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I'm an adult. Middle aged, as a matter of fact. And I LOVE snow. I love the look, I love the feel, and I love to play in it. I am not thrilled with COLD, but I'll cope as long as I can have snow.
There's a "Major weather system" coming towards Indiana next week, according to the news. And - if it heads a bit north, we'll get about an inch or more of rain. If it heads south, we could get a foot of snow. I'm praying for snow. I'm excited about the chance of snow. I'm really bummed that right now it looks like it may be rain.
Am I the only one who feels this way? It seems as if all of my friends, relatives, aquaintances, and classmates are whining about snow. What about you?
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I get excited about the first snow fall of the season that leaves any kind of accumulation. After that I'm pretty much over the snow and ready for Spring.
I am about snow. I love the sound it makes when you walk on it, the fresh feel of the air and it's a weird peaceful sound outside following the fall. I everyone that loves and enjoys it. Being in the lower region of the UK we get very little but we managed to have a load last year and early part of this for a week - I was in heaven but people moaned something rotten. I'm on your side
I also get excited about snow. That's because I so rarely see it now. About 5 years ago, we had our first snowfall here in 100 years, and it came on Christmas day. Needless to say, there were alot of excited people. However, I grew up in the extra-snowy part of Massachusetts, and took snow for granted, even cursed it lots of times. Realizing how special it is for people who don't live with it every year, I get so excited now when I get to see it.
I got excited about snow for the first few years after moving to IL (from CA). Then I was OK with it for about ten years. But for the last few years, I've come to really dislike it. Especially this year. We've got mountains of snow everywhere, and there's a major system coming tomorrow night. There's really nowhere to put it all any more.
I get excited about the first snow fall of the season that leaves any kind of accumulation. After that I'm pretty much over the snow and ready for Spring.
I go oooh at first but then get fed up of cold wet feet fairly quickly. The hills round here look very pretty with snow on though.
I personally would be fine if I never saw snow again in my life. The ONLY thing I like is it looks pretty on the trees.
DH, however...we have officially had almost 2 feet of snow for the February - record-breaking. He said it was almost enough to make him happy!
I have always liked snow. Winter isn't my favorite season, but I really like all the seasons, and like seasonal weather - cool falls, cold winters, hot summers, etc. Since summer's our longest season here in NC, I'm always excited for a break from that.
That being said, this is the first year I'm tired of winter and snow. We haven't gotten nearly as much here as the PA/DC area, but more than usual...I guess I know now that I would not be happy living in a place where more than 1 or 2 snows is normal.
I love snow, especially this year since we've hardly had any (maybe 30 inches total......we're usually double that)! I hope the storm coming Tuesday is snow and not rain!
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everyone that loves and enjoys it. Being in the lower region of the UK we get very little but we managed to have a load last year and early part of this for a week - I was in heaven but people moaned something rotten. I'm on your side 
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I go oooh at first but then get fed up of cold wet feet fairly quickly. The hills round here look very pretty with snow on though.
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