What will you miss about Winter?

MoochNNoodles · Mar 5, 2006

I will miss no bugs and not having to mow the lawn. Of course we paid a kid to do it last year when he was away, but now he can do it himself! I'll miss the winter night sky too. So starry!

I will not miss all the long dark days!

missy&spikesmom · Mar 5, 2006

Uuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO over winter!!!!!!!!

furryferals · Mar 5, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

I knew I was going to get a lot of "Nothings"

I bet if I asked in the middle of the Summer, you would all have a long list!

no.... i hate summer....flies....slugs.....midgys.....car fumes.....spiders....heat.....
sweating......tired.....is there anything else i cant remember....

it was so long ago now

not that i hate gods creatures...but they are a pest!!

chester&piper · Mar 5, 2006

I think the only thing I'll miss is how pretty everything looks after a snow storm. Other than that... goodbye winter!

sbw999 · Mar 5, 2006

well since I moved to the south from the frigid north, this is what I will miss about winter at my old home:

140 inches of snow a year

snowblowing 2 feet of snow out of my driveway often several times weekly

waking up to find that the snow plows had deposited 2 feet of ice chunks in the front of my driveway over night, that would take me an hour to snowblow out of there

freezing my a$$ of at night in my house no matter how much I had the heat on

having to take out home equity loans to pay my heating bills

slipping on ice a few times each winter and busting my butt doing it

having to warm up my car for 15 minutes each morning,while breaking ice scrapers galore trying to get a half inch of frozen sleet off my windows

having to risk fender benders for 6 months from people driving badly in the snow

having my clothing stained with ice removing salt from walking in the snow and slush downtown

getting frost bite walking outside in 5 below weather

worrying about my pipes freezing and costing me $3,000 to replace

winterizing my above ground pool for a whopping 2 months of use, if lucky

having to go in my back yard in 0 degree weather and clear ice and debris from the end of my sump pump discharge pipe so my basement didnt flood

freezing my a$$ off and risking sever bodily injury falling off of ladders putting up christmas light each winter

chopping wood in my zero degree garage for the fireplace which never worked right

watching the undercarriage of my car get slowly eaten away by ice melting industrial salt

cleaning away the filthiest looking grime, sand, and old salt off the first 5 feet of my lawn each spring

hardly being able to leave my house for 5 months out of the year

staring out my backyard window at the lovely sight of 4 tons of dog poo, and a bunch of yellow ice and snow, because the dogs couldnt walk more than 10 feet from the house due to 5 foot high backyard snow drifts..

hmmmmmm..i'd think of some more, but I think that you get the idea that I HATE WINTER IN THE NORTHEAST AND DONT MISS A FLIPPING THING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

lisalee · Mar 5, 2006

Everything!! With the exception of all the poor homeless animals that have to be outside during the cold nights, that's the one reason I do not like winter. Otherwise, I'm very sad to see winter ending it's my favorite season, it's even harder since we didn't have much snow this year. Makes me wanna cry.......

AbbysMom · Mar 5, 2006

Originally Posted by lisalee

Makes me wanna cry.......

It's not over yet, and it will be back again before you know it.

sweetiecat3 · Mar 5, 2006

I think there are positives to every season! I cannot WAIT for spring to come, though. Here is what I will really miss about winter:

-fires in the fireplace
-lonnnnnnng winter naps with the cats
-curling up with a book and a cup of hot cocoa
-looking out the window to see pretty snow falling
-huge blizzards that bring 3 ft. of snow
-cool, crisp, silent nights with snow on the ground
-walking with my cats in the woods in the backyard the still morning after a storm
-etc., etc., etc. I could name a million things about it I will miss!!

But I am so looking forward to spring anyways!

valanhb · Mar 5, 2006

Originally Posted by katachtig

Winter? what Winter. We maybe had a couple of storms and a couple of weeks of cold weather. But mostly it has been more spring like between 40-70 F.

What will I miss about winter? Um, WINTER! We haven't had it this year on the Front Range, with the exception of maybe a couple weeks total. I miss the beautiful snow falling. I miss the possibility of a snow day or two.

