Y&R Discussion Group -- In the spirit of thinking positive, there are two things I like about winter

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Topic: In the spirit of thinking positive, there are two things I like about winter

Topic Posted by: farmer brown
Date Posted: Tue Nov 18 17:34:30 2008
Additional Comments: 1. No mosquitoes. I was getting eaten alive into October.

2. The air is fresh and clean.

That's it. Otherwise, I ain't happy right now.

Posted by: Elaine J
Date posted: Thu Nov 20 22:20:57 2008
Message:

Hmmm - my neighbors aren't in their pool and playing their surround sound system so no boom boom in my house. I like that. Less ATVs and dirt bikes. I can work longer outside without collapsing in a sweat. Unfortunately it is hunting season and I have plenty of hunters in the area - I don't like that.

Seasons are nice. They make you appreciate good weather more and longer days.

That is the best I can come up with. I used to love winter. No more.

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(Sam) Winter in moderation is great. Winter that lasts 4 months, sucks!

Posted by: SusieB
Date posted: Wed Nov 19 14:49:09 2008
Message:

Here in FL I love: 1. not having to run my AC = a lower bill & 2. No humidity

When I lived in upstate NY ....honestly there was not one thing I liked about Winter

Posted by: Mitch
Date posted: Wed Nov 19 13:50:27 2008
Message:
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

I like winter and snow for about a week and then I'm over it. People always think of the snow but not the grey slush that comes after it.

The last time I was in Philadelphia, however, it was 72° on Christmas Eve.

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LOL, always the grey slush and then the temps drop again and the slush refreezes, but this time, complete with the crumpled McDonalds wrappers, cigs and a few beer cans. Then the temps rise and again it's slush, just waiting for more debris before it refreezes. Ah, winter wonderland. Midge

Ah! Life in the city. Good times! Good times! ...eom...Mitch

Posted by: cook
Date posted: Wed Nov 19 9:28:04 2008
Message:
It is easy to be happy in Texas. It is supposed to be 78 this afternoon. It gets cold every now and then. It often freezes over Thanksgiving. And then the next week it is 75 again. It rarely snows, so everyone gets excited when it does. We have mosquitos in summer. But they don't bother most people like they do me. They LOVE me and my daughter! So that makes Winter a plus. It gets cold just often enough to enjoy a fire and sweaters and then it goes away for a while. I truly enjoy being out and anticipating arriving at my home on a cold day. Blissful thoughts. It is also easy to be happy about the holidays with little kids around. From Halloween to New Years they are so excited!

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I'm in GA and I'm sooooo jealous! It was 22 here this AM! Global warming my @ss! LOL

Posted by: lifetimeviewer
Date posted: Wed Nov 19 7:27:00 2008
Message:
You're two ahead of me. When it comes to listing things I like about winter, I can't think of a single one.

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The only thing I can think of is I can leave my Lip Dew (Avon product) in the car and it won't melt. Nothing else.

Posted by: Mrs. Betty Slocombe
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 22:54:14 2008
Message:
Living in NW Ontario I love the no mosquito part! I must say that I like to shovel the snow. I have a snowblower but prefer the exercise of shovelling. We only got two large dumpings of snow last season, one at the beginning and one in the middle. There were lots of small non shovelling ones in between.

I do not like the cold but love the snow as I am a downhill skier, and this season I bought new equipment and a membership. So it better snow!!

I love the heat and try to take a winter holiday ever year. However I found that when I lived in FL and CA it just wasn't the same without winter. Especially at Christmas time.

What I really hate is the weather right now. It's getting cold but there is no snow. If it's not sunny the skies are that awful November gray. It's depressing.

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I forgot to add that it's hockey season. I might even get the skates sharpened up this winter and head on over to one of the outdoor rinks to play. Or just stay inside and watch it in TV!!/Betty

Posted by: sam
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 22:53:23 2008
Message:
HOCKEY!!!!

Posted by: wendy
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 21:58:07 2008
Message:

Sleeping is nicer for me in the winter, snuggled under the blankets rather than sweating on top of the sheets, lol

I enjoy cooking more in the fall and winter than I do in the summer.

I like the holiday season (for the most part)

We run so much with the baseball and football games in the spring and fall but we're not as busy in the winter. I like the down-time.

Don't have to worry about cutting the grass.

The house doesn't get as dusty. We live in a rural area and in the spring the farmers start breaking up the ground and tilling and the dust in the air can get really bad.

