nows a days the weather is going to be very boaring ,its cold out their and all the time stuck inside due to the cold. I think a hot weather is great then cold

me too. I also think a hot weather is great then cold. Btw, Hello from Malaysia!

Yes weather is bad here too. Days are too hot and nights so cool with mist and fog. No rain. everywhere dust. So bad

kanjoormadam09 wrote: Yes weather is bad here too. Days are too hot and nights so cool with mist and fog. No rain. everywhere dust. So bad

Great, so come here for the winter, you will love it, a nice crisp -30C in the morning and -40C by night, the warmest, maybe -12 to -20C You will see what COLD truly is ....... Yes it sucks when it is too hot and humid, I know what you mean, and dry, this is exactly what are summers are - hot, humid and very uncomfortable to sleep at night, so wouldn't it be nice if we had alternating seaons - 1 day hot summer 1 day cold winter, alternating, this way everyone would be happy, and all year long, OR, 1 week of hot weather followed by 1 week of cold weather, that's more fair

Is electric heat expensive in Canada?

I'm with a different electric company now that I have moved and it is almost twice as high!
Where I am now, they charge what they call a 'base rate' of $30.90 a month. If you don't
have electric on at all, you'll still have to pay that base rate. BUT not only that, they have
'Smart Meters' here and man oh man they are a big rip off. People complaining about them.

Depends on how hot is hot and how cold is cold.

Cold weather, when you're in the house or going outside, you can bundle up. You can do a lot to make yourself warm if you are cold. Wear extra clothing, use blankets, etc.

Hot weather, you can't do much to make yourself cool. Jump in a lake, pond, pool, ocean.

Warm weather, is my preference. About the temperature of early Fall and late Spring. If I could have any temp year round, I would choose about 75 to 80 Fahrenheit.

valerie wrote: Is electric heat expensive in Canada?

Wrong question - Ask me instead, what is NOT expensive in Canada ? As far as electricity it depends on the province, some provinces are less expensive than others, then it depends the type of heating - some people use oil, natural gas or hot water boilers - heating CAN be expensive, but again it depends on your home, insulation, area, how you adjust your thermostat, and the type of boiler - some boilers are more energy efficient and will dynamically adjust internal temperature based on temperature outside - mine is like that, it's a 24Kw (4 heating elements of 6000 watts each) BUT they are not all on at all times - once water is at set temperature, it can function on 1 or 2 elements, though the first 1-2 hours consume the most power - Electric radiators, those are expensive, as they run at a constant temp, and once heating is off, the heating effect goes down quickly - whereas hot water heating, keeps radiating heat for a while after it's off - BUT it takes the longest to get warm and radiate, and GAS, well it gets hot quickly and cold quickly, and if your safety is failing, KABOOM ! Some provinces in Canada however have incentive rewards for consuming less electricity at certain hours during heavy days. Some people have heat on at all times and like their home temperature to be in the mid 70's to mid 80's - For me that is too hot I basically am fine with 69-70F, and during the day I can handle 66-67F - the worst is summer, because here central AC is crazy expensive, not only to install, but to maintain, clean and operate. Everything is so much more expensive in Canada, even door stoppers

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I'm with a different electric company now that I have moved and it is almost twice as high!
Where I am now, they charge what they call a 'base rate' of $30.90 a month. If you don't
have electric on at all, you'll still have to pay that base rate. BUT not only that, they have
'Smart Meters' here and man oh man they are a big rip off. People complaining about them.

Yes, base service rate, it's a standard everywhere - Same here, we have a base rate, some parts of Canada even have water meters and a base rate, luckily here none, not for residential - Yes I've heard stories about the smart meters, that are badly calibrated. No issues here, I had an old fashioned meter, I used to like watching that thing spin - it had a hypnotising effect some year they came and put the new meters, and I have not seen a jump in rates, I guess I got the good versions - but the smart meters are so much better and so much more convenient, at least nobody needs to come on your property to manually read your meter, and who knows how they read it. The smart meter automatically sends the data, and I can at all times follow consumption down to the hour, with graphs, something you cannot do with old meters. The thing is, some people had so much problems they saw their rates go up by thousands of $ - The thing is, the problem was not the smart meter, but their old meter was underestimating consumption, so all these years they were paying less than they should have. Fortunately, no issues here, old meter was not concerned by that. Maybe in your area it is a different story, there are bad batches or maybe your electric company is corrupt. It's fairly easy to know if they are ripping you off if you take notes of your consumption manually and cross reference with the report. Oh and speaking of ripoff, you mentioned "Smart" meters, they don't call'em smart for nothin'
but you can easily double check, they are not that smart, like say the government using your tax dollars

valerie wrote: Depends on how hot is hot and how cold is cold.

Cold weather, when you're in the house or going outside, you can bundle up. You can do a lot to make yourself warm if you are cold. Wear extra clothing, use blankets, etc.

Which is why I don't hate winter other than the back to back storms and shovelling heavy snow. True, in the winter you can turn on the heat, or wear layers. Not a problem for me, as most of the time I am in short sleeves and shorts, just like in the summer - I mean inside, not outside

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Hot weather, you can't do much to make yourself cool. Jump in a lake, pond, pool, ocean.

Only AC here is in the living room, and some summer days are so hot, it cannot keep up - it's more difficult to cool when it is scorching hot 100-104F outside, so what I do in the summer, I put bottles of water in the freezer so they can cool just to the point they will start to freeze - and drink from that - it naturally brings your body temp down and cools you we don't have beaches here, and no I don't think it is a good idea to jump in the river or lake, don't think it's safe ...... so the other option, swimming pool, in an indoor gym, because the ones outdoor you are basically swimming in other people's piss (and who knows what else) The one I use well kept, cleaned and maintained, and not crowded.

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Warm weather, is my preference. About the temperature of early Fall and late Spring. If I could have any temp year round, I would choose about 75 to 80 Fahrenheit.

I agree, that's what I've been saying, that would be the ideal outdoor temp, and cooler at night for optimal sleep !
Imagine the savings on AC and heating. But in Canada there is a new trend, we have super cold winters, I mean you've heard the expression when hell freezes over, well some parts of Canada, have gotten temps in the near -58F (you read it right, in F, not C ) and int he summer it is crazy hot, 2 extremes, in the winter, I would prefer it be crazy cold, because those cold waves keep the snow storms away, and the milder weather attracts them.