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POLL: Snow - Love it or Dread it?

Emily H
hace 9 años
Do you look forward to snow in the winter with delicious excitement and anticipation or do you dread it like messy, slushy blanket of badness?

VOTE and tell us about it in the comments!

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Love it! More snow, please!
Dread it. Please make it stop.
Other - tell us below!
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    JessCo
    hace 9 años
    We need snow in Chicago! It makes the city so much prettier when it's gray, gives us a reason to go outside when we'd rather be watching TV, and it's a vital source in replenishing our fresh water!

    Comentarios (243)

    • jmr412
      hace 8 años
      I love it. Love colder weather. I'm in northern NJ so we get a decent amount of chilly weather and happily have had a lot of snow the last two years.

      The day of the first snow is one of my favorite days of the year!

      I've always told my daughters "in my opinion, a snowy day is infinitely more beautiful than a sunny summer day."
    • User
      hace 8 años
      No snow for me! After being raised in Canada, going to college and working for a couple of years, realized there had to be something better. Got a great job in California and never went back ( except to visit family, who come here way more than we go there).
    • curlieq
      hace 8 años

      We knew our twelve year old was growing up...last year it was " I LOVE snow!!" This year? "I HATE snow!" And she doesn't even drive yet!

      Ok, if it didn't snow on roads and sidewalks, I'd be fine with it.

    • arvilla_trag
      hace 8 años
      Love snow because a) it protects my plants from the cold, b) it is a natural fertilizer, c) it shows the tracks of all the various wildlife, like seeing a storyboard, d) it is beautiful, covering a gray and brown winter world with sparkling white, e) I have a mudroom for the first time in my life, so slushy boots are not a problem, f) it reflects moonlight beautifully
    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      arvilla_trag, I'm so with your whole post. It's beautiful. I love it when the flakes are heavy and large, Just sitting in my living room watching the beautiful stuff come down is WONDERFUL. I do not drive in it but I don't care, I'm retired, and can enjoy the snow. I'm 79 and loved it since I was 2 years old (yes, I can remember back that far). It does cover a drab winter for sure. Let is snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!!!!!!

    • Sylvia sylvester
      hace 8 años

      I replied to this in 2014 and I add to it today, as this has been allot more snow, well actually just started earlier this year. So am now looking forward to spring. I love all four seasons and am always ready for the last one to go and the next to arrive. The same weather would be boring. Come soon spring.

    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      Darn, we haven't had any winter here in Va. YET. I'm still waiting for my snow.

    • User
      hace 8 años
      Hate, hate, hate snow, ice and slush! If I need to see it, Tahoe is 3 hours away. Give me a year round temperate, Mediterranean climate anytime!
    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      SandyC. Boring boring boring. I hate the same temps year round. Love fall when the leaves turn color and winter when it snows. Had a house in Fla. and sold it cause I couldn't stand the humidity, heat, palm trees. Too hot in summer. In winter a week or two was enough for a visit, and then , I GOT BORED again......To each his own.... So they say. Enjoy your sameness....


    • User
      hace 8 años
      Oh we have seasons, just not as extreme.
      Finally have rain!
      Would never live in Florida, can't stand the humidity and bugs.
      There's a reason everybody lives here, no bugs, moderate climate. We can drive to snow, mountains, oceans, desert, lakes, in hours.
      Most of us are transplants, my hubs from NYC and I'm from Canada, yucky slushy winters, ice storms, dirty salty snow, no way. Hot, humid Summer's with bugs, bugs, bugs. Give me sunshine any day!
    • teamaltese
      hace 8 años
      If we all liked the same place, it would get awfully crowded.
    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      SandyC, I spend the summers in Maine, just for the beautiful cool weather. I hate living in Air conditioning. Don't need that in Maine, but the bug situation is different. There are black flies, early in the spring .(for 2 weeks or so. I love the weather there even when it's raining. The air is so good and refreshing and clean. Calif, has land slides. rain, snow (in the mtns.) earth quakes, fires, drought. Not for me one bit, I'd rather be in the slushy , snowy, icy (for ice skating). any time. Besides the traffic in Calif, (no matter where you go) his horrid. Can't even get onto the freeways. Fla. is like that too. So many people who don't like the winters (snowbirds) spend their time sweating in the humidity and bugs and driving way too slow....I'll take my 4 seasons any day. I like change. Would get bored with the same weather

      year round.

