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Old 02-20-2010, 09:02 PM   #16
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I think snowfall is achingly beautiful and I love the peaceful silence of it. A forest is particularly beautiful in the winter. I love walking my dogs in although they don't appreciate it. That being said, my twins have managed to lose one of each pair of gloves they own and they track mud and snow into the house and I find it in the weirdest places so I'm done for the year. C'mon spring!
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I'm usually very excited about snow, but since we've missed so much school already, I'd rather not get any more that would keep us out of school.
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I love snow when I don't have to go anywhere. The perfect snow is when it comes in heavy Friday night and is gone by Monday morning. It's raining here this weekend and part of me really would've loved for it to have been snowing. There's nothing like being all cozy in your warm home, with a mug of hot cider, dogs curled at your feet, while watching the snow coming down.
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I love snow. Unfortunately we don't get it here very often. This year I think we have had more snow then I have seen in years. It's a good thing for me!
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I've only seen snow about 3 times in my lifetime and I have to say that I it!! Now, don't get my wrong, I hate hate hate being cold so I don't think I could make it very long in snowy weather. (That's why I live in FL ) But, it's so.... beautiful!!! And peaceful!!!
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I love snow, but only on days when I don't have to work, as it always causes chaos over here - and usually whenever it snows, I can't get to work.
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I love the snow. There is never enough for me. Unfortunately, I live right on the shoreline so we tend not to get as much as other places in Connecticut.
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I definitely don't get excited by snow or even the possibility of it. The Seattle area doesn't get it regularly enough for people to know how to drive in it and for the cities/towns to have the necessary equipment & personell to handle a large accumulation. I take the bus and walk everywhere as I don't drive and when there's snow on the ground doing ANYTHING that involves leaving the house becomes a major, cold, tiring, & more dangerous than usual venture. That said snow is beautiful & peacefull feeling and I'll take the cold over heat any day. You can only take so much off, when you're in public, to stay cool but can put on as many layers as you want to stay warm. Plus hauling stuff is alot more comfortable in the cooler weather since I don't turn in to a hot, sweaty, human salt lick.
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I love the snow when it's falling. It's so peaceful and beautiful. There is nothing better than a White Christmas. I don't know if I would like to live somewhere that didn't experience snow in the winter. But I have to say, by this time every winter I'm pretty much done with it.
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I get super excited about snow! It drifting down, having hot chocolate, seeing everything covered in it! Snow is the best (I like the colder months to begin with!)
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LOVE snow! And we have had a ton this year! Who shovels? Me! Who has to deal with all the snow suits, missing gloves, etc? Me! And who is the first one outside on a snow day jumping in it? Me, me, me!!
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I hate snow if I have to work as my commute goes from 45 minutes to around an hour and a half. It's currently snowing in Chicago with about 2 inches on the ground at 10:30 pm. Tomorrow's rush hour is going to stink!!!! and I have to be at work at 7am. I only want it to snow if I'm on a skiing vacation. Then it's ok.
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