Wincer or Breather?

[mugaliens]

Are you a wincer or a breather?

A wincer is someone who winces when they walk outdoors and it's either chillingly brisk, overly bright, or exceptionally hot.

A breather is someone who tilts their head back, sucks in the fresh air and enjoys the change in the weather.

And your comments about wincers and breathers in general, please!

[SolusLupus]

Er, I wince. I don't like extremes of temperature. Plus, I usually stay indoors.

[ToSeek]

Definitely more of a wincer, though it depends to some extent on how well I'm prepared for the particular change in temperature encountered. Surprises are not good.

[antoniseb]

Breath with cold and heat and snow, wince in sleet and usually rain.

[snarkophilus]

I love cold weather... but I might wince when stepping into the hot sun. Either that or just slump over in instant exhaustion.

[Titana]

Wincer......I hate weather that is to cold, hot, windy or rainy.........dang,...:think: come to think of it, I think I hate just about everything......:doh:





Titana

[Lianachan]

A transition into brighter light tends to make me sneeze. Stepping into the cold, though, I'm a breather - I love the cold.

[The Supreme Canuck]

Breather. I even like sleet.

[andyschlei]

Variety in weather is a wonderful thing. It makes me feel more alive.

[Gillianren]

I love cold weather... but I might wince when stepping into the hot sun. Either that or just slump over in instant exhaustion.

Exactly. It's somewhere in the 70s (F) here today, and I'm wearing shorts and went for an ice cream run.

[Jeff Root]

It's somewhere in the 70s (F) here today, and I'm wearing shorts
and went for an ice cream run.
Hmmmm. One mile per scoop? Twenty-five miles per gallon?

Put a whole scoop of ice cream in your mouth, and you'll wince.

I don't have any ice cream, but then, I'm not wearing shorts,
so I can't run very far.

Nice dandelion crop bloomed today.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[turbo-1]

I have run paper machines in 120+F temperatures in almost 100% humidity, and I have been a ski patrol member for mountians that were under -30 F at muster and we were required to wait until it got to -20 F before we were allowed on the lifts to survey the trails for drifts, voids, etc. I ride my Harley in about every month of the year (in Maine) and took my motorcycle license test on a day when my buddy and I had to ride 25 miles through heavy slush in March to just get to the test site.

[gethen]

I think that being inside in the winter, breathing recycled, warm, dry air makes going outside into the fresh cold air a delight. And I love being outside in the winter, as long as I'm moving. Standing around in the cold is definitely a downer.

[HenrikOlsen]

Breathe with cold and bright, wince with heat.

[pumpkinpie]

I'd be mostly a wincer if I didn't prepare myself before going outside. I love the sunshine, but my eyes are sensitive, so as long as I have sunglasses on I'm fine. Any day I can go outside without a coat, no matter how hot, I enjoy.

If it's cold or raining, as long as I have the proper layers, I don't wince!

[Argos]

I wince in response to hot weather. Love the cold, rainy gray days [which aren´t so many].

[Moose]

I have a low tolerance for hot weather (>28C) or very cold weather (< -25C). I'm comfortable in just about anything in between.

[HenrikOlsen]

Slight modification:
Breathe with cold, wince with heat, sneeze once with bright.
For some reason my eyes apparently need a reboot to adjust to bright conditions.

[snarkophilus]

It's kind of funny that so many people here adversely react to heat/light. Is this an astronomy-staying-up-all-night-in-the-dark-related thing? :D

Walking to work today, I experienced this huge downpour of rain, which turned into sleet ten minutes later. I arrived twenty minutes after that, in shorts and a t-shirt, just covered in refreshing icy whiteness and grinning like a madman. Two of my friends were talking inside the doors, and they both just looked at me, shook their heads, and moved on. Hee hee....

[Josh]

A transition into brighter light tends to make me sneeze. Stepping into the cold, though, I'm a breather - I love the cold.

That's called Photic Sneeze Reflex (or Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) and happens in about 25% of the population. I am one of them too. more here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze).

And to the topic at hand ... I'm definitely a breather! nothing quite like a run in the cold autumn/winter air as the sun rises.

[Lord Jubjub]

Definitely a breather. I may slump in the heat somewhat later, or shiver in the cold, but I always appreciate going into the fresh air. I could work all day and never the see the skies on occasion.

[Gillianren]

It's kind of funny that so many people here adversely react to heat/light. Is this an astronomy-staying-up-all-night-in-the-dark-related thing? :D

Tendency toward heat sickness. (Not, note, dehydration--doesn't matter how much I drink; heat makes me ill.) My older sister faints; my younger sister throws up; I just get really woozy and nauseated.

[hhEb09'1]

(or Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) Looks almost adhoc to me

[SolusLupus]

Tendency toward heat sickness. (Not, note, dehydration--doesn't matter how much I drink; heat makes me ill.) My older sister faints; my younger sister throws up; I just get really woozy and nauseated.

You'd LOVE it in Corpus!

If you want to feel woozy and nauseated, all you have to do is step outside, 90% of the time. Well, okay, except in winter, so you get an entire week you can't have fun going outside!

What temperatures can you "stand", out of curiosity?

[Pleiades]

Definitely a breather, although I'm a bit sensitive to midday light, makes my eyes water. Probably from working nights for too many years. I really enjoy taking the dogs for long walks, whether its fog, rain, wind or sun. I just need a good pair of shades.

[rahuldandekar]

Breather in cool/cold weather, but I don't like hot weather.
My teeth may clatter in the cold, but I enjoy every bit of it! :D

[Andromeda321]

I wince. But then I wince at most things due to sensitive skin, such as from friends who know I'm very ticklish. :)

[Gillianren]

What temperatures can you "stand", out of curiosity?

Well, it's been in the 70s lately, and I've been whining, eating ice cream, and wearing shorts. And, yes, I put up with much higher temperatures at faire during the summer, but I don't like it. (Last summer, it was 100-plus one weekend, and I nearly died. Well, figuratively.)

As for cold . . . well, you can always put more clothes on. You reach a point where you just can't take any more off.

[paulie jay]

I couldn't vote. I'm a breather when it's cold, but when it's hot I'm what you call a "wilter".

[zebo-the-fat]

That's called Photic Sneeze Reflex (or Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioophthalmic Outburst Syndrome) and happens in about 25% of the population.

That explains a lot! Mrs. zebo sneezes in sunlight and when eating mints, I just assumed that she was strange! :surprised