    • User
      hace 8 años
      That's so cute you say those things. My friends and relatives used to say those same things. Not the ones who had actually been here, but the others would say we have earthquakes and wouldn't want to live here. My husband and I have always been very fortunate to live near where we work,soon traffic problems for us.
      I believe way more people die from traffic accidents caused by snow and ice than earthquakes, lol.
      I love it! Would never go back to that gawd awful cold again. Glad there are people who like it. Whatever floats your boat!
    • teamaltese
      hace 8 años
      For everyone complaining about Florida humidity, historically, it's more humid in Northern Virginia, near DC, than in the Tampa region. And it's only really hot and humid for 3 months. Besides, that's why we have such amazing beaches...

      https://www.sercc.com/climateinfo/historical/avgrh.html
    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      Well ,I live in the Mts. here in Va. and spend most of the summer/fall in Maine where there is little humidity (there are days!!!!! but very few of them) Had a house in Fla. and I couldn't stand the heat nor the humidity Couldn't do anything thru the day, just felt so lethargic . Lived with the air conditioning all the time. Don't need air conditioning in Maine.and the scenery is beautiful there. Sold house in Fla. and moved up north again. I'm not a beach person anyway, Hate all that sand. Enjoy the rocky beaches in Maine much better, even tho the water is freezing cold even thru the summer. I don't go in the ocean anyway. Do swim in the lake here in Va. and the river in Maine.

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      we are all so different:) I lived in Bay Area (San Jose to be more exact) and I didn't like it at all..boring area, boring weather..loved Oregon, but job moved us to San Jose. Loved Montreal with all that cold and some humidity in the summer, even though I can't stand heat and humidity. Now we are on the East Coast..I prefer the seasons, so that's better. This year we had no snow:(
      As for Maine, yes, it's beautiful. We've been to the beach there twice..the kids love the Ogunquit area.

    • teamaltese
      hace 8 años
      So many staunch defenders of their lifestyle choices! We all live where we live for our own reasons. Every locality has its beauty, and it's dark side. The only thing that matters is that you be happy where you are, with what you have.
    • Belahn
      hace 8 años

      As long as I don't have to leave the house or shovel it. Otherwise, I hate it.

    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      Big storm coming up . Can't wait for the snow to start. We're supposed to have 12 to 24 inches. I'm all ready for it. Going to hunker down, watch that beautiful stuff fall out of the sky and don't have to worry about my driveway, as I'm not going anywhere.... It's not good for people ,who have to get to and from work, and it does give the kids some snow days from school.(as if Christmas vacation wasn't enough). No kids for me to worry about, so I'm ready for the drab (brown and black) landscape to be white ,clean, beautiful and cold. Makes my fireplace even more inviting.

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      we are expecting the storm as well, but it will only be the weekend...I don't think there will be any problem on Monday, so no snow days for the kids:)

    • Judy Mishkin
      hace 8 años

      we were originally set for a foot in boston but now its looking more like a couple inches south of the 'pike, i couldnt be happier with the downgrade.

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      I'm in DE, so we are pretty much getting the bulk of it, which is fine since it will be only the weekend. I don't like winter without snow:) It's not even good for the garden, but I can fight with the nature..we'll see what makes it in the spring

    • Judy Mishkin
      hace 8 años

      last winter we got 110". i'm good with like 'a dusting' for this season.

    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      Yeow!!! all at one time? Know my friend in Maine couldn't find her pick up truck for a long time as it was completely covered with snow.


    • Judy Mishkin
      hace 8 años

      no....not at one time....*faints*... although it felt like it at the time. it came a foot or two each storm, we (and everyone else) ran out of places to shovel it TO.

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      yes,last year Boston area had it tough..so far, this coast had nothing

    • Ava Williams
      hace 8 años

      As a New Yorker... BRING IT ON!!!

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      the snow started here and we are expecting 18-24"

    • Rose Friton
      hace 8 años

      printesa, we have a little more than 24 inches here in the No. Va. Mts, and I"m loving it. Feeding the birds on a small portion of by front porch that has no snow. They're flocking in. Squirrels are welcome also. Enjoying that beautiful white.....


