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I, for one, am amused by the agressive and passive agressive behavior of some midwesterners. My God, you can't even say Minneapolis is cold in the winter without igniting a firestorm.
If you feel CD is so odious, by all means, disassociate yourself.
One of the areas on my preferred list of places to retire to is in the Northwoods of WI by the UP of Michigan, an area with average temperatures quite a bit colder than Minneapolis. The cold doesn't bother me at all, and having a decent amount of snowfall each winter (Lake Effect) is far better than dealing with pointless 30-40F temperatures with pitch dark grey skies and almost no snow that passes for "winter" in other areas of the US.
One of the areas on my preferred list of places to retire to is in the Northwoods of WI by the UP of Michigan, an area with average temperatures quite a bit colder than Minneapolis. The cold doesn't bother me at all, and having a decent amount of snowfall each winter (Lake Effect) is far better than dealing with pointless 30-40F temperatures with pitch dark grey skies and almost no snow that passes for "winter" in other areas of the US.
Sounds like you're describing Indianapolis. While we didn't have a lot of snow this winter, it stays cloudy and muddy most of the time. I'd rather have sunshine and snow than a cloudy, muddy mess for months.
Sounds like you're describing Indianapolis. While we didn't have a lot of snow this winter, it stays cloudy and muddy most of the time. I'd rather have sunshine and snow than a cloudy, muddy mess for months.
I would argue that areas of Wisconsin get more sunny days in the winter than Indiana based on my personal experiences living in both states. In Wisconsin it's usually the colder days that are free of clouds due to arctic high pressure. In the Northwoods, however, the snow cover tends to brighten things up and there are plenty of winter sports in a "typical" season to enjoy things outdoors. My favorite area is Vilas County, it has about 1300 lakes within its borders and has a plethora of trails within the Northern Highland state forest. Good place to retire, very difficult place to make a living- mostly tourism based economy.
You gotta be kidding me! The one and only thing people say about Minneapolis is that it's cold. We get it, and don't deny it. We just get sick and tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over again.
In other news, New York is big, Chicago has violence, Atlanta sprawls, and Phoenix is hot.
Maybe you should go back and re-read a few posts. I said Minne was colder than Moscow, and someone fired back that Moscow wasn't really *that* cold. And on and on. I admittedly participated in the highjack, but good grief! Some of you Minnesotans protest too much.
It is currently 66.7 here in metro Denver, the sun is out and people were eating outside at the downtown restaurants.
Maybe you should go back and re-read a few posts. I said Minne was colder than Moscow, and someone fired back that Moscow wasn't really *that* cold. And on and on. I admittedly participated in the highjack, but good grief! Some of you Minnesotans protest too much.
It is currently 66.7 here in metro Denver, the sun is out and people were eating outside at the downtown restaurants.
The more I research the climate of Denver, I get a strong feeling that I would despise it, contrary to many people. The elevation combined with the insanely strong sun would be too intolerable for me. Getting crowded there too.
Maybe you should go back and re-read a few posts. I said Minne was colder than Moscow, and someone fired back that Moscow wasn't really *that* cold. And on and on. I admittedly participated in the highjack, but good grief! Some of you Minnesotans protest too much.
It is currently 66.7 here in metro Denver, the sun is out and people were eating outside at the downtown restaurants.
And it was 70ºF and brilliantly sunny in Minneapolis today. So what?
There is in North America, it's just in Canada. Montreal is slightly larger than Minneapolis, depending on how you measure; and has roughly the same January temperatures and a slower spring warm-up. Some of New England at the same latitude of Minneapolis has roughly the same winter temperatures, and again a colder spring. And less sunshine.
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