Weather Too hot summers or too cold winters? - Page 6

**luv** · 07-24-2011, 06:02 PM

Let's take these to extreme, since those of us in the Midwest have experienced each. Which do you prefer? I've just seen people complain about both, so I thought I would list what's bad about each to see which people would tolerate better.

Summer: Heat waves, dead grass, sweating through your shirt, humidity, sunburns, hot pools, too-hot-to-touch steering wheels

Winter: Ice storms, more layers of clothes, higher utility bills, slick roads, snow drifts, chilled-to-the-bone temperatures, cabin fever

I've heard people complain about each (or a few people *cough*Bugeater*cough* complain about both). Which is the lesser of the two evils?

Poll forthcoming....

**alanm** · 07-25-2011, 11:52 AM

I'll take Summer any day over winter. I fucking hate winter.

**007** · 07-25-2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

WTF?

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Originally Posted by luv

You work overnight and you sleep during the day. You'd never see daylight!

Yeah. So?

Technically I would still get 2-3 hours of daylight as I get up about 2:45pm.

Frazod · 07-25-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

I'll say that I prefer cold winter's for now but ask me again in February....

When it's 5 degrees outside and I'm stomping through 3 foot snowdrifts, the thought that brings me comfort is "Well, it could be 95 degrees and humid. **** that."

**Bearcat** · 07-25-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

When it's 5 degrees outside and I'm stomping through 3 foot snowdrifts, the thought that brings me comfort is "Well, it could be 95 degrees and humid. **** that."

eazyb81 · 07-25-2011, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, the last thought that enters my mind when looking at this picture is how terrible summer is.

Frazod · 07-25-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah.... so? That was awesome for me. We got to leave work early and the next day off!

Frazod · 07-25-2011, 01:43 PM

I would also point out that a paralyzing snow storm of that magnitude tends to happen about once every 10-15 years. I've been at my current job in Chicago for over 11 years and that was the FIRST TIME since I've worked here that the office was shut down on account of snow.

I think the temperature gets over 100 during the summer a bit more frequently than that.

**Bearcat** · 07-25-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

I would also point out that a paralyzing snow storm of that magnitude tends to happen about once every 10-15 years. I've been at my current job in Chicago for over 11 years and that was the FIRST TIME since I've worked here that the office was shut down on account of snow.

I think the temperature gets over 100 during the summer a bit more frequently than that.

Yeah, BWillie mentioned something like that, and I agree with him...

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When I'm talking about summer, I'm talking about July and August. It goes kind of something like this. Just about every day in July and August sucks because it's 90+. Most days in the winter I don't mind, if it's a high of 42 and there is no snow falling. I'd pick that day..but then there are those days that it's -10 and it snows a foot. Those are much worse, so that puts summer just barely over winter for me.

If I had to pick between a random winter day in KC and a random summer day, there's a good chance I'd be choosing between a 40 degree winter day and 95 degree summer day. In that case, just for one day, I might pick winter. For the overall seasons though, I'd pick summer over winter, because the few extreme days of winter are just that bad (otoh, I lived 0.5 miles from work last winter and didn't have an excuse to work from home, unlike coworkers... maybe this year I'll stay home during the snow days, which would be a nice perk).

Overall though, Spring in KC is the season I could do without, which is why I practically celebrate the heat of summer. Forty degree+ swings from morning to afternoon, constantly flirting with warm weather but never quite getting there, 50 degree rainy days... I hate it. It's a constant tease, from the days when you wonder if it's snowed for the last time (probably not) to the time spent wondering if you've seen the last 45-degree high (no).... it drags on forever.

Infidel Goat · 07-25-2011, 02:20 PM

summer and it's not even close...

burt · 07-25-2011, 02:23 PM

winters, but only here in Fla

Frazod · 07-25-2011, 02:25 PM

And if you're talking extremes, we had a summer up here back in '95 where over 700 people died from the pervasive heat/humidity. Shit just went on and on and on. It was horrible.

Nothing like that has ever happened because of cold/snow.

Delaney37 · 07-25-2011, 04:00 PM

I'll take the summer heat thank you and below is why...

Diary of a Snow Shoveler...

December 8 - 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.

December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14 - Snow lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, Which I think was very cruel.

December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow
blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white crap fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the a-hole is lying.

December 23 - Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.

December 24 - 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.

December 25 - Merry f-----g Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow!
Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think shes a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wondeful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze, plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.

December 28 - Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. THE WIFE is driving me crazy!!!

December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver...he is now suing me for a million dollars not only the beating I gave him but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his arse. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.

December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

View Poll Results: Which would you prefer?
Summer	63	49.61%
Winter	64	50.39%
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07-24-2011, 06:02 PM
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $5979600	Too hot summers or too cold winters? Let's take these to extreme, since those of us in the Midwest have experienced each. Which do you prefer? I've just seen people complain about both, so I thought I would list what's bad about each to see which people would tolerate better. Summer: Heat waves, dead grass, sweating through your shirt, humidity, sunburns, hot pools, too-hot-to-touch steering wheels Winter: Ice storms, more layers of clothes, higher utility bills, slick roads, snow drifts, chilled-to-the-bone temperatures, cabin fever I've heard people complain about each (or a few people coughBugeatercough complain about both). Which is the lesser of the two evils? Poll forthcoming....
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07-25-2011, 11:52 AM	#76
alanm Feeling Victorian Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Nebraska/Wyoming/Colorado Casino cash: $1346436	I'll take Summer any day over winter. I fucking hate winter. __________________ It bears repeating, ** Herm, Pioli, Haley, and Crennel for ing up my franchise for a goddamn decade. Buehler 445**
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07-25-2011, 01:43 PM	#82
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2635085	I would also point out that a paralyzing snow storm of that magnitude tends to happen about once every 10-15 years. I've been at my current job in Chicago for over 11 years and that was the FIRST TIME since I've worked here that the office was shut down on account of snow. I think the temperature gets over 100 during the summer a bit more frequently than that.
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07-25-2011, 02:20 PM	#84
Infidel Goat Beer Sherpa Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: shackled in a cellar Casino cash: $3802493	summer and it's not even close...
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07-25-2011, 02:25 PM	#86
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2635085	And if you're talking extremes, we had a summer up here back in '95 where over 700 people died from the pervasive heat/humidity. Shit just went on and on and on. It was horrible. Nothing like that has ever happened because of cold/snow.
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07-25-2011, 04:00 PM	#87
Delaney37 Starter Join Date: Jun 2010 Casino cash: $6338800	I'll take the summer heat thank you and below is why... Diary of a Snow Shoveler... December 8 - 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life. December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor. December 14 - Snow lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so. December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all. December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, Which I think was very cruel. December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white crap fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the a-hole is lying. December 23 - Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying. December 24 - 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow. December 25 - Merry f-----g Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think shes a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wondeful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave. December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze, plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes. December 28 - Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. THE WIFE is driving me crazy!!! December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver...he is now suing me for a million dollars not only the beating I gave him but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his arse. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted. December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling. January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
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