Don't know where you're from but I was born and raised in Long Island, NY. I worked for the post office as a mailman and then transferred to New Hampshire. Left NH again for transfer to Tampa, Florida. Finally left the USPS after 13 years and retired last year from law enforcement after 21.5 years. While the summer can be quite hot, I have to say that it beats shoveling snow in the winter. I used to have to start my car 20 minutes before I wanted to leave to defrost the windshield, then worry about black ice. Working in the cold, once my feet got cold I was done. I can ride my motorcycle all year long, the winter is 3 days long and very rarely gets below 40 degrees. While I agree with you about stagnant air, ridiculous humidity and thunderstorms, to my wife and I it outweighs the negatives of the cold northeastern winters. As you said, just my opinion.