Snow! Do you miss is? Or do you have it everyday and are so sick of it?

United Kingdom
September 29, 2008 10:52am CST
Snow! Where is the snow? I have lived in London all my life and when I was younger it seemed as though we were having snow every Christmas, without fail! Now, come Christmas it's either raining or cold and very sunny! I miss the snow and I sure wish that it would come back. There's just something so beautiful about the snow, it makes everything look so nice for a short while. Do you have snow yourself? Are you inundated with snow? Are you so sick of it that you want to experience concrete once more? Snow, it's fun for the kids and I have never actually built myself a snowman! I hope that when the snow eventually returns, if it does, then I can build myself a snow buddy!! Andrew
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@Munchkin547 (2778)
29 Sep 08
I love the snow, i think it did seem to snow more often when i was younger, i'm sure people would probably put it down to global warming or something!! I remember when it snowed last year, my friends all came over (none of us went to work because we lived in a small town and the roads weren't safe for us to get to the city to work!) we made riduculous hot cocktails and built snowmen (most of which weren't meant for the eyes of children so it's a good job i have a private back garden!!!)lol I love days like that! hopefully we'll get some snow this year, expecially at christmas, it makes it all so much more magical, especially for the kids!! xxx
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29 Sep 08
Well if global warming means we won't get any more snow i'll certainly be going to alaska or somewhere chilly for a spot of snowman building!! hehe xxx
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2 Oct 08
thanks for the BR! xxx
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
It sounds like you had quite a snow party with your friends! That sounds like a great idea, your snowman building technique I mean Yes, I definitely miss the snow and maybe it's a thing of the past now with this global warming thing. I wouldn't rule out a Christmas in Alaska or the American wilderness though! Andrew x
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@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
3 Oct 08
I was born and raised in Iowa. Sometimes we would have snow up to our waist. It was cold from sept to may. Many days in mid winter was -0. I have seen moon dogs and sun dogs, temp -20. Wind chill factors so low they would advise farmers to herd their cattle to the barns. For those of you who dont know moon dogs and sun dogs occur when its extremely cold. Cant start cars. I hated every winter all my life. Problem is also humidity. High humidity makes cold colder and hot hotter. I not live in colorado. Usually if it snows it melts within a week. Its a dry climate. I LOVE it here. This is now my home and im not going anywhere.
@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
3 Oct 08
Well i have had enough to fill a lifetime. I hate the stuff and the cold. Miss it about as much as a pain in the behind.
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• United Kingdom
3 Oct 08
That certainly is one huge amount of snow! Thankfully I have never had it as bad as that and so I miss the stuff a lot! I only wish that it would snow every Christmas but this isn't always the case. Andrew
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
I'm dreaming of a.... Rainy Christmas! Yep, I live in the UK too and I can't remember the last time we had a white Christmas, correct me if I am wrong, late 70s? Possibly early 80s? We hardly ever get snow, I live about 25km from London and maybe it's the global warming affect because you could always guarantee snow in the Winter and certainly Christmas time, but now, it's rare as rocking horse shite! But trouble is when it does snow we can't cope with it! Not like other countries! It's like OMG snow, and the authorities fail to act sooner, but then with the weatherforecasters always getting it wrong LOL! I think I should move to a colder climate, because I am not a heat person, so you coming out for a snowball fight then?
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
Ha ha! You can go on the piste on your own, I am not that adventurous! I'll watch from a safe distance, I am cowardly wolf and skiing doesn't enter my vocabularly! I'll help you build a snowman or have it ready whilst you ski, that sounds better!
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
Oh, those rainy christmases, we get far too many of those!! Yes, I think that's about right, snow in the 70s and early 80s, I certainly have good memories of snow in those days! This global warming thing is a real pest, it's destroying all the good things in life, like snow! This Global warming thing is so bad in the North that the ice caps are breaking off in huge chunks and I wouldn't be suprised if a pola bear was on a raft of ice drifting our way!! As regards the snowball fight, I'll meet you somewhere in Alaska, perhaps we can do a bit of skiing too! Andrew
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I lived in the south (Texas) all of my life up until 3 1/2 years ago, I moved to the northeast. We were lucky if we got a light dusting of snow in Texas, although there was the rare occassion when we got snow that lasted for more than a few hours or a day.lol I was so excited the first time it snowed after I moved up here, I couldn't get enough of it. My s/o on the other hand has lived up here all his life and sees snow differently than I do lol. I still get excited at the first snowfall of the season.
