Perspective in the weather
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
United States
September 3, 2017 4:28pm CST
Usually this time of year I feel tempted to start complaining about the weather. In Minnesota - this is the end of summer/beginning of fall. I have nothing against fall, however it seems like we don't have much of it before winter. My feelings on winter are that it isn't my favorite. And in Minnesota - winter weather usually feels like it begins sometime in November, and ends sometime in April (typically speaking of course). So yeah, that's like, 6 months of cold, snow, ice, snow storms, blizzards, freezing and sub-zero temps, etc.
I mean the above just to let you know what my gripes are.
However, in light of Hurricane Harvey - I think my complaints are unjustified. Winter is a naturally occurring experience up here. Where as these people are loosing their homes, their pets, their belongings and are being forced to flee for their lives.
I hope and pray those people will be alright and be able to rebuild and move on with their lives.
Link - Time's Hurricane Harvey photo gallery :
Destroyed homes, toppled trucks and flooded streets
14 people like this
14 responses
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
3 Sep 17
I think we can all complain about the weather where we live. Everyone one loves different seasons of the year. Natural disasters happen and when they do people come out to help. I am sure there will be many people helping all these families. I hope this never happens again and they can do something to prevent this from happening again.
2 people like this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Sep 17
True, everyone does seem to like something different when it comes to weather. I also hope that something can be done...
2 people like this
@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
4 Sep 17
Exactly.!
Always seeing people complaining about the hot or cold temps, as if its supposed to be different at that time of year, when its not. (Well unless its still summer but 50 like here) lol.
1 person likes this
@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
4 Sep 17
@FayeHazel yes, since its still summer. But right.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@Courtlynn Yeah - for some reason this seems to have been a very cold, rainy year. Hopefully winter will be mild
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Sep 17
It's been cool here too - weird huh? But yeah... I know I complain about winter - but then someone I knew, like everytime I saw him it was complain complain complain.... I get it, no one of us likes it.... gets old....
1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
although i live in a hot and humid country, but i appreciate that i don't have think about what to wear every day.
1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
@FayeHazel it gets cold around december to february, also when it's raining a lot.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
I love high heat. Well, I imagine it's true - do you have cold season? Or hot all the time?
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@hereandthere - Ah only a few months. How nice it must be. I would imagine that you have 2 growing seasons? For farmer's crop / gardens?
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
4 Sep 17
Yes have a lot to be grateful for where I live too Faye. I know that MI winters are brutal though and long.
Yes poor people in the hurricane.
1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
4 Sep 17
@FayeHazel Thanks very much Faye..that is a very nice thing to say..Much blessings to you too dear friend.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Sep 17
Thanks for your understanding -- exactly my point :-) Bless you , as a side note I think you are a very kind person
2 people like this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@TiarasOceanView Thanks so much dear. :-) I value you and your input :-)
1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Sep 17
Yeah, it's kind of selfish to complain about the weather right now.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
How very sad it must be. My back yard neighbor had there creek flood a year ago. They had a big dumpster -- filled it full of stuff. And they said that was because of only 8" water in the basement. I can't imagine a flood the likes of Harvey
1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (51974)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
Flood is second worst thing that can happen to your place, FIRE is the worst because you loose everything. We are blessed to what we have today.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
So true. I didn't even think about fire - but what a devastation
@sallypup (61224)
• Centralia, Washington
6 Sep 17
I spent part of my childhood in St. Paul/Mpls. Winters are pretty mean there, alright. (Mine last year was not hilarious, either.)
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Sep 17
I hope that this type of storm does not become more the norm due to climate change.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
4 Sep 17
I hope you are right and this is only an isolated rarity...
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
It's a very good point. At least winter is a normal thing around here...
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
4 Sep 17
In my case, I am happy if we don't have an earthquake.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Sep 17
So true. I suppose if it were nice weather here year round - I would not appreciate the summer time like I do.
1 person likes this
