[itsajourney]

because they have to be longer than winters in Illinois and Pennsylvania--and those were plenty long enough for me.

[chaz longue]

Vermont Winters are lovely.

[square peg]

^^ In a nutshell ^^

One has to embrace winter, whatever it may present. Ice; cold; snow; sleet; painful, painfull wind. But if you're fortunate enough to pick a good day to be outside, or like myself - walking my dogs in near blizzard conditions tonight, you mighty also realize that it truly is lovely. It's nature at work.

[Ellwood]

Some people actually prefer the winters and weigh them against hot, humid, oppressive 6 months in parts of the south.

[Sherylcatmom]

Originally Posted by Ellwood

Some people actually prefer the winters and weigh them against hot, humid, oppressive 6 months in parts of the south.

I am one of those people. I love winter here. I think it's beautiful and harsh and demands the most from me. Having lived in both climates for decades, I much prefer a winter I wish would end to a summer I wish would end. In winter, I can always add more gear and get out to do what I want/need to do. On oppressive summer days, I feel housebound and inert. Hot/humid makes me feel carsick wherever I am.

But hey, it's a good thing our climate preferences vary or we'd all move to the same place, right?

[kixette]

Originally Posted by Sherylcatmom

I am one of those people. I love winter here. I think it's beautiful and harsh and demands the most from me. Having lived in both climates for decades, I much prefer a winter I wish would end to a summer I wish would end. In winter, I can always add more gear and get out to do what I want/need to do. On oppressive summer days, I feel housebound and inert. Hot/humid makes me feel carsick wherever I am.

But hey, it's a good thing our climate preferences vary or we'd all move to the same place, right?

I agree totally! About the climate preferences, that is. It is so funny you talk about winter the way I feel about summer and vice versa, so that proves your point!

[unconscious]

they thought of blowing up the moon! it would cause the earth to straighten on its axeses behold a more stable and summer yr around like climate.im glad they rethunk that one. wed probably end up in winter forever.and no more tides.

[D-Towner]

My guess would be because it gets really cold.

[chaz longue]

I liked Gran Torino too, D-Towner

...and I find I can dress for the cold, but dressing for heat is tough: People look at me funny if I walk around town in my boxers when it's really really hot out

[flu189]

While I am not a fan of extreme heat having been from one extreme to the other I have to say that in hot weather you stop and rest in the shade, but in extreme cold you have to keep working or moving to stay warm. The older I get the more I like to stop and rest.