[leggo]

lol - you hit the nail on the head, perfectly.

That is why I have one more winter to endure after this one. Then it is off to sunny South Carolina - you still get the 4 seasons, but Winter is only 2 months long (like it should be!!!)

good post ex-springfielder, I am still laughing.

Originally Posted by ex-springfielder

You have to live through a few winters in the northeast to really understand them. Unlike the rest of the country our winters last a full six months starting by mid November and not ending until April. By february you've had your fill of winter yet there's still more then two months to go. Many times you'll look at the weather map for the US and see New England is the coldest area of the country. Listening to your furnace run and thinking about the price of fuel, of course you can heat with wood then all you have to do is buy the wood, stack the wood, carry the wood into the house and stack it again, get up in the middle of the night to throw more wood and on the fire. The first snow fall of the year is so beautiful, by March you want to scream every time it snows. Then of course there's the short daylight hours, not light until after 7:00 Am and dark by 4:30 PM, by 7:00 PM it feels like the middle of the night. Of course there's driving to and from work in the snow at 20 MPH, either leaving early or arriving late, scraping ice off the windshield and brushing snow off the car while it idles to warm up and trying to see through a half ice covered windshield while you drive because the defroster won't melt the ice on the sides of the windshield and the ice builds up on your wipers until all they do is leave smears and salt streaks. The worst part is there is no break, it goes on day after day. Today they're predicting another 12-18 inches, time to check the gas for the snowblower. On the plus side it gives you a deep appreciation for summer, all two months of it.

[unconscious]

there is always good & bad in all seasons. summer. bugs,t storms,humid nights,ect.we live on a sheet of ice from sep to late april .the sun does not shine down but across the ground.sometimes only the tops of our igloos.it is strange.but beutiful too.it gets lite at 930,10:00 dark at 3:00 3:30.i love to hug my grandaughters when they come in from the cold.or listen to wolves howeling far off at -40 on a clear night.look up.ya u got to love the cold imbrace it injoy it all u can.and remember a sparrow would freeze to death and fall from a branch never having felt sorry for its self and never complaining.

[unconscious]

the thing i hate are the distructive ice storms. they seem more wide spread & bigger.at least most of our ice is on the ground.not hanging in the trees.crazy vermonters!why do u do that to your power lines?they will break ya know

[unconscious]

what about your spring?then it will be oh the mud. the floods.it can be a real pain.knee deep.ya got to love getting stuck in good old vt. muck.it happens up here too.rivers can completly change coares in the spring.the old river bed is good for finding gold.

[unconscious]

yes jobs are hard to find in vt.well good ones anyway.u have to educate or speacailize.in a field u like.there are good programs to help get started.

[GypsySoul22]

Crazy utility bills (sky high for a 2 bedroom apartment) despite freezing all winter...!!!!
Okay, I won't need an air conditioner come summer but still..!!!

[unconscious]

ya we should be in arctic village stove oil is only 12.00$ a gallon.and they bought for the whole yr. so the price wont go down till they use up the supply.and barge more up the river in the spring.ouch!and thats a single story igloo.about1000:00 a month. i had a two story but the top story melted last spring.its just around the corner......isnt it? i mean spring. we have 2 seasons up here summer & winter no joke july & aug. are summer.

[GypsySoul22]

Originally Posted by unconscious

ya we should be in arctic village stove oil is only 12.00$ a gallon.and they bought for the whole yr. so the price wont go down till they use up the supply.and barge more up the river in the spring.ouch!and thats a single story igloo.about1000:00 a month. i had a two story but the top story melted last spring.its just around the corner......isnt it?

We don't have any say in who services our complex...we pay (no buy in either) and have to deal with any price they charge...it sucks.
No wonder why people keep moving out of here...

[unconscious]

Originally Posted by NYLIER

My first winter living in VT was pretty rough because my body needed to adjust to the cold temperatures. My body ached from head to toe (back, neck, wrists). After I got over that first year, it hasn't been that bad.
Even if I want to stay in VT, I don't know if I can because I have asthmatic bronchitis. It is really bad in the winter months, especially this winter. The doctor told me it is caused by all the crap in the air. The VT air seems clean to me. I am using two inhalers and at this point, I am ready to rip my lungs out of my chest! Cold temps and AB don't go together. I would rather deal with this then humidity though!!

maybe its something in the house?

[NYLIER]

Originally Posted by unconscious

maybe its something in the house?

When I go outside is when it is the worst. I'm fine during the summer but the winter is horrible. Actually, since I went back to the doctor I have been feeling much better. I stopped using my inhalers on a daily basis. I don't think the wood stove helps though. The air may be dry so I keep a humidifier on.