It's dark. It's cold. Why do I live in the northeast!

[Agschmid]

Ugh....

Whine, whine, whine...

Someone feel my anguish!

[In_The_Wind]

1. It's almost dark! 38° right now in the Hudson Valley.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Much colder with lows in the lower 20s. [img][/img] North winds 5 to 10 mph.

[Agschmid]

2. The snowflake showed up on my car today!

Oye vey!

[In_The_Wind]

4. Last Sunday my windshield had a thick coating of ice.

Have I mentioned how much I hate winter lately ?

[LeftofObama]

3. I feel your pain!

I moved back to Northern Ohio to help take care of my mom. I absolutely despise this time of year. I have to practically hibernate until spring.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Ah, another hibernating human.

[Agschmid]

6. We all have S.A.D. apparently...

[WorseBeforeBetter]

22. I have reverse SAD.

Too much sun, heat, humidity and being stuck in the AC depresses the hell out of me. Cozying up on a cool, gray, rainy day? Enjoying a beautiful snowfall? Aaaaaaah...

[pipi_k]

27. Do you ever get

annual anxiety to counterbalance the SAD?

I have winter SAD which goes away around March or so, but then that gets replaced by spring/summer anxiety.

The only month I'm relatively free from both is August where they meet in the middle and sort of cancel each other out, in a way.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

29. Not anxiety so much...

I just tend to grumble a bit during the hot, humid summer months. If I do have any sort of anxiety, it's September and October waiting for a freeze, because the mosquitoes in my neighborhood are ridiculous. I've always loved October and early November but not here in Raleigh, it's too stinkin' warm. I also tend to get a little anxious in March and April because I know the heat is coming, and summer temps last longer than I'm accustomed to. That's one thing that will get be back north -- the weather!

[RebelOne]

7. It is cold here in the Southeast also.

I am in North Georgia outside of Atlanta. It was in the 30s and 40s this morning. It has warmed up to 60 right now at 5 p.m., but the temperature will be dropping tonight to the 30s, and we will have the first frost of the fall season tomorrow morning. But I am not complaining as I love cold weather. Of course, our winters are not as harsh as in the north. If we are lucky, we may get one snowfall per year.

[Avalux]

8. I actually miss the dark and cold.

But I can relate....suffering through day after day of broiling over 100 temps and no rain for weeks on end makes me feel the same way.

[whistler162]

9. Because you are highly intelligent, of course.

[Agschmid]

10. You must be from the south...

[whistler162]

15. Nope born in Canandaguia and lived in and around Syracuse

my whole life. WHich is how I know if you live in the NE you have to be highly intelligent.

[Agschmid]

17. Love the finger lakes.

[graywarrior]

11. I just went for a walk in northern MA and it's beautiful outside!

I tried Florida for 5 years and a few other southern states, but I'm so happy to be back here. Still, come February, I'll be whining, too.

[pipi_k]

12. Every winter

I ask myself the same thing

My answer...

Because without the misery of cold and darkness each year I don't think I would fully appreciate the other three seasons of the year


Oh, plus I'm too damned lazy to pack and move someplace else

[Texasgal]

13. The sun went down at 5:50

here in Central Texas. It depresses me.

[Yavin4]

14. So, that when Spring comes, you'll appreciate the nice weather

unlike folks in Southern California who don't appreciate it.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. Because it's vastly superior to a place that still has mosquitoes in November.

And you can wear cute boots 'n stuff.

[Agschmid]

18. The boots are very cute!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

20. And overcoats and hats and enjoy...

single malt or other libations when it's appropriately cool/cold! Roaring fires. Labradors. Hikes without sweating like a you-know-what. I cannot wait for lower temps! I was at a mall today and folks were whining about 55. Wimps.

[Agschmid]

19. I just had some fresh lobstah...

I have satisfied my needs for a few more days...

[texanwitch]

21. We had a early fall this October.

Mostly cool days.

Days in the 70's, nights a little cooler.

The days are pretty blue skies.

Beats the hot days in the summer.

[Crewleader]

23. I miss the Northeast.

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Summers and Fall....sounds like early winter there now Agschmid.
Here in Central Florida, November to March are the best months and the snowbirds will be arriving. I feel for you, summers here are brutal, actually April can be very hot too....til end of October.

[littlewolf]

24. My sis (who lives in MI) asked on her facebook page

why did our parents have to be dairy farmers in MI and not
kiwi farmers in HI ?
I laughed.

[HipChick]

25. I lived in South Florida for nearly a decade

I complained bitterly about missing the seasons...

[MissMillie]

26. I can't imagine NOT living in the northeast

The cold is really only for a few months.... and so is the unbearable heat and humidity.

And then we get two absolutely terrific seasons of perfect temps--one with flowers blooming and another w/ great foliage.

And we've got some pretty good sports teams too.

[hedgehog]

30. You and I are on the same wavelength!

I was out in a cold drizzle planting tulip bulbs Saturday - and having a great time!

[Danmel]

28. i love seasons

Plus we teach evolution in schools in the northeast & all our states are equality states!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

31. I love wet overcast cold weather

I have no idea why, but I love dank type of Sherlock Holmes sort of weather like when he's out on the moors checking out the hound of the Baskervilles. When I visited England as a young man in July, 1969, it was drizzling and freezing cold in mid summer and I loved it and the ambiance. I should have been born an Englishman. Instead, my father and all his family were from the sunny South and my mother and her family were all from Corsica or the South of France where it seldom rains. And I've been living in southern California for many years.

[magical thyme]

32. pony's water was frozen over this morning!

And she nearly ran me down running out of the barn. Sigh...winter has returned. Brrrr....

[ConcernedCanuk]

33. Northern Ontario here, and no intention of relocating

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or travelling other than locally.

I have visited over half the US - found Florida too humid - Lived in SanDee for over a year, loved it there, but returned over 30 years ago to Canada, and I'm staying.

The political climate in the USA ain't gonna improve much in the time I've left on this planet, and the health care . . .

'nuff said on that.

Saw my first chickadees at my bird feeders two days ago - along with Blue Jays and Evening Grosbeaks - winter brings the birds out of the bush - bugs are gone, so they are happy to entertain me while I watch them chow down.

28 acres of bush I own - thousands of undeveloped acreage around me - yep - it's peaceful here.

Yep - getting cold too - but just OUTSIDE! - Got a woodstove going, with propane and electric heat as a backup for when I'm out of the house for extended periods.

Nothing quite like sitting in front of my woodstove (airtight with a glass door) all toasty while the weather tries its best to cool me down.

Fall and winter are my favorite times - Spring is messy as everything melts and all the roadside garbage shows itself.

"Spring Cleanup" is all about picking up that stuff that got buried under the snow we didn't quite get pt away before the snow moved in.

First heavy snowfall is usually gorgeous - everything looks so clean and pure (sadly it's not, but the illusion is refreshing).

Summer, especially early, can be miserable between the bugs and the heat - but I got A/C and bug dope for that.

I've lived in cities like Toronto and San Diego, and many smaller cities as well. I'm quite content to spend the rest of my days dealing with, and enjoying momma nature in my wee spot in the bush.

As I finish this post, I am watching my happy little chickadees enjoying my feeders outside my living room window.

I wonder if they peek at the happy human watching them?



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