Frugalityisthenewblack said:I hate the cold..scraping ice off the windshield every morning before work for many months of the year....I love Canada but I will be a snowbird as soon as i cn!!
Amen, +1
Frugalityisthenewblack said:I hate the cold..scraping ice off the windshield every morning before work for many months of the year....I love Canada but I will be a snowbird as soon as i cn!!
For me, a big part of it is the lack of sunlight. The days are so short in the dead of winter. It's dark when I leave to go to w*rok, it's dark when I come home... it's depressing. Add to the fact that you're virtually trapped indoors all the time as its so punishingly cold outside, and I long for the day when I never have to live through another miserable winter.
My last year there had 120 consecutive days below freezing. 30 consecutive days it went below zero.
..........Oh right, not Centigrade.....
It might have to stand for every country in the world except the USA, Belize and miscellaneous. Actually C is for Celsius.Oh, "C" stand for Centigrade.
I always thought it stood for Canadian.
It might have to stand for every country in the world except the USA, Belize and miscellaneous. Actually C is for Celsius.
Maybe we can all just compromise and go to the Kelvin scale.
More people in the world die from cold than heat. And unless you like winter sports, it has been shown to be unhealthy to sit around the house not getting enough exercise...people have a tendency to be more active in the warmer months...
More people in the world die from cold than heat. And unless you like winter sports, it has been shown to be unhealthy to sit around the house not getting enough exercise...people have a tendency to be more active in the warmer months...
[channel Mr Rogers' voice] Can you say Snow Shovel ? I knew you could.More people in the world die from cold than heat. And unless you like winter sports, it has been shown to be unhealthy to sit around the house not getting enough exercise...people have a tendency to be more active in the warmer months...
[channel Mr Rogers' voice] Can you say Snow Shovel ? I knew you could.
I prefer xcountry skiing. My hands (carpal tunnel, tendinitis) have actually recovered, after 5.5 years of FIRE, to the point where I think I can get back to that.SNow shovel? Where is teh fun in that? Insulated hiking boots, several layers, hiking/survival pack, a rifle if that is your idea of fun, and ito the woods!
Yes. Or seeing everything transformed overnight by the year's first snowfall. It's beautiful, peaceful, and makes one very appreciative of having a warm home.I found the strange silence of winter surprising and unexpected - no dogs barking, no bird sounds, and no insect sounds and snow seems to act as a natural sound absorber.
I prefer xcountry skiing. My hands (carpal tunnel, tendinitis) have actually recovered, after 5.5 years of FIRE, to the point where I think I can get back to that.
And exhausting. Fun, but very tiring. Also, take an avalanche course before you venture out into the mountains on snowshoes or skis. Our intuitive understanding is not really enough to be safe, and you really do not want to get avalanched.I have not tried it, but will eventually. I did buy a pair of snowshoes, which should be amusing.