestly say that life AWAY from the
water is better. No more damp weather. No more "lake-effect"
snowstorms that buried us under several feet of snow. No more "cooler
near the lake" forecasts, which could suddenly turn pool parties and
cookouts into frigid affairs -- even in July.

The Great Lakes are a bit different though: thanks to the relatively
warm (especially for our latitude) waters, despite being further north
than the entire lower 48 states, we can grow many species of palm here
- I just planted some Washingtonia filifera (i.e. California fan palm)
in my back garden (it won't grow as tall as it does in California
though). It seldom freezes here, and if it snows, it melts within about 2
hours. The summers are mild - rarely getting higher than the mid 70s
which is an extremely pleasant temperature, I think.

Being in the north Atlantic (in particular, the Gulf Stream) is not the
same as living near the Great Lakes. Personally, I also need humidity -
my lips dry out horribly if I spend more than 4 or 5 days in the dryer
parts of the US - I *vastly* prefer the humid heat that feels like a wet
towel that you find in Houston (where I spent 6 years) to the 'but it's
a dry heat!' you get out west.

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Dylan Smith wrote:

Personally, I also need humidity -
my lips dry out horribly if I spend more than 4 or 5 days in the dryer
parts of the US

Chapped lips are the result of dehydration, not humidity.

On 2006-05-10, john smith wrote:
In article ,
Dylan Smith wrote:

Personally, I also need humidity -
my lips dry out horribly if I spend more than 4 or 5 days in the dryer
parts of the US

Chapped lips are the result of dehydration, not humidity.

I must have been dehydrating fast then. I drank what seemed like gallons
of water all the time, and pretty much always had a water bottle handy.

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In article ,
Dylan Smith wrote:

On 2006-05-10, john smith wrote:
In article ,
Dylan Smith wrote:

Personally, I also need humidity -
my lips dry out horribly if I spend more than 4 or 5 days in the dryer
parts of the US

Chapped lips are the result of dehydration, not humidity.

I must have been dehydrating fast then. I drank what seemed like gallons
of water all the time, and pretty much always had a water bottle handy.

Does this senario fit the bill...
You flew on an airliner from Europe for at least eight hours prior to
arriving in the dryer climes. During that time on the aircraft you drank
less than one liter per hour of water. Hence you arrived dehydrated and
the chapping had already begun. It then takes several days of good
hydration for your lips to recover.

On 2006-05-11, john smith wrote:
Does this senario fit the bill...
You flew on an airliner from Europe for at least eight hours prior to
arriving in the dryer climes.

No - flew from California in a Piper TriPacer on one instance, from
Houston in a Cessna 182 in another instance, and on SouthWest from
Houston on a couple of instances.

I don't remember how much I drank on the planes (GA or otherwise), but I
usually fly with LOTS of water if I'm going over sparsely populated/arid
areas in a light plane - just in case the fan stops (and usually have
some handy). Generally, I don't drink sodas. I don't doubt what you say,
but it seems that I drink gallons when I'm out west but still suffer.

Incidentally, BA are pretty good at making sure there's always water
available on their transatlantic flights.

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The Great Lakes are a bit different though: thanks to the relatively
warm (especially for our latitude) waters, despite being further north
than the entire lower 48 states, we can grow many species of palm here
- I just planted some Washingtonia filifera (i.e. California fan palm)
in my back garden (it won't grow as tall as it does in California
though). It seldom freezes here, and if it snows, it melts within about 2
hours. The summers are mild - rarely getting higher than the mid 70s
which is an extremely pleasant temperature, I think.

Yep, that's a far cry from the Great Lakes. I remember as a boy when
Lake Michigan would freeze all the way across. Every now and then some
moron would try to hike out there, and get stuck on an ice floe.

I always wondered how many tried that and DIDN'T get any notice, when
they simply disappeared.

I don't think it's come to freezed across in many years now. But it's
still mighty cold and damp.

Personally, I like it warmer than the 70s in the summer. Upper 80s is
'bout perfect for a day at poolside -- but you can keep the humidity.
I just can't stand sweating that much!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"