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Post by dennym57 on Oct 17, 2022 15:15:02 GMT
I have warm clothes, good boots and a decent snow blower. I'm retired and don't have to go anywhere.
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Post by atsda on Oct 17, 2022 17:34:30 GMT
The cooler Fall weather in Maryland is pleasant. We can get appreciable snow and cold at times in Baltimore – that is enjoyable too. I’ve lived in the moderate climate of CA, the very hot weather in FL, and experienced the cold and snow in Utah and Maine while living there. In Maine in 1986 over 80 inches of snow and ice flows in the Penobscot, In 1983 in Logan. UT, 6 weeks of below 0 in Jan and Feb, with snow still in the canyon in July. What is good about the Fall in Baltimore, is that is comfortable in my uninsulated attic where my layout is; not like in the summer when it is in the 90’s there. It is quite cold while running trains in the winter. Alfred
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 17, 2022 17:39:41 GMT
Joe, I hear what you are saying. I grew up in the suburbs in central NJ and as I became a young adult I came to really despise the cold and the snow. While living for 20 years in CA we ended up driving to snow which was a rough 3 hour each way trip. So, when we decided to come back to the NE, I was adamant that it would be on my terms. I wanted to live in the country in a town that embraced winter as I saw happening in Lake Tahoe. Our town is like that. We are surrounded by conservation land and beautiful trails. We do a lot of snow shoeing an hiking in the snow. We also will light up the firepit and sit around with a hot cocoa. There are multiple winter festivals in the area and a small ski/snow tubing resort nearby. There is also a snow mobile club in town and they pass through the trail adjacent to our backyard almost every evening when there is snow. Winter clothing has also come a long way since I was young. You can get some very good layers that keep you very warm. The snowfalls are also peaceful and a joy to walk around in with the dogs. They love the snow. While I will admit that when we get into April it can be a bit long in the tooth, we know at that point spring is close and we even see signs of it with the snow on the ground. If you live in the snow, you need to learn how to enjoy it and make it part of your lifestyle. Much easier to do that in the country.
I had a co-worker/friend who loved the cold. One winter back in the '90s we were testing and inspecting vehicle tank meters on fuel oil trucks. It was 2 degrees Fahrenheit that morning and warmed up to about 8 or 10 that afternoon. I was bundled in my winter coveralls and he was wearing a tee shirt with a short sleeve polo shirt over that and a lined flannel shirt as his coat. Nothing was tucked in and his collar was open. I asked if he was cold and he said that he was fine, he had three layers on. He said that when the weather turned cold he finally felt good. I was miserable.
When I was younger the cold didn't bother me. I didn't like it but I dealt with it just fine. As I got older it bothered me more and more. I never liked it when the trees lost their leaves and looked dead, nor did I like that it got dark so early in the winter.
It's great that you like where you live and enjoy all the winter activities. I can't imagine how Brian could live in Maine but we are all different and that's a good thing.
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