Winter Sucks

[chironcentaur]

I have found something that I think may actually be worse than snow, and I hate snow with a bleeding passion and always have (seriously, I decided it was disgusting when I was two years old and forced my parents to carry me through it because I refused to touch it for the next couple years - if only I could still get away with that...). I hate it

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[bluedolfyn]

People were like that a bit in Philly too, with the snow. They're way worse here, but on the other hand, snow is way more common in Philly that it is here. I may think it's *insane* that people here throw chains on their tires for a few inches of snow, when chains on tires is illegal in places like MA (and thus translates in my mind to, "you wimps" but at the same time, if the snow will be gone in the day and you aren't traveling any of the hills or mountains or passes, do you really need to put the chains on? Seriously? And take them off in the same day? Really??

I get that we've got mountains and such that people in MA don't really have to deal with, and that there can be a lot of snow up there, but the people staying in the valley? It's insane. Crazy. Especially since so many people who live here aren't *from* here.

We walked to the mall yesterday from downtown to see Sherlock. It was a nice walk, through a park and across the river, and we spotted buds on a number of trees. I haven't been here long enough that I'm not amazed and awed and a bit freaked out that, as we pass into January, the "hardest" coldest part of winter is most likely done. By February crocuses will be coming up. We'll be selling gardening plants at work. Flowers, in February, which is still the deep part of winter, in my head.

Heh. The ground here never completely freezes. We have to do yard work all year long. We're greener in winter than we are in the summer. You are going to love Eugene. :)

[chironcentaur]

Snow chains? Really??? Wow, I have never seen anyone use snow chains and in much worse weather than you're describing. Yeah, wimps.

Baltimore tends to cancel schools at the slightest sign of snow, I've seen schools close for fucking rain. Holy shit, living in MA there could be two feet of snow on the ground with more coming down and I'd probably still have to go to school (seriously, Wayland is well known for just about never closing school, I'd usually have to go when every other town around us shut down :-().

The general lack of winter is one of Eugene's major selling points, since I can't go someplace like the desert since I'm sensitive to dry air, too. Gods, I hope that we can get there before next winter. :-)