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
I'm going to have to bare these places in mind! Perhaps I'll visit when it's all snowy! Have you ever ventured down the path of building yourself a snow chappy? I love those scenes of American wilderness, trees, wolves absolutely great! Or, have I seen too many movies? Andrew
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• United States
29 Sep 08
I don't think you have watched too many movies. I work for the forestry service, and the woodlands are wonderful, and they are beautiful when they are covered with snow. I have built me a snowman, and made a snow angel. Normally I'm out playing in the snow with my dog, she loves it too.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Oct 08
we do have some snow in tennessee but not as much here as we use to. we haven't had a bad winter in a long time, knock on wood. i myself am not fond of snoe at all. wouldn't bother me if it never snowed here again.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Oct 08
hope u do wherever u are, lol
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• United Kingdom
1 Oct 08
I think, to have snow once a year come Christmas, this would be a good balance! For the rest of the year sunshine would be very nice! I love snow but I'm not that keen if you suddenly receive a frozen snowball thrown at you!! This is a nuisance!!! Well, let's see if we get lucky this Christmas. Andrew
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@chingbeem (910)
• Philippines
5 Oct 08
I would love to see snow and experience it. My kids are yearning to see snow. But just experience it for a while and be gone. We havent experience snow yet. When my dad and her sisters went to Beijing last january.it was snowing. My dad said, he doenst want to live in a place like that. I was supposed to go with them but 2 weeks before their departure,I found out that I needed a gall bladder operation ASAP. The coldest we ever experience is in Baguio City at 15 degrees. That was it. The places we go like Bangkok,Singapore,Hongkong,and especially jakarta are hot hot hot.We went to Australia last February. It was hot in Sydney too. I guess...we will have to wait until we experience snow...
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• United Kingdom
5 Oct 08
That's unfortunate that you had to miss that trip! I hope that you feel better now though physically. I'm sure that you will get to see and experience snow eventually. Andrew
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@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I grew up in Lake Tahoe where it snows - A LOT! Now I live in a town where we hardly get any snow at all - maybe a few inches. Sometimes I miss it, but I really don't miss all of the shoveling!
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
Lake Tahoe? I would sure love to live there then, for a short while anyway. I know that there are some parts in the States that get a lot of snow and it's really nice to look at. My problem is, I'm just focusing on the beauty and not the hard work of having to dig yourself out at times. Andrew
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@vijigopi (991)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I have lived in sunny climates most of my life, and I was so excited when we settled in Ohio in 1999, and we saw snow all over. Now, I am in North Carolina and haven't seen snow yet. Absolutely love snow. But I'm not sure if I could stand it everyday for a whole season...
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
I guess there has to be a nice balance with all kinds of weather! Some snow, some rain, some wind and lots of sunshine! There's just so much fun to be had when there's snow! You can build snowmen, you can throw snowballs! You can even slide down a hill on one of those bits of plastic, I forget what they call those!! I hope that we get some snow this Christmas. Andrew
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@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
2 Oct 08
I live in Louisiana and one year for Christmas we got snow and it was really nice. That year I was pregnant with my first daughter and you could actually see the snow falling from the sky of course it didn't stay long enough to do anything with but it was a wonderful Christmas present. I would love to go somewhere one year where there is snow on the ground that you can make snow angels with and build a snowman and then go inside and sit in front of a fireplace and drink some cocoa.
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• United Kingdom
2 Oct 08
That sounds like a very nice idea! It sounds like that was a real blessing in the year that you were pregnant with your baby. I sure love the snow and I'm really hoping that we get a dusting this year, more than a dusting even. Thanks. Andrew
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@KATRINKA (1624)
• United States
1 Oct 08
I love the snow! Now that the weather has turned cooler, I'm looking forward to winter. I am like a giddy child whenever it snows. I'll throw snowballs, make snowmen and snow angels. I love taking walks in the snow. I don't mind shoveling. I hope we do have snow on Christmas Day. I don't grumble or gripe if it snows in March or April. I do hope you get a chance to build a snow buddy this year.
• United Kingdom
2 Oct 08
Thanks. Yes, I love the snow so much but we just don't get any at all now and this is a real shame! I'm looking forward to the winter months and hopefully we will receive a sprinkling! Andrew
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• United States
1 Oct 08
I have seen less snow in the later years. I don't really miss it as long as my daughter gets to make a snow man with her daddy once during the winter. However, with the talk about global warming and my government's head in the sand attitude towards the remote possibility of climate disaster looming, noticing less snow does carry with it a certain sense of foreboding.
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• United Kingdom
1 Oct 08
Yes, I miss the snow and I'm also not that keen on this global warming phenomenon! I guess when you build a snowman together, this is definitely a family building event! Anyway, I still look forward to and enjoy Christmas even when there isn't any snow in the pipeline. Andrew
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@meiji15 (664)
• Philippines
29 Sep 08
i live in the philippines and in here, the climate is stinkin hot. and i would be more than willing to travel just to touch snow. hehehe... my cousin is living in massachusetts and initially, she was excited to see snow. but then it accumulated and it started to make her life crap. she has to clear her driveway everyday because if she didn't even for just one day, a wall of snow will be created.
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
I think that I would find it very difficult to live in the Philippines as I'm not used to tremendous heat! I hardly see any snow at all and I would relish some snowfall, at least once during the remaining days I have left of my life! I would love to experience what your cousin experienced, for a short time anyhow. It probably would become a bit much as you say. Andrew
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@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
3 Oct 08
Well i never experience to have Snow here in Kuwait and that is one thing I missed to see in my life but in your place in which it would always rain of Snow during this time so I guess it would come late due to global warming in the whole world......