Well, those are the positive points, anyway.

Posted by: Midge
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 21:31:57 2008
Message:
1. Low humidity
2. The flowers don't die from the heat.

We don't have much problem with skeeters. However, we do have a fair size waterfall and two smaller ones in the front and one side of the house. All three attract dragonflies and butterflies and the one in back also attracts frogs, and we have a lot of chameleons, all of which really zap skeeters. Also, being moving water, it doesn't attract the skeeters anyway.

If you have any outdoor space at all, try a small waterfall. Add a few bamboo or other sticks next to it and the dragonflies will find it.

Also, the sound of the water may sooth you. Do you want to talk about it?

Posted by: DebS
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 21:24:12 2008
Message:

I'll take the mosquitos and smoggy, humid, opressive weather over shoveling, slippin' and slidin' all over the road, short days/long nights, having to always bundle up, dealing w/ the holidays, and the extreme COLD!

Ugh - tell me when it's over.

Posted by: Peridot
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 20:29:08 2008
Message:
I'm a 4 seasons gal so there are things I enjoy about every season. The main thing I dislike about winter is having to drive in ice and snow. I don't even mind shoveling too much but driving in slippery conditions gets more nerve wracking the older I get. Otherwise, I enjoy the slower pace of winter, how soft everything looks covered in a blanket of snow, snuggling under a warm blankie and sipping cocoa when it's cold outside, and best of all, Christmas. By the end of March I'm ready for spring.

Posted by: faysie
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 19:59:57 2008
Message:
I'm in Ontario, Canada so there's no way short of leaving the country that I can escape winter. I'm not a snow bunny, and I'd prefer to sleep through the cold winter months and wake up for spring. But in the spirit of this thread - one good thing - on cold winter mornings you wake up in one heck of a hurry when you go outside to retrieve the mail. Presto... Wide Awake and Alert! :)

Posted by: dbrv
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 19:59:38 2008
Message:

No more hurricanes until next spring!

Here in Miami, the mosquitoes have been bad, but the SPIDERS have been worse. We've had a lot of rain. I'm telling you, they've been after me. I looked up from my desk at work one day recently and one was repelling down from my overhead cabinet. I almost passed out. People say spiders are good, and they are--far, far away from ME. Hopefully, now that it's drier, I can look forward to days when I can walk to and from the bus stop without inadvertently crashing through a spider web and dragging one of those suckers behind me until I can claw the threads off me. (Screaming and hopping and twisting around the whole time--people in cars going by must think I'm having some kind of breakdown.)

Yup, looking forward to the cool, dry, spiderless days of winter. :->

Posted by: Ricky
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 19:49:12 2008
Message:
Not to mention that WONDERFUL, REFRESHED feeling you have in your shoulders after you waste half the afternoon raking the dead leaves out of your yard.

Posted by: PT
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 18:31:28 2008
Message:
The gorgeous creamy white milkiness, so pure and gorgeous, of freshly fallen snow and the lacey tendrils that coat bare branches. I love lighting a crackling fire and watching the flames dance while sharing a glass of wine with my spouse. I adore the way the cold invigorates my senses and wakes me up when I step out of the house. I love the quiet of winter, so much quiter this time of year. a sunny, blue sky is so much more noticeable and appreciated by me in the winter. i kind of take it for granted in the summer. Winter clothes are so darn cute this year with all the adorable sweaters!

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PT - I'm 1000% with you, love the cool crisp air, love winter fashions too! Stella

Posted by: Cassies grandma
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 18:00:32 2008
Message:
Since winter here is just a cold Sept in IA I can't say I really feel like winter ever comes here.
We have had gorgeous weather since the storm. A few rainy days but mostly pleasant and low humidity. Good weather for all the outside work that needs to be done. But I would take a crappy fall over a hurricane any day.

We still have some skeeters around.

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The Gulf Coast seems to be mostly heaven, with moments of hell to pay for. farmer

Posted by: Paige
Date posted: Tue Nov 18 17:36:42 2008
Message:
I agree! I do NOT miss the mosquitoes. I was complaining today about the wind, it wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for that. Then I was reminded that it's snowing in the northeast and I could still be there! :)

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Paige, I don't know about your part of Jawjah, but in my little kudzu, pine-tree infested pocket of DeKalb County, mosquitoes thrive. And that's during a drought. farmer

It only gets worse the further south in Jawjuh you go. It's pretty bad here in Troup County, but my aunt lives in Albany and they are horrendous down there!