Last night my pipes froze.

FU#$!!!!!!

I guess it could have been worse...they didnt burst & was able to thaw them out....now all i have to do is tear down the wall & insulate the pipes.

FU$%...FU%#....FU$#!!!!!

so...do you love or hate winter?

It's the same thing each year

Wait until you see the 'I hate winter' posts in March and April.

FYI, I absolutely hate winter.

I don't like fall, and I don't care for early spring.

I'm a summer guy. I absolutely, positively, hate winter.

However, I wouldn't mind about 2 weeks of cold weather like Florida gets.

Here in Thailand, it just never gets cold. That's kind of depressing.

But the idea of week after week of cold weather is.....depressing.

I've always loved winter, I love the dark

I love the 4 Season

I'm in NY state and where I live, our winters are shorter and shorter, we didn't get snow till the day after Christmas then the next week it was back in the 50's, this week the temp dropped, but it's going to warm up again

I don't like HOT summers, I like to be active and when it's too hot I can't do anything, I have oily skin and humidity feels like I put on a wet sweater

My favorite season is the Fall

I was okay with winter when I was younger, but the older I get, the more I hate it. I'm sitting in the office today and my feet are freezing. And I have boots and socks on.

I look out the window and it's 19º and snowing. Earlier this week, I had to make sure the gas tank on my car was full, to ensure my gas line wouldn't freeze in the sub-zero temperatures.

At least I don't have to shovel, like I did when I was a kid. I'd have to hurt somebody.

The older I get, the less resistance I have for this blasted cold.

It is FREEZING out there today!!!

I don't really mind the cold. It's snow I hate. People forget how to drive when there's moisture on the ground.

Genesia said:

I was okay with winter when I was younger, but the older I get, the more I hate it. I'm sitting in the office today and my feet are freezing. And I have boots and socks on.

I look out the window and it's 19º and snowing. Earlier this week, I had to make sure the gas tank on my car was full, to ensure my gas line wouldn't freeze in the sub-zero temperatures.

At least I don't have to shovel, like I did when I was a kid. I'd have to hurt somebody.

I don't think I've ever shoveled. Fuck that shit.

After experiencing -35 degrees in New Mexico last month, I don't think anything is very cold any more.

We were cruising down the highway and my windshield was dirty. So stupidly I hit the washer and the dang stuff froze on the windshield before the wipers could wipe it off!

My wife laughed at me, as I was all hunched over, trying to see out of the gaps between the frozen fluid on the windshield.

Thank God it was daylight, LOL.

Stymie said:

Genesia said:

I was okay with winter when I was younger, but the older I get, the more I hate it. I'm sitting in the office today and my feet are freezing. And I have boots and socks on.

I look out the window and it's 19º and snowing. Earlier this week, I had to make sure the gas tank on my car was full, to ensure my gas line wouldn't freeze in the sub-zero temperatures.

At least I don't have to shovel, like I did when I was a kid. I'd have to hurt somebody.

I don't think I've ever shoveled. Fuck that shit.

I shoveled very little in front of our garage and let me tell you - shoveling snow is highly over rated!

Ugh!

THAT REMINDS ME...gotta go out and get some smaller shovels that the kids can use for the next snowfall.

PurpleJedi said:

THAT REMINDS ME...gotta go out and get some smaller shovels that the kids can use for the next snowfall.

Stymie said:

I don't really mind the cold. It's snow I hate. People forget how to drive when there's moisture on the ground.

I'm generally the opposite. Since I don't really drive and up till this year hadn't had to shovel in forever I like the snow. It's pretty.

But I hate the bitter cold.

Of course, I've learned to accept winter. I love spring fall and summer, I just don't like the bitter cold of winter. Or the darkness - it's dark when I leave for work in the morning, dark when I get home.

But if I didn't live through the winter I wouldn't appreciate the spring so darn much. So there is that.

Stymie said:

Genesia said:

I was okay with winter when I was younger, but the older I get, the more I hate it. I'm sitting in the office today and my feet are freezing. And I have boots and socks on.

I look out the window and it's 19º and snowing. Earlier this week, I had to make sure the gas tank on my car was full, to ensure my gas line wouldn't freeze in the sub-zero temperatures.

At least I don't have to shovel, like I did when I was a kid. I'd have to hurt somebody.

I don't think I've ever shoveled. Fuck that shit.

-35 with windchill here today.

Oh yes, it's so awesome.

I can't complain at all about this winter its been damn near perfect, no snow. Hell, I can deal with the cold and it hasn't been all that cold either; if we have another winter/spring as we did last year.

TD3 said:

I can't complain at all about this winter its been damn near perfect, no snow. Hell, I can deal with the cold and it hasn't been all that cold either; if we have another winter/spring as we did last year.

PurpleJedi said:

THAT REMINDS ME...gotta go out and get some smaller shovels that the kids can use for the next snowfall.

My sisters and I shoveled all the time when we were kids. In fact, I think I was probably in college before my dad bought a snowblower. (They were a big deal in those days - still very expensive.)

