I'm so glad Ilive in the South!
12-31-2006, 08:53 AM
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I'm so glad Ilive in the South!
I lived up North once. This is almost exactly how I felt about it.
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- we'll defini tely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity's back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- we'll defini tely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity's back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
12-31-2006, 09:07 AM
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I like living in the south as well, but I have to say that I absolutely love all my visits to the North (which are generally carefully planned for the summer). I fell totally in love with Maine years ago when I visited Booth Bay Harbor, Freeport, and that gorgeous little Wiscasset. I fell deeply in love with Connecticut when those fabulous folks of the NESKO group invited me up to Mystic Seaport 
. OMG, how I loved my brief visit to Rob's area of New Jersey . Oh and Pennsylvania!!!! . However, I always come back to Virginia, my birthplace, my home of a lifetime and a place that will always be near and dear. I simply hate the cold wintertime and snow, however brief it may be. Somewhere lurking in the back of my mind is the fear that the snow and ice will stay forever and no matter how neat the roaring fireplace may be, I yearn for topdown weather and the beckoning highways . . . 
12-31-2006, 09:26 AM
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HAHA...that is priceless!
12-31-2006, 09:56 AM
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Valentine, Virginia is pretty far north itself.
I was just thru there and you can no longer tell where the North ends and the South begins.
And you're talking visits not living. I love to visit lots of places. Hyde Park and Rhinebeck (NY state, never the CITY) are picturesque for a visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
An interesting aside, I have found out that a lot of those "picturesque" places are actually picturesque due to a lack of a sewer system.
The people in Hyde Park have voted it down several times. If you don't have a sewer system the build density is much lower. You can't have big stores, you can't have big restaurants, you can't have big churches. Nothing that would overwhelm a septic system.
I was just thru there and you can no longer tell where the North ends and the South begins.
And you're talking visits not living. I love to visit lots of places. Hyde Park and Rhinebeck (NY state, never the CITY) are picturesque for a visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
An interesting aside, I have found out that a lot of those "picturesque" places are actually picturesque due to a lack of a sewer system.
The people in Hyde Park have voted it down several times. If you don't have a sewer system the build density is much lower. You can't have big stores, you can't have big restaurants, you can't have big churches. Nothing that would overwhelm a septic system.
12-31-2006, 11:20 AM
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I visited the north (Pennsylvania and Ohio) in the late fall/early winter this December. That's as close to living there I'll probably ever get. The scary thing to me about living in the north is the lack of sunshine. I've heard it said they can go months without the sun shining. Now, I have to believe it because I've heard it from about 5 people. It's hard for me to imagine though. I think the longest I've been without the sun shining is about three days in southern California. And I've got the skin sun damage to prove it. 
12-31-2006, 11:44 AM
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My son just graduated from the CIA so he had to live up there for several years. The perpetual darkness is what got to him as well. Well that and the temps. We'd be 80 degress and sunny and he'd be 30 and overcast. That might be why he took a job in Palm Beach Florida.
That is also the origin of Cabin Fever. Wintertime in the North. The northern latitudes get dark earlier than the southern ones.
My daughter's father-in-law has just moved to some little podunk town in Canada that is near the Arctic Circle. He rarely sees the sun. It is getting quite depressing.
That is also the origin of Cabin Fever. Wintertime in the North. The northern latitudes get dark earlier than the southern ones.
My daughter's father-in-law has just moved to some little podunk town in Canada that is near the Arctic Circle. He rarely sees the sun. It is getting quite depressing.
12-31-2006, 12:51 PM
#7
I'm glad you live in the South too.
Some people will just never understand the lure and the greatness of the Northeast. For those of us who do, in spite of the snow, cold and congestion, its the only place to live.
Some people will just never understand the lure and the greatness of the Northeast. For those of us who do, in spite of the snow, cold and congestion, its the only place to live.
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12-31-2006, 01:26 PM
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The Northeast is home, it's where my family is. HOWEVER, if enough of the family moved towards the south, and finances allowed, we be out of this area in a heart beat. The gray days of January would be just a memory. I find each winter more difficult to deal with, and I'm relatively young.
A customer of the business I work for moved to Florida. One of the things he commented on, on his last visit, was how he didn't miss the gray skies we seem to have over a good part of the winter.
I'm basically a slug, a computer nerd, a couch potato from late October until I start to come alive in mid-March or so.
A customer of the business I work for moved to Florida. One of the things he commented on, on his last visit, was how he didn't miss the gray skies we seem to have over a good part of the winter.
I'm basically a slug, a computer nerd, a couch potato from late October until I start to come alive in mid-March or so.
12-31-2006, 01:59 PM
#10
It is possible that the best part of living in the north with a true winter is the long freeze.
How is this good?
Very, very few bugs survive the winter and each year they have to start anew.
and that my friends, as Martha Stewart would say, " is a very good thing!"
BUT in New England we get, 100+ degree summer days with 90 percent humidity, 40 below winters with 3 foot snow storms, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes.
It is remarkable that anyone lives here and more people should probably leave.
Please!!
How is this good?
Very, very few bugs survive the winter and each year they have to start anew.
and that my friends, as Martha Stewart would say, " is a very good thing!"
BUT in New England we get, 100+ degree summer days with 90 percent humidity, 40 below winters with 3 foot snow storms, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes.
It is remarkable that anyone lives here and more people should probably leave.
Please!!