I miss how good it feels to come inside a warm home after being in the cold. I miss watching the kitties watch and sometimes try to catch the big snowflakes as they are falling past the windows. I miss the crisp, clean way a cold morning feels. I miss not having allergies because the cold keeps the allergens down. I miss not being able to sweaters - I have some great, comfy sweaters!

lisalee · Mar 5, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

It's not over yet, and it will be back again before you know it.

I know Karen, that's just what I told Will the other day! I said my time of year will be here before you know it again, boy time flies anymore!

kittylover4ever · Mar 5, 2006

Oh my, sounds like you live in Alaska.........

What part of the country do yo live in?

Originally Posted by sbw999

well since I moved to the south from the frigid north, this is what I will miss about winter at my old home:

140 inches of snow a year

snowblowing 2 feet of snow out of my driveway often several times weekly

waking up to find that the snow plows had deposited 2 feet of ice chunks in the front of my driveway over night, that would take me an hour to snowblow out of there

freezing my a$$ of at night in my house no matter how much I had the heat on

having to take out home equity loans to pay my heating bills

slipping on ice a few times each winter and busting my butt doing it

having to warm up my car for 15 minutes each morning,while breaking ice scrapers galore trying to get a half inch of frozen sleet off my windows

having to risk fender benders for 6 months from people driving badly in the snow

having my clothing stained with ice removing salt from walking in the snow and slush downtown

getting frost bite walking outside in 5 below weather

worrying about my pipes freezing and costing me $3,000 to replace

winterizing my above ground pool for a whopping 2 months of use, if lucky

having to go in my back yard in 0 degree weather and clear ice and debris from the end of my sump pump discharge pipe so my basement didnt flood

freezing my a$$ off and risking sever bodily injury falling off of ladders putting up christmas light each winter

chopping wood in my zero degree garage for the fireplace which never worked right

watching the undercarriage of my car get slowly eaten away by ice melting industrial salt

cleaning away the filthiest looking grime, sand, and old salt off the first 5 feet of my lawn each spring

hardly being able to leave my house for 5 months out of the year

staring out my backyard window at the lovely sight of 4 tons of dog poo, and a bunch of yellow ice and snow, because the dogs couldnt walk more than 10 feet from the house due to 5 foot high backyard snow drifts..

hmmmmmm..i'd think of some more, but I think that you get the idea that I HATE WINTER IN THE NORTHEAST AND DONT MISS A FLIPPING THING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

lillekat · Mar 6, 2006

absolutely nothing! WEll... maybe the roast meals... but thas't it!

alaynna · Mar 6, 2006

Nothing!! I can't wait until its hot here I have all of my Spring clothes ready to wear!!

cheeseface · Mar 6, 2006

I have kind of a love/hate with winter. It's kind of fun to go outside and feel -40Â° F and see white everywhere, but it gets old after 7 months. I will miss the complete lack of insects the most. That's the best. I will also miss the hugging feeling of heavy covers in bed. I have a hard time falling asleep with just a sheet on me. It's too light.

pombina · Mar 6, 2006

Being able to dry my washing on the radiators. In the summer it gets so hot in our flat so obviously the heating is off but I have nowhere to dry things because we live on the top floor, so no garden. Things take forever to dry.
Its a beautiful day here today and its got me looking forward to summer.

miss mew · Mar 6, 2006

I will miss the snowmobiling and making snowmen

sbw999 · Mar 6, 2006

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Oh my, sounds like you live in Alaska.........

What part of the country do yo live in?

it was Syracuse NY, the "Alaska" of NY State...sometimes called Siberia-cuse....there are two seasons there..Winter and August 25th..Im now in sunny NC and loving it!

AbbysMom · Mar 6, 2006

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

I will also miss the hugging feeling of heavy covers in bed. I have a hard time falling asleep with just a sheet on me. It's too light.

We keep the thermostat low at night, because we have a sheet, 3 blankets, a quilt, and an afghan on the bed.

I can't stand having just a sheet.

kittylover4ever · Mar 6, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

We keep the thermostat low at night, because we have a sheet, 3 blankets, a quilt, and an afghan on the bed.

I can't stand having just a sheet.

Oh my Lord girl, we can never sleep together......I'd sweat to death!!

AbbysMom · Mar 6, 2006

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Oh my Lord girl, we can never sleep together......

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