Despite NorCal being overrun with commie-socialists and other retards, and that I had to give up White Castle, Nickles Banana Flip, etc., every winter I'm reminded why I don't regret moving here. Enjoy your snowballs upside the head, slip-sliding 50 ft before you fall on your tailbone, ripping mini-icicles out of your nose hair, cracked and oozing lips, burning ears, wading ass deep through snow, and all that winter fun! After twenty plus years I had enough.
You know this year I almost decided to leave when my father in law was watching the kids, and he had them outside knocking icicles off the house and one hit my oldest daughter in the face, imagine she could have lost a fucking eye had it been an inch in either direction. Winter can be dangerous.
You betcha! The 'winter wonderland' stuff is mighty pretty...from inside the window looking out....but sooner or later ya gotta go out....not so pretty then. Last winter in Kentucky it snowed so much that cars were abandoned on the highway, and I really was ass-deep, not a pair of snowshoes in any sporting goods store around. That was the end for me, the day I promised myself never again. I gave up a lot to keep that promise. Things like White Castle cheesburgers, the great scenery of Kentucky in the warm months, friendship, and so on, but to be free of the snow I'd of paid twice the price. Past couple days its been 'cold' here (as in 55F) , and all the silly natives as crying about it, and wearing poofy goose-down coats, while I'm in short-sleeves with a zippered hoodie vest. They got no concept of what cold is!
Amen, someday I'll be free of it. Not this year but maybe next year. Glad you made it out safe. I can't relate to the liking white castle thing, I've tried and I don't get the hype around it. I used to have a few clients in kentucky and man I enjoyed that state driving there with the right car was nothing short of awesome. 55f is not cold, its comfortable lol.
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