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Offline davidlachnicht

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What to do when the wife hates snow.
« on: October 28, 2010, 01:00:42 PM »
The wife loves the idea of FSW, but she is no fan of snow.
Looking for suggestions to convince her it's time to go (snow-related, please).
Thanks.

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2010, 01:33:16 PM »
I lived all my life in the southern California desert. I wasn't looking forward to cold and snow either. But freedom was far more important than the temperature. I'm glad to report that I don't really mind the cold or snow now either. I adjusted.

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Offline Wyomingite4Freedom

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2010, 01:41:13 PM »
Well...

There's snuggling in front of a roaring fire when the wind and snow is blowing, building snowmen, snow angels, skiing snowboarding, snowmobiling, sledding, ice fishing.  If it snows enough, they close the roads so you don't have to go to work - then get to stay home with your family...

That's all I can think of...... :)
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Offline manfromnevada

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 03:03:10 PM »
Look at it this way. MILLIONS of people in the U.S. live in the East, the Midwest, the Mountain states, and Northern Plains.

It's not as if WY was above the arctic circle and was really at the 99th percentile of hostile weather. No, people adjust and adapt to it. If you live in a city where roads are plowed, sanded, and salted, and sidewalks are cleared, then there's really not that much impact.

What we don't have is floods (usually), hurricanes, sandstorms, tornadoes (usually), or perpetual rain (like the Northwest).

I used to live in So. Nevada. I find the heat was at least as oppressive as the winter climate is here.

Different strokes for different folks. Which is more important? Freedom (relatively), low taxes, low cost of living, courteous people, wide open spaces, little traffic, and people who speak English, or climate? You decide.

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 03:06:55 PM »
My wife is from Tucson and she's adjusted just fine.
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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 04:38:26 PM »
Snow?  Eastern Wyoming doesn't get snow, it gets snirt.

And thanks to the low humidity, most of the snirt evaporates within days of falling.

Offline LibertyJunkie

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 04:38:49 PM »
Is she into shopping? You could offer to buy her some really cute winter clothes.  A fur(fake or real) lined coat? Some sweaters? Fur boots?  Whatever she might be into....

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 04:40:08 PM »
Whadya mean? Snow is FUUUNNN!!! Skiing is a real good excuse to buy a really cool new wardrobe too. >:D Hot toddies, gluvine, toasty fire,  hey I know,,    buy her a new fur coat and hat.    

Offline Rafi

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 05:02:12 PM »
I hate snow and hot weather. I make the best of either. When it's hot I enjoy a nice beer in the shade and the excuse to not work hard.
When I'm in the snow I do some of what Biathalon suggested.
Year round snow would be a burden, seasonal snow just breaks up the year.

Offline HardwareHank

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 05:31:01 PM »
Simply read the Good Book to the little lady...

Ephesians 5:22-24 - Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 07:49:13 PM »
I hate snow and hot weather. I make the best of either. When it's hot I enjoy a nice beer in the shade and the excuse to not work hard.
When I'm in the snow I do some of what Biathalon suggested.
Year round snow would be a burden, seasonal snow just breaks up the year.

It doesent snow year round. Usually there is no snow in July. :D

Offline leeanndavis

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2010, 06:06:29 PM »
Snow means that you can get all cozy and warm inside.  Light some pine scented candles and feel all snuggly.  Wear fleece and enjoy the winter weather.  Plus...  snow stays outside and you stay in!  You can get all bundled up and do fun things in the snow and then come inside and drink hot chocolate and warm up.  Snow totally rocks!  It is a million times better then Pennsylvanian winter or an Ontario winter.  If you move to a drier part of Wyoming you won't have to deal with snud either!

What is snirt?  Snow + dirt?  That has to be way better than snud.  The nasty ice, snow, dirt things that cling to the bottom of your car and grind whenever you turn a corner.

Offline laramierancher

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2010, 06:20:44 PM »
snow & dirt = snirt.  Yes, very common, especially in SE Wyoming.  We had many a snow fall where the snow we were receiving started falling in Laramie, but by the time it hit the ground, it was in Cheyenne.  The clouds overhead were dropping snow in western Nebraska.

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2010, 11:18:29 PM »
It doesent snow year round. Usually there is no snow in July. :D

"usually"... But I've been up in Star Valley, WY almost every other summer for the last 15 years or so and there were many years that there would be a light snow in July/ August. Never a good idea to go anywhere without making sure the emergency box was in the back seat. The spare jackets can come in real handy. :)
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Offline jscottdavis04

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Re: What to do when the wife hates snow.
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2010, 12:54:50 AM »
Look at it this way. MILLIONS of people in the U.S. live in the East, the Midwest, the Mountain states, and Northern Plains.

It's not as if WY was above the arctic circle and was really at the 99th percentile of hostile weather. No, people adjust and adapt to it. If you live in a city where roads are plowed, sanded, and salted, and sidewalks are cleared, then there's really not that much impact.

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Very true! I always try to remind people that Wyoming (at least where we are in Wyo) is 2 degrees south of my hometown of Scranton, PA. Rock Springs is also 14 degrees south, or about 1000 miles directly south, of where we used to live in Northern Alberta... yet people here always say to us, "Well, up here in Wyoming the winter's are really hard..." What part of 1000 miles SOUTH did they miss in that statement? lol.

On a more serious note, the winters are dry here. That makes a big difference. We're already down into the 20s and 30s and I barely bother to put on a coat to walk to my car most days. You wouldn't catch me doing that out east. I'm not sure where you're from, but if it's a relatively humid place, cold where you are is not what you're thinking when you think winter here. So, don't just think "winters in X + 1000 = Wyoming." Sure, Wyoming gets colder than most places in the lower 48, but you adapt to it. Your perception of "cold" changes faster than you'd think.

Mostly, I think people make a big deal out of it because they have nothing else to make a big deal of... and it makes them feel tough.

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