Thread: Sick of winter?

A buddy up north texted me that he was just out ice fishing. I asked him if he caught any.

He said yes, he caught 40 lbs and his wife nearly drowned trying to cook it!


Looks like around a balmy -4 Fahrenheit next week, sure beats the cold!


Regards

Kaptain "After working outside for 30+ years.... I have discovered I don't really care for it!" Zero

Originally Posted by RezDog

I think I should try to figure out how to work six months a year in New Zealand or a similar location.

I got it! Find a work thats only doable at summer then work day and night, so that you earn enough to travel for the rest of the year. I just need to figure out what that job could be...

Originally Posted by Lolita1x2

Ah winter...
It will be -17 Celsius tonight. -30 with the wind chill. It is a tad nippy here.
I'm probably going to make myself a hot chocolate with some Chambord.
Stay warm, my friends.
Only two more months to go.

+32 C here today. In fact we haven't had a daily maximum below 30 for about 2 months. The humidity is pretty damn high too!

There's a silver lining (supposedly):

The weather service said on its Facebook page this morning: “Yesterday’s 6.9 inches of snowfall weighs about 3.8 lbs per square foot. A standard snow shovel is about 1.5 square feet, so every shovel full of yesterday’s snow weighs about 5.7 lbs. If your driveway is 18 feet by 20 feet and you shovel it clean this morning, you moved over a ton of snow! Congratulations, you can skip the gym today.”

We can expect another 3-6" of snow tomorrow. One helluva winter this year

Originally Posted by DNM

I just came back from a month travling southeast asia. I know the winter in Denmark will never be as tough compared to many other countries but damn I hate it! If I could live 6 months in a warm country and then go back when it's warm and sunny in Denmark I would be in heaven.

You know, I had the same thought when I went to visit Washington State a few years back. If I could just find a way to get 2 or 3 homes up and down the coast and travel between them seasonally, I would almost literally be in heaven.

Clearly I need to start some sort of business here in Virginia, then branch out so I have offices in Vermont and Florida.

Well, I live in the Chicago suburbs. In addition to RAD and HAD, I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder). I have a really tough time in December and January when the days are so short. I just want to hibernate. Even though this is been a mild winter in Chicago without a lot of snowfall or bitterly cold days (at least not yet), I am still looking forward to warm weather.

Although we will get some warm days in April and May, I tell people that you cannot count on it being warm here until the second week of June. Then by the third week of June it is hot!

Well after a few days of Chinook and rain the road are all clear of snow and mostly just wet or even dry in places and the skies were clear with just a few clouds SOOOOOOoooooooo I took my Harley for a Ride! Rode for about an hour+ in the Mid 40's and while I loved the ride, it was nice to step into a nice warm room.

Can't wait till it really warms up and I can enjoy a long ride.

Originally Posted by RayClem

Well, I live in the Chicago suburbs. In addition to RAD and HAD, I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder). I have a really tough time in December and January when the days are so short. I just want to hibernate. Even though this is been a mild winter in Chicago without a lot of snowfall or bitterly cold days (at least not yet), I am still looking forward to warm weather.

Although we will get some warm days in April and May, I tell people that you cannot count on it being warm here until the second week of June. Then by the third week of June it is hot!

I can't like this but I understand it...........

Sunny and warm (40F, so relatively) for a few days. I'll take it!