Do u live where it snows?

lorac321

I was born & raised in Alaska... SNOW, SNOW, SNOW. It all depends on if you like winter activities. Cross country skiing, sledding, ice skating etc. If snow will make you stay inside, you'll have a long winter.

L2M1D52

I live in Indiana, work in downtown Chicago. I hate the snow. I think every year that passes I hate it more. I like it for about 2.5 seconds when it makes the scenery look nice but it gets old really quick. I hate driving in it, I hate walking in it. I hate when I have to walk where there is a lot of ice and you worry you will fall (Indiana is really bad at clearing out ice and snow on sidewalks and roads). I hate the cold and I hate having to wear all these extra layers every time I go out. Sorry for all the hates but might as well be honest.

Edit to say: I know a lot of people that state Christmas isn't the same without snow. For me, I wouldn't mind wearing shorts and flip flops on Christmas lol. I do have a friend who moved up from Florida to Chicago and absolutely loves it. So you just might.

SeasideOasis

HATE living in the Snowbelt of NE Ohio. I am definitely seeking to move to warmer climates within the next three years because I cant stand it.

LuckyLeprechaun

Lived in South Lake Tahoe and then Reno for 13 years. I was a Southern California girl when I arrived, and snow was magical! The beauty! Sugar-coated world! Living inside a snow globe and awakening to a world turned white. How nice it is when you're at home, cup of hot cocoa in hand, in front of a crackling fire, looking out the window from your cozy spot, simply lovely.

But, then reality sets in. You can't just cancel life for the next 4 months. You're gonna have to walk around and get in and out of your car and your house and DRIVE (slide slip skid crash) in this mushy sloppy wet muddy dirty gushy mess! You're going to have to remove it's wet heavy mass from your sidewalk and your driveway and your deck. Your toes will freeze inside of whatever ugly-*kitten* snow boots you're wearing. You will develop a wide wardrobe of clothing to combat all this: you will need scarves, mittens, hoods, long sleeves and long pants and closed-toe shoes ALL the time.

Very slowly, you will start to realize that snow is the DEBIL! :devil:

I've been away from it for 5 years now, back in So Cal, and I still don't miss it yet. :noway:

HannahPastoor

I live in the UP of Michigan and we have about 4in right now...

lmelangley

LOVE IT!! I grew up in Maine, lived for a few years in New Jersey and Maryland, and then moved to New Hampshire. Couldn't wait to get back. Here's my advice:
1. Move in the spring or early summer. That way, you don't have cold culture shock right away
2. Just because you live in snow doesn't mean you need 4 wheel drive. What you need is reliable transportation and maybe a decent set of snow tires.
3. Buy a snow shovel in early October
4. Get winter advice from the locals. And by locals I mean folks who've been in the area at least 10 years.
5. Buy boots for warmth, not because they're cute

You'll never know if you like it until you try it. I acknowledge it's not for everyone.

LuckyLeprechaun

two final words on the matter: ICE SCRAPER


if you don't own one yet, you will. And you will come to HATE that device. And the need for it.

sangelic

I'm in Wisconsin, born and raised. I still hate the snow after 29 years. I cannot wait to leave. The worst is driving in it. :grumble:

Tangerine302

There are many things good and bad about snow! When you are younger it is so much fun making snow forts, going ice skating, making snowmen, coming in for hot chocolate, etc.

When you are an adult is isn't as much fun sometimes because of scooping (I'm sure a very good calorie burner), driving on ice, deep snow with your car getting stuck sometimes, and something that I don't like is pushing the store carts into the parking lot to unload your groceries etc. The wheels on the carts are small and you end up dragging the cart through the snow instead of wheeling it. ha I do more running to my car in the winter as I don't like to be cold. Which is fine. I also don't like wearing hats so that's probably why I run more.

Our family loves to snowmobile and all the adults and kids can't wait for it to start snowing! They really have a great time and spend a lot of time together which is nice. They go with groups of people and there are a lot of organized runs held. They have a huge festival on one of the lakes. All kind of cars drive on the frozen lake, music, food, entertainment, poker runs for prizes/money, etc.

