annoying things

[low_delta]

Let me preface this by saying it doesn't apply to any LiveJournalers.

I'm really tried of hearing how bad the weather is. We're having a record year for snow, and just about every week, the temperature drops below zero for a night or two. I understand that this is a pain in the ass. I just don't want to hear your constant griping. Constant... griping. It's been like this for weeks, and it's liable to continue for weeks. This is February in Wisconsin. Consider yourself lucky that we had warm, and for the most part snow-free Februaries for the last ten years or more. And stop saying that you haven't seen the sun in weeks. I know once or twice a week isn't much, but
it's not true.

I swear, if I hear "enough is enough!" one more time I'm going to smack you.

Here are some positives to think about. It's been cold, so all that snow has been light and fluffy, rather than wet and heavy. Even the cloudy days are bright due to the snow on the ground. Snow cover is good for your garden and lawn. Having sixty-degree days in February is not normal. What we're getting now is not so far extreme to the opposite. This keeps snowblower manufacturers and plow drivers in business. I know people in both categories. [edit - one more] I've gotten a lot of exercise this year!

Comments

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

I know how aggravating it can be. I'm a rain lover, but every single time it rains, all people do is bitch about it. I always say things like, "I love rainy days", and, "You can't have flowers and green grass without some rain", but the same people stick to their griping every.single.time.

After all, you couldn't have built that gorgeous lion without this weather. :) Am I right? I'm right.

Right.

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

It's probably a very good thing that you don't live in Northern California, where we got all the same constant gripes about an unusually cool (for here), very wet, and long winter. And endless talk about symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I mean, sheesh, people, get a CLUE - this has been NOTHING compared to the Great Winter of '08 in the Midwest and East. Aarggh!

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Happy Valentine's Day Kevin.

It's human nature to complain. It does not help much to get upset about it.

Our snow has been wet and heavy and icy. I think it's been different than your snowfalls. We have not had much sun, except for a few days here and there, and though it's normal some of us simply love sunshine. It makes for brighter colors and brighter outlooks. However, it also makes for floods. I think that it's been glummer at our house because worry about the flooding...

Yup... you are right about keeping people in business. We have a local ski area that really has been HARD hit the last few years! I'm not sure that they are still in business. And, it's only February so we will be due for lots more. One of my best friends has a son who makes a big income off of snowplowing. I don't wish him ill!

Please forgive me if I still wish I were in Kaua'i with the bright colors, mostly gentle rains, and lovely smells...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

It doesn't help to get upset about the weather either.

I just saw in the paper where they said we've only seen the sun three times so far this month. I had no idea it was that little. Of course that's one or two times a week, so that's about what I was saying.

My friend who plows, recently lost his job, so he's happy to be able to pick up all the plowing work.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I have come to the point just today, which comes every year, of "I am officially sick & tired of winter," but I realize that most people feel that way right now, so I've been unusually quiet about it. Maybe I've been so quiet b/c I haven't had to stare at brown ground for 2 months.

And, hey, the weather gave me something to talk about today w/the really nice guy who drops off our bottled water, so that's ok (when you can't talk about anything else...).

But I hear you. Won't stop me from being cranky, but I did reflect today that it's been years since I've sung my, "I hate Wisconsin" song, invented during my first March in my beloved state.

And!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I've been so happy to use my cute polar bear icon!

Re: And!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

That's the way to look on the bright side! ;-) I thought of another one. The snow has never gotten ugly and gray.

There are things I hate about winter. Brown ground, for example. Many people prefer that over white ground. What good is cold without snow? And I hate when it gets cold after warming up. Once we've had spring, I don't like going back to winter.