Another Christmas in the upper 50s. I thought it was my imagination, but it is objectively warmer and has stopped snowing in the North East and Midwest in the Winter. https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/21/weather/us-winter-temperatures-climate-change/index.html https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/northeast-snow-winter-below-average
It was 34 degrees when I walked outside this morning. The next week will be highs around 60 and lows in the mid 30's, sun will be shining. This is perfect weather.
I'm happy for temps in the 30s-50s in North Texas. Feels good. Last thing I want is 60's and 70's for Christmas.
Yep. My boys and I are in Indiana with family for the holidays. We were hoping for cooler weather but we are in shorts and hoodies.
Was 55 where I am. Consistently one of the snowiest non-mountain towns in the country. We average about 104 inches of snow a year over the last 30 years. This year we've had maybe 15 so far. I couldn't be happier.
I doubt you really do miss cold ass winters. The lack of sunshine, shoveling snow and a relative social deadness in public spaces make legit cold winters a selfie moment for me but nothing i want to live for 2-3 months straight.
I lived for a decade in Omaha and while I loved that town the winters were 4 months of overcast skies, wind that cut through you, snow that turned to brown sludge................the first snow of the season was always awesome, the cool October fall with the beautiful leaves turning on the trees was great.............but winter, hell to the no. Yesterday was the PERFECT day, sunny and 60, jacket in the am then a t shirt by noon outside deep frying a turkey and having egg nogg spiked with bourbon, it don't get much better than that.
Our Christmas tradition when I was a kid was to do BBQ on the beach in Galveston. It would have been a chilly bbq this year, but good enough. No Yankee Christmas for me.
Yesterday’s Houston weather of 50s and sunny was a nice change from Xmas Eve when it was 70s and soup.
Texas has near perfect weather for about 6 months, 2 f*cked up months, and 4 months of the devils throbbing dick slicing up your ass.
Skiing is fun. Snowshoeing is fun. They tell me ice skating and ice fishing are fun. I think snow shoveling is fun--if there's a good amount, you don't have to work out that day. The quietness and stillness after a good snowfall are wonderful. Being an East Texan who left for different climes, I think the reason many don't like winter is because they are not prepared for it. If you're ready with the right tools, gear, equipment, and clothing, it's usually not that big of a deal. Of course, there are things I don't like, with the big one being less daylight and a hard second being the mushy, muddy mess during a major snowmelt. As a Texas kid I used to dread the winter but now as a significantly older Fire guy, I dread the summer much more and look to the winter for relief. To me now, summer means death and destruction. (Ironically, it also means money as I'll never lack for work.) That said, the winter is increasingly cause for concern--wacky jet streams, higher temps, less snowpack. It screws up plant cycles and ecosystems, reduces soil moistures heading into summer, diminishes water supplies, and rain on snow is a bad flood risk. In short, no matter where you live, the battle between winter and summer is a fool's game. They're connected, we need both, and we're screwing it all up.
Mrs Rimrocker grew up in a warmer climate and adjusted as you have or did she have a headstart by growing up in a colder climate?
Couldn’t disagree more. I love middle Tennessee where I live now, but the winters suck. F*ck snow forever. Houston winters are the best, normally.
So went to the Santa's Wonderland in College Station tonight.....37 freaking degrees and my balls are frozen. So in summary I do not miss cold winters.
