So it begins... 💩

[Bob Zaod]

I moved from NH to NM and I now live in the East Mountains here in NM. We get some snow because of our elevation of 6500ft but it's nothing compared to NH. Being in the High Desert it does get pretty cold at night in the winter but again, overall nothing compared to NH.

Winters are much more tolerable for me now. I don't miss running the snowblower in a blizzard at midnight so I can get out of the driveway and get to work at 6am. I don't miss the ice storms causing major accidents and fatalities.

 

[DrewJD82]

I grew up in Maine and I can get all “We used to walk to 5 miles to school in -20 degree weather with hot potatoes in our pockets to keep our hands warm” because we literally did that. They’d only cancel school if the wind chill got below -30, if I remember right.

I hated it then and I hate it now. Once I started driving…..ugh, digging my trucks out of 4 feet of snow just to find another 8” of solid ice around my tires….f*ck that. I moved to Florida in 2003 and was here for 5 years, then moved back to New England for 5 years and was miserable. Looking back, I was a bit of a turd because I just refused to buy proper winter clothing during those 5 years, so I’d just bitch about it. Now when I go up to visit I’m stocked up with a killer jacket that keeps me completely warm in 5 degree weather, a proper winter hat, gloves, socks, etc.

While the summer heat down here can get to you, especially working outside as much as I do, we’re coming into the perfect season where the mornings and evenings are nice and cool but mid-day is still-

The only part I don’t like is in another month and a half it’ll start going from 87 degrees one day to 47 the next and it’s way to wide of a jump to find any comfort in. Your body is still used to high temps and that drop feels more brutal than it is. I’m in a fortunate location being as close to the ocean as I am as the humidity isn’t bad this close to it, but when those cold fronts come in, they hit hard!

We have burn bans. So I have to either mulch them (which I haven't got the mower and attachments for) or bag them. An activity which I absolutely loathe

When I had my house we got a couple compost barrels that spun via crank on the side, instead of bagging everything up we’d just put everything into the barrel, spin them every few days to keep them mixed up and in a month or two we’d just spread it around the yard. Did wonders for our grass and was a lot easier than bagging that crap up! The most work involved was spreading it around the grass so it wasn’t in clumps, so I’d generally do it before I mowed, by the time I was done the mower just shot that stuff out across the yard more evenly than raking would.

 

[mbenigni]

I grew up in Maine and I can get all “We used to walk to 5 miles to school in -20 degree weather with hot potatoes in our pockets to keep our hands warm” because we literally did that. They’d only cancel school if the wind chill got below -30, if I remember right.

I hated it then and I hate it now. Once I started driving…..ugh, digging my trucks out of 4 feet of snow just to find another 8” of solid ice around my tires….f*ck that. I moved to Florida in 2003 and was here for 5 years, then moved back to New England for 5 years and was miserable. Looking back, I was a bit of a turd because I just refused to buy proper winter clothing during those 5 years, so I’d just b*tch about it. Now when I go up to visit I’m stocked up with a killer jacket that keeps me completely warm in 5 degree weather, a proper winter hat, gloves, socks, etc.

While the summer heat down here can get to you, especially working outside as much as I do, we’re coming into the perfect season where the mornings and evenings are nice and cool but mid-day is still-
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The only part I don’t like is in another month and a half it’ll start going from 87 degrees one day to 47 the next and it’s way to wide of a jump to find any comfort in. Your body is still used to high temps and that drop feels more brutal than it is. I’m in a fortunate location being as close to the ocean as I am as the humidity isn’t bad this close to it, but when those cold fronts come in, they hit hard!



When I had my house we got a couple compost barrels that spun via crank on the side, instead of bagging everything up we’d just put everything into the barrel, spin them every few days to keep them mixed up and in a month or two we’d just spread it around the yard. Did wonders for our grass and was a lot easier than bagging that crap up! The most work involved was spreading it around the grass so it wasn’t in clumps, so I’d generally do it before I mowed, by the time I was done the mower just shot that stuff out across the yard more evenly than raking would.

