Winter Sucks

[daveleo]

As I have had it with this winter, I thought, "Let's take everyone's pulse on this topic".

I think winter is worth 4 weeks, maximum. After that, it pretty much sucks.

 

[rover]

Summer Sucks

Hot, humid, absolutely no way to get comfortable. Besides, shoveling snow counts as exercise.

I vote for Winter

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I don't care one way or another. You can take pictures anytime, anywhere. Like, just before Christmas...

 

[hipsterdufus]

I hate winter. With an absolute passion. The only time I like snow is during Christmas. However, the winter in Michigan this year has been absolutely oppressive (and has at least a few more weeks to go). My photographic output (particularly film) has dropped significantly. Luckily, digital has been there to pick up some of the high-ISO slack for my indoor shooting.

 

[hepcat]

Winter sucks indeed. Our highs temps during January averaged 10*F compared to 20*F average last winter, and we've had more snow than we've seen in years. I don't even want to talk about how low the low temps have been! I have put nearly 40 hours on my tractor this winter moving snow. I average about 15 hours in a winter. Yes, winter sucks. We need a month of sub-freezing temps to kill the bad tree-killing fungi and to control the insect population... but enough is enough!

 

[Timmyjoe]

This has been the worst winter in my memory. We lost the ground to snow the first week of December and haven't had it back since. Saw a bit of grass this morning while walking the dog. Also, almost a third of the days this year (since January 1) have been below 0ºF. It has just totally sucked.

Last weekend:

Best,
-Tim

 

[Mablo]

The last time I saw some sunshine must have been in December. The dark period just kills me. I haven't cast an eye on my cameras for several weeks.

 

[David_Manning]

Who do we talk to about getting it fixed? 😉

 

[zuiko85]

"Winter" here is a gray dull rainy time of year.......but at least it's not hot!

The missus swears there is something wrong with me but by the time the mercury hits 60F, then that is my ideal for an outside stroll....in shorts and a T shirt.

 

[FrozenInTime]

Come to costal California - winter here consists of a few days of rain (i.e. 'a storm' according to the local news ) then back to sun and T-shirt weather.

I miss the dark, damp, cold, rainy, snowy and windy winters that my native Scotland offered - seriously I miss the variety.

 

[Moto-Uno]

I guess that if I chime in and try to lighten every ones spirit I could be chastised , BUT ,
out here in Lotus land ( Vancouver,B.C) it's been pretty well the nicest winter I've seen
in over a decade !!! Yahooo for global warming. Peter

 

[Ko.Fe.]

As bloody Russian I know what to do in winter to enjoy it. 🙂
But this one, here in Ontario, this year is too winterish.


Cold day at Kensington Market. by Ko.Fe., on Flickr

 

[Calzone]

Winter is hard for me because I have a rare disease that has no cure called Cold Agluttinin Disease. Basically because of too much IgM antibodies my blood thickens if subjected to any cold, Red Blood Cells live shortened lives, and overall I have to deal with an almost chronic state of mild Anemia that worsens with colder weather.

To avoid weakness and the need for any treatment that would involves compromising my immune system, or worse case transfusions of blood to live, I have to avoid the cold as much as possible, and understand that my blood thickens enough that blood does not circulate and that exposed skin turns blue and I have to watch out for frostbite. Even in the summer I can get a blue attack because of air conditioning or a drink of cold water.

Anyways all this is related to Cancer, and last year I got the second opinion to make sure that I didn't have Lymphoma. Somehow I remain a medical mystery because my Hematologists said that with my levels of high antibodies he would expect a very sick patient, and I do not have any underlying disease like HIV, or Hepatitis that would make my CAD a secondary disease. My CAD is "Idiopathic" meaning for no known underlying cause. The Center for Disease Control says that one in 80,000 people have CAD, so amung NYC's 8 million people perhaps there are about 100 people with my disease.

Anyways I have spent this winter in the gym in my building to strengthen my body, lower my blood pressure and lowered my resting pulse. Somehow I am a 56 year old man trapped in what looks like a 30 year old body, I have a 9 inch drop between my chest and waist, and overall I am built like a welterweight boxer. Sometime my pulse is in the low 40's and my blood pressure dips below 100/60.

I'm sure I will be in good shape to take advantage of the warm weather, and I have been planning on making the most of it. Somehow I am very-very lucky because I am able to still work and my health is stable. I'm just making the most of my situation, but what might be really hard is leaving NYC because it is my home.

Cal

 

[rover]

Nothing like going into a turn knowing you are going to start to slide and knowing how to get through it without wrecking your car. Makes you feel all warm and cuddly inside. Winter rules.

 

[Lauffray]

Everything is relative, those voting yes for winter could tell us where they live, for context 🙂
Having spent some winter time in other parts of the world I came to appreciate certain things about our winter here in Montreal (yes it is possible !) but well, I still look forward to its ending

 

[hepcat]

Nothing like going into a turn knowing you are going to start to slide and knowing how to get through it without wrecking your car. Makes you feel all warm and cuddly inside. Winter rules.

Except meeting someone in that turn who DOESN'T know how to get through it without wrecking your car. 🙄

 

[mbisc]

You forgot the option "What's winter - it's sunny and 70 degrees here" 😀

 

[Lauffray]

You forgot the option "What's winter - it's sunny and 70 degrees here" 😀

Not to worry, we'll have a "Summer sucks" poll for you guys coming soon 😀

 

[kshapero]

I voted, I love winter, because the temperatures down here have been in the 80's F. during the day and high 60's F. at night. Loving winter.😀

 

[VTHokiEE]

I voted, I love winter, because the temperatures down here have been in the 80's F. during the day and high 60's F. at night. Loving winter.😀

Yeah, I put I love winter as well. Open windows, no AC running, it is great weather to be outdoors... What's not to like (aside from sometimes needing a wetsuit while surfing)?