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You need to move down here! You won't miss more than a couple of days a week year round. But you do have that other Honda for daily driving, don't you?

 

Yes, I have the Si for daily driving.

We've thought about moving someplace warm when the youngest is out of the house, but that won't be for another 7 to 10 years. Anyway, we kind of rooted here, so we probably won't move anyway.

I can stand the cold, I just can't stand the wet.

 

[QUOTE=ralper,Oct 11 2006, 09:09 PM] I hate when my feet are wet and cold. I think that

 

[QUOTE=Matt_in_VA,Oct 11 2006, 08:43 PM] Then you should REALLY thank a Veteran.

 

I like the changing seasons. I could definitely see living in a place like St. John full time, but I also like the way we have different weather for each season here in the NE.

I grew up with cold, wet weather for most of the year, and it was no fun at all. Rarely cold enough for snow, usually very windy, and of course I ended up either cycling in it or standing frozen waiting for buses.

When I came to the US I would go outside and bask in 95* heat, just because I could. When winter came, I discovered skiing, and have had lots of fun going to snowy mountains during the colder months.

It's also nice to know that I only have to cut the grass one more time this year, and that once the leaves are down I have one eight-hour day of leaf-blowing ahead of me, then I can forget about the yard until spring.

Winter means being cozy at home with a nice fire going, and maybe some hot chocolate. We like to read by the fire for a few hours at a time.

 

Rob -- We're going to spend the last week of the calendar year in the Colorado mountains, and, because we stayed here last winter (had Christmas brunch on the beach), I've been looking forward to it, missing winter. But that, I think, is probably selective memory. Sure, the snow is pretty, and skiing is fun. (And I won't worry about the rental car's being out in the weather.)

Monday night, though, I watched the Broncos game on Monday Night Football, the one with the rain turning to snow. I remembered that from long experience, almost felt it somehow, and it sounds like you've got that stuff now. Yuck.

Sooooo, I think you may be onto something there. Maybe Florida isn't so bad after all. HPH

 

I'll take a shot at it Rob. You should thank a veteran because in this country you are free to complain about cold wet feet. You can tell everyone about your cold wet feet. You and your cold wet footed friends can assemble in public to raise awareness of your cold wet feet. You can seek redress from the government concerning your cold wet feet. You can file complaints in courts of law seeking damages from those who caused your cold wet feet. I'm sure that in certain totalitarian countries you are not allowed to even speak about your feet, let alone describe their condition. You may even be forced to pretend your cold wet feet are warm and dry. I think that sums it up.

 

Thanks Bill, but with all due respect, I'm sorry I asked.

 

Doc,

We don't have anything freezing yet but its chilly and raining. There's something about that combination that chills to the bone. I agree with you, I too have nice romantic memories of winter, but when the cold bone chilling stuff starts its no fun at all.