Where did Winter go?

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Wow. Are we even going to have one this year? It's getting to mid February and we have open water near my house in Sudbury. That hasn't happened since I moved here in the late 80s. If this is what global warming looks like, we are clearly in big trouble. I'm not a big ice fisherman, but this sure isn't good for people who are.

But on a personal note, what's sad about this is part of the reason I moved here back then was because I grew up in North Carolina and hated the 95 degree heat and muggy heat in the summers. But I also hatred the winters too, with four months of 40 degree rain and 30 degree cold when it was clear. Always cold enough to keep you inside, but almost never cold enough to snow; maybe a measly 3 inch snow once a year. When I first moved up here, we had plenty of snow, and my Dad and I X country skied all the way through the winter. I loved it, and loved the 80 to 85 degrees summers with great fishing too. But now, I feel like the dreary rain and boring cold I hated growing up have now moved north to follow me, along with some of the muggy heat too. Sigh. Guess I'll have to move up to Labrador in a few years to get some snow!