I love to have a white Christmas! Everything is all powdery white while driving to relatives houses. The Christmas tree lights on trees looks so pretty white a little snow on them. It's very magical sometimes. Sometimes it feels like you are living in a snowglobe. It's really quiet outside too!

I guess scooping would be the downside. One year we really got dumped on! It felt like that was all we were doing. We live on a corner street and the snowplow comes by to do the street and sometimes all of your work gets put back when the plow fills it in again.

A lot of cars get stuck in front of our house. It's kind of fun to go out there and push them out. It's a little harder if they go up the curb, but eventually if you get a few people to push they get out.

NoExcuseTina

family is more important to me than if I like the snow...cuz if it were just about the weather, I would be in Hawaii (if I could afford it) or more realistically Florida instead of Ohio (lake effect snow belt)

_Ben

Snow sucks, but youll live. Dont let some percipitation be the only reason you choose to do or not to do something

lilRicki

it's incredibly beautiful...but a pain in the *kitten* too...the driving sucks, but the winter sports are fun. dress for the weather

RILEYRED

I HATE, HATE, HATE SNOW!!!!! I'M IN PA., IT SNOWED THIS MORNING, DID I SAY I HATE IT?????LOL

kelly_a

Yup, the Midwest. East-Central Iowa. We have 4 Season's here and winter is one of them....and my FAV. I have driven a school bus for over 15yrs...and still love snow days! I'd rather look at white than brown for 4 mos...so let it snow! and.....nothing beats a walk in the crisp cold air! Very refreshing!

Sandahlxx

I live just outside Toronto, Canada and the snow is great. Sure it is cold, wet & annoying for driving sometimes... but
when you live in a place that gets snow, generally you do not have to worry about anything else.. ie. hurricanes, tornados, eathquakes etc.
just snow... so I like it

Oh, if you do move- Invest in a Canada Goose jacket http://www.canada-goose.com/ (expensive, but you will NEVER be cold)

I live close to Toronto too. If you dress for the weather it's not bad, just annoying.

grassette

So many people complaining about driving in snow! First, get good snow tires. Next, make sure your car has a block heater, and use it when it gets really cold.

And here is a good article about the driving: http://www.wikihow.com/Drive-a-Car-in-Winter-Weather.

StrengthIDidntKnow

I hate it but I really can't complain because I will never leave. And it makes my daughter really happy.

lilRicki

it's incredibly beautiful...but a pain in the *kitten* too...the driving sucks, but the winter sports are fun. dress for the weather

I should have mentioned I live in central alberta, where we got a record 81cm of snow last winter...I consider myself an expert lol

holly_v

I live just outside Toronto, Canada and the snow is great. Sure it is cold, wet & annoying for driving sometimes... but
when you live in a place that gets snow, generally you do not have to worry about anything else.. ie. hurricanes, tornados, eathquakes etc.
just snow... so I like it

Oh, if you do move- Invest in a Canada Goose jacket http://www.canada-goose.com/ (expensive, but you will NEVER be cold)

I live close to Toronto too. If you dress for the weather it's not bad, just annoying.

just outside toronto too. its all ive known. i guess you just get used to it. plus, snow days=no work=:happy:

i think i would miss it if i lived somewhere else.

liftingbro

I'm from Minnesota, so I'm kind of an expert in this. Snow is not terrible. It definitely gets annoying at times, but it helps make winter feel like winter, rather than a blah time of the year where it just gets dark early. You can have a white Christmas too! I wouldn't let snow stop you from moving somewhere, especially if it is a more urban area. I'm from Minneapolis, but go to school in northern Minnesota, and I like winter much better in the cities than up here. It's not unbearable up here, but there is more winter activities available in the cities, and the roads get plowed quicker, etc.

I agree. I live in Minnesota also. I don't mind the snow, Sometimes it gets really cold but it makes winter go fast,

Someone from my neck of the woods. I grew up in Lake Park, not far from Ada.

Do I love snow? Depends on when you ask. Ask me now: Love it. Ask me while I'm digging out froma 20+" storm: Hate it. Trying to get to work: HATE IT. Christmas time: Love it. Late January:: HATE IT.

Carl01

Let me think on this for a moment...

It is a living hell for endless months on end,it is a misery without relief and pushes one close to the brink.
Despite the white color it is literally death on earth,no sounds outside other then traffic and and your own breathing.
Months of no colors except white and brown with eternally slate gray skies.

