[DebbieF]

Do what I did and leave CT. for NC. weather was great here today. Actually it rained here for days :-)

[njohnson]

Originally Posted by andthentherewere3

I don't like Connecticut's winters, and I've been here nearly 30 years. The cold temps start too soon and end too late in the seasons. But I wouldn't like Florida's winters, either. I'd like something in between, maybe one of the Carolinas, or Virginia. But I would still miss much of Connecticut's culture, and New England's feel in general, so then I'd be complaining if I lived there, too.

Ideally I would have a summer house here in Connecticut and a winter house somewhat further down the coast. I just haven't found the perfect location that would make me happy year-round.

I am in the same boat. I like CT during the late spring, summer, and early fall and I have family and friends here so I really don't want to move. I like the culture as well in the northeast, the only places in the south that to me had this same cultural rich atmosphere were savannah, ga and charleston, sc, both of which are way too hot in the summer and too far away for a weekend getaway.

Ideally I would have the same as well, a year round house up here and a condo down south. I've looked at the NC and SC shoreline but in the winter they don't get quite warm enough to be a reprieve from the CT winter. Also I can travel because I work from my home however my girl can't travel during the year so it wouldn't make sense me going there by myself.

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by njohnson

I am in the same boat. I like CT during the late spring, summer, and early fall and I have family and friends here so I really don't want to move. I like the culture as well in the northeast, the only places in the south that to me had this same cultural rich atmosphere were savannah, ga and charleston, sc, both of which are way too hot in the summer and too far away for a weekend getaway.

Ideally I would have the same as well, a year round house up here and a condo down south. I've looked at the NC and SC shoreline but in the winter they don't get quite warm enough to be a reprieve from the CT winter. Also I can travel because I work from my home however my girl can't travel during the year so it wouldn't make sense me going there by myself.

Hey NJ

I try to move with the seasons on the East Coast… trying to hide from winter (lol). Between mid - November and early-April, we hit the Charleston/Myrtle Beach area once in a while. While it’s true, coastal NC is cold often in winter…. South Carolina can be pretty nice in winter if you catch it right. I was in Charleston in late December (the 25 to 31st)…and while it was in the 30’s in the Tri-State area…. it was in the 70’s and sunny in Charleston. Although you may not be able to swim in the ocean in winter in SC, a walk on the beach or the historic areas of the Low Country on a sunny 70 F day is pretty nice. Also, while coastal NC looks like Cape Cod (after a 9-hr ride -lol), coastal South Carolina with all the palm trees and greenery in winter, make you feel like you really got away.

Part of the trick is to go on short notice. If you check the weather forecast down there for a few days out…and see a warm period is coming in the next few days - call a hotel and book a room for the next day (if time allows). Remember coastal SC is always about 25 F warmer than we are here. So if we are stuck in a very cold period, say the low 30’s …it will only be 55 F or so there. If we are in the upper 40’s here…it may be in the low 70’s there. Also since it’s off season (beach season starts in late April there)…its moderately cheap. For $66 a night we had a 16th floor ocean front condo with a balcony, sat on the beach in the 70 F sun, while the kids swim in the pool. Although a bit too far for a weekend trip (11 hrs)….many times we have done a 5 day trip and it was really nice.

[weesy68]

Are you a stay at home mom?

[Denise in Fla]

Originally Posted by wannabetterlife

I am sooo sick of the snow and ice and being stuck in this house for days on end...I wish I could move to Florida...Id take a hurricane over this crappy weather anyday.

Becareful what you wish for, have you ever been thru a hurricane?

[JViello]

Originally Posted by DebbieF

Do what I did and leave CT. for NC. weather was great here today. Actually it rained here for days :-)

You know what...scratch that, it was even hotter and more oppressive in NC during July and August then Orlando!

You are a realtor selling property to unsuspecting Northerners, I would expect you to say it's paradise where you are...but in reality, it's more like a roll OF a pair-of-dice for most folks.

Come and post back in July.

[fxtrader]

I wish we had more snow! The kids love playing and sliding in it, but they only get a day or two before it melts.

[HIF]

Stupid question from a parrothead- when you all are snowed in, how does that affect your time off from work? Do they deduct the days that you are out from your vaca time?

And what DO you do with no power for a week during a snow storm? Are you snowed into your home and just walk around with layered clothing and blankets? Do you have sterno or something for cooking? In FL we get hurricane supplies in each season. Do you all do the same in the winter, just in case?

[Uconn97]

Originally Posted by HIF

Stupid question from a parrothead- when you all are snowed in, how does that affect your time off from work? Do they deduct the days that you are out from your vaca time?

And what DO you do with no power for a week during a snow storm? Are you snowed into your home and just walk around with layered clothing and blankets? Do you have sterno or something for cooking? In FL we get hurricane supplies in each season. Do you all do the same in the winter, just in case?

Well, the time off from work policy varies by company. Some people where I work take a personal day and others can work from home for the day if they need to. Its nice to have the option because I rarely have to drive in bad weather if I don't want to.

Power outages are usually more of a function of ice, not snow. We have "only" had 2 ice storms this season and only some parts of the state were badly impacted. I'll let someone who lived through one reply on "how they survive". We have been lucky enough to have never lost power for long periods of time in the winter months .

[aroundthecorner059]

Originally Posted by HIF

Stupid question from a parrothead- when you all are snowed in, how does that affect your time off from work? Do they deduct the days that you are out from your vaca time?

And what DO you do with no power for a week during a snow storm? Are you snowed into your home and just walk around with layered clothing and blankets? Do you have sterno or something for cooking? In FL we get hurricane supplies in each season. Do you all do the same in the winter, just in case?

Our snowstorms cannot compare to Florida hurricanes. When it snows here, I notice that people continue about their lives. I love in the hills and we have not lost power yet, and the longest I have heard of someone losing power in Conn. is a few hours at most, and they said that was during a tropical storm. No biggie.