Literally, potatoes? :O

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Autumn has always been my favorite time of year but nowadays the year seems to go from summer to winter in a blink. I hate sweating my ass off in summer.

 

[mbenigni]

Put me down for eternal autumn. Most comfortable weather, by far, and (here in New England) it's the prettiest time of year, too. The light is warmer, the air smells better... My overall anxiety level instantly drops a few notches. Some people like the spring but that just makes me think of mud, mosquitos, and too much sunshine. (Summer is for suckers. People always telling you you need to go outside. Everybody knows there's nothing to do outside. )

I enjoy the snow well enough, too. Provided I can stay home and look at it through a window. :)

 

[mbenigni]

Autumn has always been my favorite time of year but nowadays the year seems to go from summer to winter in a blink. I hate sweating my ass off in summer.

This "autumn" was bizarre. October seemed like one long cold November rain, and then November had all of these 80 degree/ 90% humidity days. With people walking around talking about how "gorgeous" it was outside. I'm like, "Dude, this might be gorgeous in August; right now it's f***ing gross. And it makes me worry about polar bears I've never met."

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Literally, potatoes? :O

He must be from The County. All they do up there is grow potatoes and illegally hunt deer/moose. It's a very meat and potatoes sorta place. With a lot of snow.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

This "autumn" was bizarre. October seemed like one long cold November rain, and then November had all of these 80 degree/ 90% humidity days. With people walking around talking about how "gorgeous" it was outside. I'm like, "Dude, this might be gorgeous in August; right now it's f***ing gross. And it makes me worry about polar bears I've never met."

The end of October here in the SF bay has usually been a mini summer followed by Stark winter in November. We're lucky to get rain, and when we do it's a shock to the land because California is in a drought.

This year was all over the place. We got a little bit of much-needed rain but it and it's associated humidity were so random and when working with energetic kids that need scheduled outside time, you kind of long for the outdoors but don't want babies crawling through mud

 

[TimOwens316]

"Hi I'm Tim and I live in The Shining!"
Be safe up there!

This is EXACTLY what I thought when I saw that photo! I actually thought he had found a still from the movie.

Haha, I'm not familiar with what you guys are talking about, that is a real photo from my job. Maybe I should be scared

 

[mbenigni]

Haha, I'm not familiar with what you guys are talking about, that is a real photo from my job. Maybe I should be scared

You've never seen the original adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining? With Jack Nicholson? Anyway:

 

[JiveTurkey]

Come on Tim!

 

[the swede]

I kinda agree with some of you about the autumn. People here easily get pre winter hysteric, get depressed anbout less light, and some just love the autumn colors. I like the middle ground it has, my favourite time is August (more like end of August), september and oktober. There is a shift in the climate when the cold air from the north finally manages to push the warmth from Europe away. Like opening a window an get fresh air.
I enjoy the colors too, it’s beautiful. Definitely my most comfortable time of the year.

Don’t like spring at all. Sure, it’s nice to get past January and February which can be super cold (-25C occasionally), and the darkness turning around getting more sun time and when things generally start to live again. But the explosions of pollen is a tough time for me as an allergic. Been thinking about getting shots actually… I need to start pills in mars and eat them until July. They make me tired.

 

[TimOwens316]

You've never seen the original adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining? With Jack Nicholson? Anyway:

Guilty as charged, I'm so ashamed

 

[the swede]

Guilty as charged, I'm so ashamed

 

[TimOwens316]

C'mon Man™

 

[HotRats]

I love winter because winter means skiing, walks in the snow and christmas.

 

[la szum]

We measure snow here in Porn Star/Freak Show inches.


Great Lakes are like Mother Nature's Massive Snow Gun. Cold air moves over open water. BOOM!

 

[JiveTurkey]

You sons of guns jinxed me! I just had to go mow/mulch everything with the push mower! Stupid 60 degree weather!

 

[la szum]

Mow mulching > raking 10 out of 10 times.

 

[la szum]

Here the snow hides all the hit I didn't get done in time.