You will grow to hate the crap with a holy passion as it affects everything you do in an unpleasant way.

calibri

I've only seen snow once, and it was just a few years ago, on a geology field trip. It was really weird; I wasn't sure I could step on it without falling through it. We found a plastic sled and went down some hills with it, haha.

FearAnLoathing

Im in the Dallas area it snowed last year but that was my first winter here so im not sure if its the norm

Deathwithab

ive never not lived somewhere that dosnt snow over 4 feet every winter, i have a love hate relationship with snow i love playing in it, but i hate trying to go to work, walk anywhere in the stuff lol

i wouldnt trade for a place without the stuff tho, its not christmas without a blanket of the white stuff outside

Sunshine_Girlie

I live where you need two things every day-- a sweater and an umbrella. Florida is very nice. I live under Alabama, so we call it L.A. [lower Alabama] and it does not snow. Well, let me take that back. We get snow, but it melts before it hits the ground. The only time I've seen snow was when I was three and it snowed here!! That was back in 1989. We get all the cold weather, frost all over the cars, and sleet over everything else, but no real snow. When I tell people it gets cold here, they think I'm out of my mind. Believe me! It gets to the single digits!! I sure love my fireplace.

bregalad5

I'm from the snow belt between Buffalo and Rochester, NY, where it's all fields and apple orchards, and where the white crap blows, causing tons of white-outs. Syracuse gets a ton of snow - more than Buffalo, on average. Buffalo just gets frigid because of the Great Lakes, and the white crap tends to fall in larger amounts over fewer days, if that makes sense.

As for driving, the thing with WNY and CNY is that people are usually decent snow drivers. You have to be. You can tell the out-of-towners because they suck at driving in it.

The rest of the seasons there are awesome, though. You have the Finger Lakes, the Adirondaks (love 'em!), and the Southern Tier (the hills in the southern part of the state on the PA boarder). It doesn't get too hot in the summer, fall is beautiful, spring is great. It's just that the months between October and March are horrible (yes, it usually starts snowing around Halloween)

lisamc03

I love snow and cold weather! Born and raised in MN, now live in UT...gotta have seasons

One thing I miss cuz its not as cold here, is walking outside and feeling my nostrils freeze.

bmqbonnie

I just moved to Minnesota and it has already snowed! I am getting used to it (it was still snowy when I moved here in April, lol). I would rather there was less of it but I work outside so it affects me more than it would most people that work indoors. Considering I have to wear multiple uncomfortable EXPENSIVE layers just to live through the day, yeah it gets old. I don't think I'd really mind if it weren't for it getting in the way of my job.

I hate the wind here more than I hate the snow. If it weren't windy, MN and I would be golden (I live nearish to Fargo so it's really windy here).

garlic7girl

We are considering moving to Syracuse New York. My husbands family lives there and asked me what I thought of living there, where there is tons of snow. I am in NC where we are lucky to see a few inches a year, if that. I would like a change but am scared I may regret it once I get there in the freezing temps and snow. If you live where you get lots of snow, what do you think? love it, hate it, pros cons??

Here in DC it snows but not much but 2 1/2 years ago when we got all that snow and shut down the Feds for almost a week was pure hell...I thought I could handle it but when all of us were outside shoveling for 4 hours...the roads not maintained and I don't have a 'winter' car so it was maddness then this past winter with the ice storm I got stuck on thehighway...I definitely think you have to get your mind right about it. No joke!

garlic7girl

We are considering moving to Syracuse New York. My husbands family lives there and asked me what I thought of living there, where there is tons of snow. I am in NC where we are lucky to see a few inches a year, if that. I would like a change but am scared I may regret it once I get there in the freezing temps and snow. If you live where you get lots of snow, what do you think? love it, hate it, pros cons??

Here in DC it snows but not much but 2 1/2 years ago when we got all that snow and shut down the Feds for almost a week was pure hell...I thought I could handle it but when all of us were outside shoveling for 4 hours...the roads not maintained and I don't have a 'winter' car so it was maddness then this past winter with the ice storm I got stuck on thehighway...I definitely think you have to get your mind right about it. No joke!