I see snow maybe once every 3-4 years average where I live. Still though even when it snows I prefer to stay out of it as I am not a fan. Far to cold and the chill goes straight to my bones and it freaking hurts after a short while
I used to like them in high school, now I hate them. Classes were canceled for 3 days during the week of Thanksgiving (so we had the whole week off) and when we went back to class all the exams were crammed into 1 week since it was the last week before finals.
They're frustrating here in the UK because we're never prepared for snow. So the pavements get left untreated, which virtually turns into blocks of ice after the snow's gone, which means I can't go anywhere without the serious risk of falling over and breaking my neck.
We haven't had one yet, but I look forward to unexpected days off from school. I'm not really into going out and sledding/snowboarding and what not, though. I usually just stay at home and watch tv.
We don't even experience winter/snow here in the first place. This place is tropical. I sure as hell want to experience some snowball fight right now :(
We don't even experience winter/snow here in the first place. This place is tropical. I sure as hell want to experience some snowball fight right now :(
I'm in first year college and I can't get them anymore and I miss them. I got around 28 of them in Grades 9 and 10 combined, but only around 6 for the last two years.
We've got lots of snow here in Sweden right now. To the guy asking if it's beautiful: Yes it is. So I don't mind. It's pretty unpleasent to be outside when it's -20° celcius, though.. (that's -4 fahrenheit, if that's what you use).
We've got lots of snow here in Sweden right now. To the guy asking if it's beautiful: Yes it is. So I don't mind. It's pretty unpleasent to be outside when it's -20° celcius, though.. (that's -4 fahrenheit, if that's what you use).
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It's not very pleasent to be outside when it's 40° celsius here either :)
So long as I have a nice warm place to seek shelter in, I don't mind. We get a lot of lake effect snow where I'm at. So when it snows, we get dumped on. I've lived in places where it snowed for much of my life. I'm fine although I don't care much for winter sports. The most I do outside is shovel the snow on the driveway, do a little sledding on the hill with some of the neighborhood kids, or maybe build a snowman.
Growing up in NJ and at college in Pittsburgh, there really weren't many snow days, probably less than one a year and none in Pittsburgh. People just deal with the snow. I remember going to sleep as a kid, hoping that school would get called off and I'd wake up, look out the window, and see that the DPW had plowed and salted the roads into an acceptable driving surface. Then I'd have to walk to school in the snow. Lots of disappointment at not being able to wear out the Genesis all day instead of trying to stay awake in school.
I've never had a snow day. When I was a kid I lived in Boise. When it snowed, they plowed it right away. When the temperature got down to 0F (and sometimes it could be weeks before it went above 0), they didn't do anything special. Most kids at my school walked there, and the school just expected parents to take responsibility and bundle them up properly.
My kids get snow days, and sometimes I'm embarrassed by the amount of snow it takes to call off school here.
[QUOTE="AL_GREEN"]I appreciated any days off I could getaransom
But they're not a real day off, because they usually have to make up for the snow day by making you go to school on a nice day. They just add days to the end of the year, and the last few weeks of school are always a great time anyways. School in early June knowing the year was about to end was fun I miss that so much
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