Originally Posted by BigFish (Post 827637)

Paul how is man town coming??:uhuh:

Originally Posted by BassDawg (Post 827897)

oh how completely ASSUMPTIVE of you Larr!

i'm an Union Ironworker, for 24 yrs, and we don't go home unless it's
30-35 below w/ the windchill. i work in subzero temps, regularly.

last winter i was over 250 ft in the air, during a blizzard, taking apart a tower crane. my partner and i were sitting on 4" needle beams setting the trolley so we could dismantle the tower sections, then we were climbing up and down the tower sections and driving the 5" diameter link pins out of each section with 12# sledge hammers. it was soooo COLD, the hydraulics froze and we had to replace the pump. 12 hour days into nightfall for three days. THOSE 3 days were the coldest i've ever been. i've also dealt with a minor case of scoliosis my whole life that makes a "bad back" a daily affair and trips to the chiro pain maintenance,,,,,,,, about as far from cushy as one can get, my brutha!!

before that, i worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma~ again in sub-zero temps ~pulling water wells, and oil wells for my daily bread.

i'm 50 and i absolutely LOVE the sticky white stuff, snow angels with my daughter, sledding, snow caves, and shoveling snow is simply one of the toils of winter. let us not forget our elderly friends and family, likewise.

just found it humorous that your "Sick of Winter", when it's only just begun!! and you do choose to live/work/play in New England's wintry wonderland, no? at the risk of reiteration,,,,,,,,,COLD is a state of mind and preparedness, imho. i choose to embrace it and it definitely makes me long for Spring!!! :fishin: :fishin: :fishin:

Originally Posted by FishermanTim (Post 826892)

Keep in mind that the accumulated snow will provide the spring runoff that will replenish the local aquifer. A winter without snow will mean a dry lawn and stressed trees come the summer.
Spring rains do help, but since they are typically deluges, most of the water runs off before it can do any good, so having a blanket of snow is actually beneficial. How many spring bulbs emerged last spring only to be zapped by a late winter/early spring freeze? Snow cover would have prevented that.

So you see, a snowy winter does have its merit, but like most weather phenominum, it takes a little getting used to.

Originally Posted by Swimmer (Post 827838)

A buddy of mine who lives about a mile away and is terribly disabled was yakking about his 19 yr. old sat inside and watched him do all the shoveling during the storm. He just signed for a car for the kid. Thats was kind of bothering him at coffee this morning.