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Winter
- Thread starter ptg
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Haha, this is undoubtably true! However, after being a Texan for two years and visiting my brother in Ohio this weekend I've discovered that 18 degrees is a lot colder than I remember!
I love winter. It's not hot, and it's not sunny. Two things I don't much care for.
I'd love London or Seattle, but I guess St Louis is where I'm at. It's only 400% humidity for half the year, no biggie.
I'd love London or Seattle, but I guess St Louis is where I'm at. It's only 400% humidity for half the year, no biggie.
I have a friend who lives in Chaska...From what I hear 4 hours is like a vacation!
I moved from Washington state to Texas and sent 13 years there. I do like seasons, and in Texas I tried not to go outside between June and October if I could avoid it - which I could not. About November when it got under 90 daytimes, central Texas was pretty decent.
Now I've moved from TX to Colorado at 5000 feet and the climate is a lot like it was in eastern WA. Four seasons, low humidity, some sub-zero days in winter but much of the winter is between 20 and 40 degrees. Snow may fall one night and it may be 40 the next day. I shovel snow when needed, and use a snow blower on occasion, but not often.
Summers are moderate and seldom top 100 degrees, in fact 90+ days are usually quite limited, usually fewer than three weeks total. And the mountains are close if you want to take a walk in cooler temps.
I'll take it! Works for me.
No, on second thought it's horrible, stay away - you don't want to move here. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Now I've moved from TX to Colorado at 5000 feet and the climate is a lot like it was in eastern WA. Four seasons, low humidity, some sub-zero days in winter but much of the winter is between 20 and 40 degrees. Snow may fall one night and it may be 40 the next day. I shovel snow when needed, and use a snow blower on occasion, but not often.
Summers are moderate and seldom top 100 degrees, in fact 90+ days are usually quite limited, usually fewer than three weeks total. And the mountains are close if you want to take a walk in cooler temps.
I'll take it! Works for me.
No, on second thought it's horrible, stay away - you don't want to move here. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
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I think the snow is about a foot deep here now, with another foot expected.
I'll have to clean off the automobile before dark. I don't' want a foot of frozen snow on there.
I'll have to clean off the automobile before dark. I don't' want a foot of frozen snow on there.
If you live someplace cold with lots of snow like I do, when the power goes out you can build a fridge out of snow in the backyard and keep the perishables cold.
I can never understand why people stock up on perishable items when there is an impending storm where you have a chance of losing your electricity. (And I'll save my Walmart rant for another thread!)
The only thing I never liked about winter was having to shovel snow. So, I bought a CR-V with all wheel drive; problem solved.
I don't mind shoveling it, but I hate driving in it, and especially hate driving around any ice in the aftermath.
Snow really interferes with my efforts to take a leak off the back porch too.
Snow really interferes with my efforts to take a leak off the back porch too.
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Smart! It doesn't get any easier to move if you let it get deeper.
Im from Mexico, been living in Michigan for 10 years, Winter sucks, period. Short days, cloudy, dark. Nothing to do but indoor activities, it will get better by May, unfortunatelly by September you know the fun is almost over. The few people around here that I know that they love winter is the kind of people that like to be depressed, in summer they will never go out because is too hot and in winter the same because is too cold, basically they spent their lives inside four walls and under a roof.
My dream is retired and move to Puerto Vallarta, Costa Rica or similar place, where the fun is, you know
My dream is retired and move to Puerto Vallarta, Costa Rica or similar place, where the fun is, you know
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I had everything like I wanted, and here comes the guys with their snowblower, and set me back several scoops worth of shoveling.
Luckily I don't have anywhere to be until about 4pm on Monday, so things should be cleared up by then.
Luckily I don't have anywhere to be until about 4pm on Monday, so things should be cleared up by then.
Driving in snow doesn't bother me, as I grew up in an area with steep hills all over town, during a period when all cars were rear wheel drive and we used chains more than once a winter. On campus, we used to watch the California kids try to get around town during the first snowstorm. They'd be stuck sideways in the road while locals on snow tires could drive around them.
Driving an AWD vehicle is child's play next to that. It's pleasantly easy, and the main danger comes from idiot other drivers.
Driving an AWD vehicle is child's play next to that. It's pleasantly easy, and the main danger comes from idiot other drivers.
I'm keeping an eye on my neighbor's vehicle. They've let the snow pile up on it all weekend. I can't wait to see them struggle getting that block of ice off there.
