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That's one side, the other (it all depends on perspective and preference). I didn't like myself and my kids having to stay couped up all SUMMER in NC with the AC. In upstate NY, from January-late March was the period the kids would stay inside most of the time (December snow was, and esepcially right now after not having it for so long, still is fun, even for me and the wife. haha). But in NC, it was just flipped around...kids stay inside most of the time from Mid-may- Mid September because it's too hot and humid. For me, PERSONALLY, I like being able to enjoy myself and go outside more durring summer, and staying inside more durring winter than vice versa (and not for nothing, but winter in NC isn't usually exactly "pleasant outside weather". Typical winter day is high in the 40's low in the 20's, with those occasional warm days were it gets up to the 60's). Interstingly enough, the only winter my kids DID go outside a lot was winter 2000 when we got that freak 2-footer storm; and I believe there were 2 other decent snows that year when we got at least a few inches.
Come on, is summer that bad there? I have visited my parents in Florida in August and still managed to get outside at like 4pm to 9pm (daylight). That is not so bad.
Come on, is summer that bad there? I have visited my parents in Florida in August and still managed to get outside at like 4pm to 9pm (daylight). That is not so bad.
That is my feeling on the heat. I go out early in the morning or late afternoon. In the winter cold is cold! Even when it was 105 I still went to the pool with my kids. Or I hopped in the car and went to an air conditioned musuem. We threw our sandals on and went. There was no time spent putting on layer after layer of clothes and scrapping ice and snow off the car. The heat didn't cause the road conditions to make the trip twice as long.
Raleigh does, occasionally, get a respectable snow storm. I remember one storm in the late 90's that dumped about 2 feet of snow on the city. Still... I guess that's small potatoes compared to winter in Massachusetts.
It is different getting 22 inches of snow in NC than getting it in Mass. NC doesn't have the equipment to handle that amount of snow. My son was out of school for 2 weeks and I was out of work for 1. There were no snow plows to be found anywhere. It was horrible.
It is different getting 22 inches of snow in NC than getting it in Mass. NC doesn't have the equipment to handle that amount of snow. My son was out of school for 2 weeks and I was out of work for 1. There were no snow plows to be found anywhere. It was horrible.
I seem to remember being out of work for 2 or 3 days. As I recall, the road crews had the main roads cleared fairly quickly, but the subdivision streets took a lot longer to clear. Not sure where you were at the time, but my commute down US1 wasn't too bad by the third day. It was the neighborhood roads that made traveling dicey for a few days after the storm.
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It is different getting 22 inches of snow in NC than getting it in Mass. NC doesn't have the equipment to handle that amount of snow. My son was out of school for 2 weeks and I was out of work for 1. There were no snow plows to be found anywhere. It was horrible.
Yes, but how many times in the past 5 years or so have you had 22 inches of snow? And how many times have you had wind chills well below zero? Or snow in May? Golf is a fall sport at the high school level here because the greens are a mess in the spring.
I agree with the above poster about the heat. We lived in VA for 2 years and I just stayed inside during the hottest part of the day but was outside early AM and in the evening. The humidity is very uncomfortable: I'll give you that! But I lived in Phoenix for 2 years and let me tell you, a dry heat of 120 is HOT!
I am actually hoping for a little snow this year. Maybe a day or two... would be nice to see it again. But yes, Ive been to MA in winter and I prefer the NC winter any day.
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