And we had to get up and shovel before school. My dad had a hard-and-fast rule: nobody was to drive on our driveway until the snow had been cleared. The driveway was on a hill and if those packed-down car tracks froze, my parents couldn't drive into the garage. If that happened, he sent us out there with scrapers and wouldn't let us back into the house until every speck of ice and packed snow was cleared.

It won't hurt the kids any - and it's just part of being in a family (as my parents always told us).

JustErin said:

-35 with windchill here today.

Oh yes, it's so awesome.

When we hit -35 in Angel Fire it didn't feel that bad, but there was absolutely no wind. I'd imagine wind chill taking the temperature down that low is absolutely miserable.

I really hate it, really!

My house won't get warm any more and the waiting for the metro is terrible. And I have to wear too much clothes in the house....give me summer!!!

Apperently sunday it will stop freezing.

I have to say, though - I'm better with the cold than I am with extreme heat. I mean...you can always bundle up more, but there's a limit to how much you can take off without getting arrested.

I did a play at an outdoor venue last summer - and we rehearsed outside on a couple of 100º+ days. It was horrible - took me hours to get cooled off afterward. Thank goodness, the heat wave had broken before the play opened. I'd've sweated my make-up off before curtain!

I love winter, but I'm from Cali...so I have no idea what a "real" winter is like.

Stymie said:

PurpleJedi said:

THAT REMINDS ME...gotta go out and get some smaller shovels that the kids can use for the next snowfall.

That's why we have them, right? THAT and bringing us a beer from the fridge.

JustErin said:

-35 with windchill here today.

Oh yes, it's so awesome.

Genesia said:

PurpleJedi said:

THAT REMINDS ME...gotta go out and get some smaller shovels that the kids can use for the next snowfall.

My sisters and I shoveled all the time when we were kids. In fact, I think I was probably in college before my dad bought a snowblower. (They were a big deal in those days - still very expensive.)

And we had to get up and shovel before school. My dad had a hard-and-fast rule: nobody was to drive on our driveway until the snow had been cleared. The driveway was on a hill and if those packed-down car tracks froze, my parents couldn't drive into the garage. If that happened, he sent us out there with scrapers and wouldn't let us back into the house until every speck of ice and packed snow was cleared.

It won't hurt the kids any - and it's just part of being in a family (as my parents always told us).

There you go!

I always shoveled snow, mowed the lawn AND raked the leaves. Landscapers?

Also - I used to have to change the TV channels for my folks (yeah, I'm THAT old).

LadyCasanova said:

I love winter, but I'm from Cali...so I have no idea what a "real" winter is like.

There's an unspoken rule out here that when then temp hits below zero, you need to find a nerdy guy to sleep with to keep warm.

PurpleJedi said:

Genesia said:

My sisters and I shoveled all the time when we were kids. In fact, I think I was probably in college before my dad bought a snowblower. (They were a big deal in those days - still very expensive.)

And we had to get up and shovel before school. My dad had a hard-and-fast rule: nobody was to drive on our driveway until the snow had been cleared. The driveway was on a hill and if those packed-down car tracks froze, my parents couldn't drive into the garage. If that happened, he sent us out there with scrapers and wouldn't let us back into the house until every speck of ice and packed snow was cleared.

It won't hurt the kids any - and it's just part of being in a family (as my parents always told us).

There you go!

I always shoveled snow, mowed the lawn AND raked the leaves. Landscapers?

Also - I used to have to change the TV channels for my folks (yeah, I'm THAT old).

I forgot about that.

PurpleJedi said:

Genesia said:

My sisters and I shoveled all the time when we were kids. In fact, I think I was probably in college before my dad bought a snowblower. (They were a big deal in those days - still very expensive.)

And we had to get up and shovel before school. My dad had a hard-and-fast rule: nobody was to drive on our driveway until the snow had been cleared. The driveway was on a hill and if those packed-down car tracks froze, my parents couldn't drive into the garage. If that happened, he sent us out there with scrapers and wouldn't let us back into the house until every speck of ice and packed snow was cleared.

It won't hurt the kids any - and it's just part of being in a family (as my parents always told us).

There you go!

I always shoveled snow, mowed the lawn AND raked the leaves. Landscapers?

Also - I used to have to change the TV channels for my folks (yeah, I'm THAT old).

I still mow my own yard. I enjoy it. I like the way it looks when I'm done. Plus, I can listen to my own music as loud as I want for an hour or two!

But I don't do flowerbeds.

i love all four seasons. it's three degrees here in minneapolis right now, i feel sorry for the little animals outside, days like this. don't forget to feed your local birds! thank you that is all

It’s -40 C with wind chill this morning, and it’s been hovering in that area all week (we hit -45 Monday morning). It doesn’t bother me too much. I walk to and from work (1/2 hr each way) and I’m usually comfortable. I do have to cross a bridge on my way here, and when you have a wind howling in your face in -40 temps, it’s a little difficult to put a smiley face on that, but most of the time such things don’t bother me in the least. I’ve always been more of a cold weather person, & I generally find it a lot easier to deal with -40 than +30 C.