    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      Thanks! We got 24" overnight and we won't be able to get out until tomorrow at noon.. blizzard and apparently it will snow again. I have to watch the news on the computer because the cable is not working since last night and the tech will come sometime on Tuesday:) Until then, I'll watch the snow:)

    • jmr412
      hace 8 años
      I'm in NJ, blizzard is full force here. So beautiful. I've got bread dough rising & a bunch of new recipes to try out. Hopefully the power stays on.......not likely in my town.....but I'm hopeful. Baking on a snow day is one of my very favorite things!!
      Stay safe everyone in this storm's path. Heard this morning some people in Kentucky have been stuck on a highway for over 17 hours. Horrific. Hope they all get home soon.
    • Anne
      hace 8 años
      Just started snowing lightly here in southeastern Massachusetts. Looks so pretty. Still don't know for sure what's coming. Forecasts are all over the place, 3-5 to 8-12, depends who you listen to. Great time to try Ina Garten's recipe for apple tart. Been dying to bake something with the Calvados we brought back from France last summer.
      The squirrels are also getting ready for the storm. Check out Rocky eating the suet.
    • SueBee
      hace 8 años
      Última modificación: hace 8 años

      I love to bake when it's snowing or raining!! Stay safe and warm!!

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      We had 2 ft of snow in the morning and it's been snowing every since,,now even more,this is what it looks now


    • diyher
      hace 8 años
      Última modificación: hace 8 años

      same here, I have cousins in Delaware right on the bay, and their property if flooded :(

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      the bay is not good right now..so it' the NJ shore..We only get snow and lots of wind..right now, I cannot see the back of the yard anymore,,,all white and windy and snow

    • barb4138
      hace 8 años
      I live in NW Illinois and snow is fine with me until you have to drive in it! We have had very little snow this year. I feel for all those in the East dealing with the aftermath of Jonas.
    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      we definitely had the workout cut out for us:) A few hours of shoveling 2 ft of snow was pretty fun:)

    • Judy Henry
      hace 8 años
      I have never experienced or even seen snow
    • PRO
      Kayylö
      hace 8 años

      We come from Montreal and driving is better in the winter because then the potholes are filled with snow... : )

    • printesa
      hace 8 años

      I lived in Mtl for a year and my husband for 10. You are lucky there that you don't need to drive,,the metro is amazing

    • prairiemoon2 z6b MA
      hace 8 años

      I love snow and don't consider it winter without some snow every year, but last year we broke records of over 100+ inches of snow which made life significantly difficult and did a lot of damage in the area from ice dams. So a couple of years with very little snow, would be a really welcome change. So far this year, fingers crossed, we've had only a minor amount of snow.

    • PRO
      Aric Gitomer Architect LLC
      hace 8 años

      Getting too old to enjoy it unless I am on vacation skiing!

    • Grace O' Malley
      hace 7 años

      I love it as long as I don't have to go to work. Far too many people feel the need to drive in it when they really shouldn't and that makes it all the more dangerous.

    • PRO
      Repp Renovations
      hace 7 años

      Here in Western New York, we get more than our fair share. We are located in the area that made national news in 2014 when we got 7 feet of snow in a few days' time. Happy to have the sun shining on this beautiful spring day!

    • Jay L
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Here's my feeling - I love snow before Christmas, but after Christmas I dread it.

      I lived in MN for the first 22 years of my life, now live in AZ. We go home for Christmas and the snow is wonderful for the holiday but I don't miss the other 4 months of it.

      I of course love it when I'm snowboarding too, but the shoveling and rust that comes with it/salt I do not miss.

    • printesa
      hace 7 años

      Jay L, that is a drastic change of climate:) I went to Arizona once, for a wedding. The heat there was unbearable. I don't know how you managed to adjust

    • Jay L
      hace 7 años

      Printesa, it's definitely an adjustment!! We've only been here for a couple years now, the summers are very hot. I like to think of it as similar to MN though, in that in MN you can't happily go outside for long periods for about 6/7 months of the year, while in AZ it's about 3 months. However, in the warmer months I find myself needing a sweater for anything under 70 degrees!

      We went on a ski trip up to Pinetop, AZ this January and they ended up getting over 21 inches of snow while we were there! It was a pretty neat experience.

    • PRO
      Cameron's Design
      hace 7 años

      I grew up in Indiana and found my first job at a newspaper in a small Hoosier town. One morning, in the wake of a bad snowstorm, the locks on my car were frozen beyond hope. So since I only lived three blocks from work, I elected to walk to the office. When I arrived at the newspaper, my chest was hurting and all feeling in my lower extremities had pretty much abandoned me. I staggered to the front door, only to find that the office locks were frozen--and, as my co-workers all lived out of town, no one was available to grant me entrance. So I had to slip and slide back home. Five months later, I relocated to Florida and never left. Short answer: I dislike snow.

    • printesa
      hace 7 años

      I know what you mean by needing a sweater:) I used to live in California (moved from Canada) and at 65, it seemed too cold, while at 40 in Canada it seemed warm enough. Now, on the East Coast, I am back to my usual climate,,,4 seasons, which I missed while in California.

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