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• United Kingdom
3 Oct 08
It sounds like it's very hot where you are! I'm sorry that you are not going to have the experience of snow! You never know, perhaps you will experience it one day if you do some travellig to colder climates. Andrew
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@saraines (154)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I lived in NJ for 5yrs. i used to love the snowy days, even though i had some falls, and hated digging my car out, but i still enjoyed it, beautiful when it's falling. i live in florida now, not even cold anymore, answer to your question, yes, i do miss the snow.
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• United Kingdom
29 Sep 08
Florida sounds nice. I'm sure they must have one of those fake snow centres though where you are, where they do the indoor skiing and so forth! Do you travel then to somewhere where there's snow at Christmas? I guess that's the thing to do if you really want to experience snow and ice, perhaps a polar bear or two!! Andrew
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
30 Sep 08
Hi Andrew, I am hoping that we won't get any snow until at least Christmas. Last year it started in early November and we didn't see the end of it until late April. When I was younger I liked the snow, but not anymore as we get just too much. A little snow is okay if you have it for just a short while, but seven months is just too long, especially when there are a lot of storms. Just a few years ago we were having mild winters with just a little snow. I hope you get your wish for some snow, but I'm sure you would never want what we had last winter. Blessings
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
30 Sep 08
Hi again Andrew, There were times when we couldn't drive of course, but most of the time we did. I am retired so it wasn't as important for me, we could always wait until the roads were cleared. I don't mind some snow, and of course most young people look forward to it, but blizzards are bad and 7 months is too long to be looking at snow every day. Blessings.
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• United Kingdom
30 Sep 08
That definitely sounds as though you were inundated with snow! You're always having to wrap up and protect yourself throughout those cold months. I personally would love to experience some of that! Living in London though doesn't help. Did you drive in those conditions? Or, did you decide to leave the vehicle at home and catch a bus? Andrew
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@shymurl (2765)
• United States
30 Sep 08
I use to live in Colorado, grew up there to precise. It snowed every year. I loved it. playing in it, no school cause of it lol, I have definately built my share of snowmen, and forts. Now I live in Mississippi, and have for a few years now. It never snows here. I miss the snow a lot. My kids ask about it and maybe one day they will get to experience it.
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@shymurl (2765)
• United States
30 Sep 08
yep pretty much. a snow castle or a cave, stuff like that.
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 08
I have heard a few others mentioning these forts, what are they? Is this like building yourself a castle out of snow? It sounds interesting all the same. I think that I will stick with building something easy! Two balls, one for the head and another for the body!! I'm sure that your kids will absolutely have the time of their lives once they witness the beauty of snow. I personally miss the wrapping up in winter gear! We don't have to do that anymore now that it's becoming warmer due to global warming. Andrew
@cortney09 (1345)
• United States
29 Nov 08
We had what some people might call a light dusting. The only way we knew it had snowed was that there was a little bit of it still on top of the car. I love it when it snows. I hope it snows soon. I don't know why, but it gives me a really good feeling to see a gorgeous snow. My husband on the other hand doesn't like the winter. He says, it's to cold and dreary for him.
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@cortney09 (1345)
• United States
30 Nov 08
I agree. I want a big snow to come. Well, as long as I don't have to go anywhere.
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• United Kingdom
29 Nov 08
Snow certainly creates a lovely atmosphere! I hope that we get some snow fall this Christmas. I guess a dusting is still as nice although you can't mess around in the snow or anything with only a light dusting. Let's just hope that some snow is on its way! Andrew
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
30 Sep 08
We don't have any here in ND now, but we have a lot in the winter. I think the record is 116 inches in one year.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
30 Sep 08
We didn't have our first snow until after Thanksgiving last year, but we didn't have the last one until the middle of April.
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• United Kingdom
30 Sep 08
That is definitely a lot of snow! You think of snow and you also think of those lovely victorian christmas cards, the wonderful snow scenes and so forth. Anyway, snow, snow, snow surely there must be some on the horizon!! Andrew
@AbbeyB (670)
• Spain
30 Sep 08
I live in Gran Canaria and of course it never snows here, never rains either and I can honestly say i dont ever miss it not for one minute LOL
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• United Kingdom
30 Sep 08
Gran Canaria? It sounds like, rather than playing with snow and building a snowman you are rather getting an excellent sun tan! I wouldn't say no to the Gran Canaria but I much prefer some of the white stuff!!! Andrew
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@AbbeyB (670)
• Spain
1 Oct 08
Nope not at all, all that cold stuff is not good :-)
@ddp_dev (184)
• India
30 Sep 08
i am sick of it because as soon as i go in cold temerature and i also have problem in breathing
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• United Kingdom
30 Sep 08
Are you an asthmatic or do you suffer from asthma? It sounds familiar anyhow. I suffer with asthma myself and cold conditions can cause breathing difficulty for me as well. I still love the cold climate from time to time though. I'm anxiously awaiting for the powers that be to make the decision to send us some snow this Christmas, it certainly will set the scene! Andrew
@ddp_dev (184)
• India
1 Oct 08
yes i suffer from asthma and have problem in breathing.