Has anyone here in the US changed their Christmas travel plans due to the nasty weather affecting many parts of the country? Well, actually weather interference may be true for other parts of the world, too.
I have no travel plans so it's not affecting me. But I do feel sorry for those who were so excited to see family and friends after needing to stay home during the past two years of Covid.
texas power grid is ready for the single digits (7 degrees is the low tmrw) this time they say, i did change my plans. it'll be in the low teens this weekend but monday will be in the 50s so postponed if you will.
shareI sure hope it's true that they're ready. We shall see, I guess. Good luck!
shareYes...I was going to take my boys and visit my brother and sister before Christmas (about a 2-hour drive south), but it's just going to be too cold and "wintry" to chance it. Fortunately, we can just wait until after Christmas next week and go visit them...sounds like we're supposed to have temperatures in the 50s next week, so definitely looking forward to that!
shareWhat part of the world are you in?
shareColumbus, OH area...brother and sister are in southern OH (near WV border).
shareI sympathize. Another area hit by this big, nasty storm.
shareYes...this one is a doozy! We will get some nasty weather at times here in Columbus, but not like Cleveland (which is only about a 2 1/2 hour drive north...about 150 miles) or where you live in Minnesota. I don't know how you deal with it, to be honest! π
I don't mind "Winter weather" too much during December, January, and February, but when March rolls around, I'm ready for Spring. But we still have some cold weather during March and even April here at times. Winter is my least favorite season...but I would miss it if I moved somewhere that didn't get "typical Winter weather."
Fortunately, I don't have to go to work in this and did all my errands today, so I can just hibernate for a few days until this passes (praying that no one around here loses power).
Hope you can stay safe and healthy during this nasty weather!
I know exactly what you mean about getting to March and being ready to be done with winter! I lived in AZ for 8 years, and for a while it was nice not having to deal with winter, but eventually we moved back to MN and I realized how much I enjoyed the change of seasons. I like to say that our sometimes brutal winters keep the riffraff out. ππ€
shareProbably a lot of truth to that! π
Interesting that you lived in AZ...I don't know how people live there with the heat! π I'm not a fan of excessive heat either. Not just the heat, but the humidity as well.
Here in Columbus, we probably have our nicest weather in the Fall. However, I find the Fall depressing (especially the second half, after the time change) because of the decreasing hours of daylight and the boys being back in school. I love the Spring and Summer...but we get a lot of rainy/cool weather in the Spring and a lot of humidity in the Summer. But I will take that over this extreme cold weather we're going to have the next few days!
Spring is my favorite season. You've just come out of the long tunnel of winter, leaves are sprouting, grass is greening, flowers are beginning to bloom, and the annoying bugs aren't out yet. Fall is beautiful, but it means winter is not far off.
I lived in FL for a couple of years, but was ecstatic to return to MN. I knew it was humid in FL, but I thought it was mostly during summer. Silly me. It's always humid there! I think my favorite thing about FL is the summer thunderstorms, rolling in almost like clockwork in the afternoon.
I am the same...another Spring fan here, for the reasons you mentioned! (plus the longer hours of daylight...I hate it when it gets dark at 5:00-5:30!).
I have friends and relatives that live in Florida and they all said the same thing you did about the humidity. They all seem to love November to about March, but then the heat/humidity gets to be too much again. My family and I went to Sarasota for vacation in early June of last year. We really liked the area, but it really got hot in the afternoons. The sun was just so intense! And you are right about the thunderstorms also...when we were in Miami several years ago, people down there talked about them when we were talking about the weather (Yes, I talk about the weather a lot...I do find weather fascinating! π).
I'm getting ready to go to bed. I've enjoyed corresponding with you very much. Have a great night and hope you stay warm & healthy!
I'm supposed to have a family party tonight, but that may not happen. Everyone in the family lives locally, but right now we are in a Level 2 advisory.
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