chester Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 ...why the he11 do I live in Wisconsin?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 For starters, I don't mind the dark at all. I wouldn't want 12 months of it, but I dig the change. In my biz, it's actually an asset. Both my restaurants are angled so, during the summer, we have to contend with blinding light at sunset. So much so that you have to pull all the blinds in the store-front. It's nice to have the sun down by service time in the winter so we can leave them open. Also, a restaurant always looks better at night than it does at dusk. Because my wife and I landscape pretty heavily, I enjoy the break when everything goes dormant. That coincides nicely with it being nasty enough outside that all you want to do is hang out with a bowl of stew or some such. Which brings me to my last point. As a chef, I sort of feel like winter is a more interesting time to do my job. In the summer, you're just trying to stay out of the way. Slice some tomatoes, drizzle olive oil on them, and call it a dish. In the winter you're coaxing tasty meals out of root veggies and braising meats. Oh, one more, I love sleeping in a warm bed inside a cold room. In the summer, you're just laying there on top of the covers looking for relief that isn't to be found. Not so in winter when you just pile the comforters up and tuck yourself in. That's some good sleeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 The smell of freshly cut grass A cold beverage after working up a good sweat outside The beach Cookouts Frisbee Outdoor concerts Thunderstorms Girls in shorts and flip-flops (8th on my list, I'm getting old ) Sex with the windows open (9th ) Trees/shrubs/flowers green/blooming Fok winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 dark, cold nasty winters suck - never again, which is why I love living here - it is freaking beautiful here right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I hate winter. I am still thinking of ways to tilt the Earth's axis and stop the rotation so the sun shines all for me only....one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 summer rules when i was 15 i played in a soccer tournament in Finalnd in the summer ...It was light all day and all night long Land of the Midnight sun baby it was awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missoula Griz Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 We get 4 months of winter up here in Montana. November through February. It does get depressing at times. My goal this winter is golf at least once per week through the winter months. The coldest I have yet to play is around 33 degrees last Friday. The ball does not fly as far in the cold, but it beats sitting on my butt at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think y'all would like winter more if you lived someplace fun. Except that I hate winter sports (except football and hockey and can't play either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I love winter for many reason but most of all because it keeps the southern pussies in the south. We need to get back to the old school winters up here that started in late October. Christ its 55 degrees today on November 24th. there should be 2 feet of snow and a high of 30. Ice fishen will not happen till January at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yukon is one of those people that wears shorts and crocs when it's 20 degrees outside, I'll bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yukon is one of those people that wears shorts and crocs when it's 20 degrees outside, I'll bet. Not crocs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Not crocs. 6" high heels? :hawt: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 You hate skiing/snowboarding? Have you ever been to a decent mountain? Obviously, you don't have one close to you, so it's a serious vacation to go. Almost everyone I know loves riding the snow on a nice day at a great mountain with a quality surface. I suspect that you've never given it a chance or you've only ridden near you. That's why they moved to Colorado. Been there. The mountains are cool, still had no interest in skiing/snowboarding. Then again, I have no interest in surfing but wouldn't mind spending all my time on the beach . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 I can't believe anyone much past the age of 12 wears crocs. Anyway - No yardwork and hardly any bugs are 2 other things I like - actually I like yardwork at times, but mowing/weeding/etc gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I can't believe anyone much past the age of 12 wears crocs. muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yukon is one of those people that wears shorts and crocs when it's 20 degrees outside, I'll bet. Keen's and yes shorts year round if i can get away with it at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 When there's enough powder, you feel like you're floating on air like the Greatest American Hero... only not as crashy. That made me LOL. And, no, I've never even tried it, but have no interest. Thogh hanging out in a pub in Colorado interests me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yeah, but you have to live around people that think John Elway is some kind of hero....fuggedaboutit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yeah, but you have to live around people that think John Elway is some kind of hero....fuggedaboutit. not necessarily... next time you're out here, post up. The Huddle locals love to host and drink beer. look at newbopie playing julie from love boat! but he's right, we love to meet huddlers and drink it up......i happen to know a lot of slopeside bars/pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I spent four years in Boston. The Northerner's Lie? I love a change of seasons. I hated winter in Boston. It's gray death all day and it's night at 4:30. Why are people in the north known for being rude? Because winter sucks the life and happiness out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) I'm from the North and lived in AZ and so confirmed that I DO LOVE the change of seasons. AZ = hot and hotter. God it sucked. However that isn't to say I want to freeze my yatabay off either. I like it just kinda chilly in winter, pref w/some modest snow here and there to make it purty ie as opposed to brown grass and bare trees the whole time. Edited November 25, 2009 by BeeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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