by Rebecca K.

Created on: February 05, 2011

Bah! Winter, who needs it! Sure it can be pretty at first, all that new snow. A fresh winter wonderland. After the holidays however, many people begin to loose their fondness for the season. Especially when it drags into March or is still chilly in April. Pretty much, unless you're a die-hard skier, I'm convinced the average person would prefer summer or at least spring to the cold, blowing winds of winter.

The first part of winter begins with the holidays. The hustle, bustle, shopping- the expense! There's mass cleaning, baking and gift wrapping to do. Once the big events pass, there's mass decor to put away, afterparty cleanup and a genuine feeling of..."Eh, now what's to look forward to."

The next part of winter is bitter, cold and full of snow. Where we live, windchills of -30 are not unheard  of, sometimes even with temperatures themselves -20 to -40, yikes! But, the worst part of winter isn't that its just cold, it's that it won't leave! How many of us get solar depression from living in dark, cold places where it only sleets or snows for nearly four months? Perhaps we need to make huge solar power storage units and then blast some sun when it's missing.

Another issue of winter is driving. There's cars stuck in ditches, or even a car stuck in a parking lot or in it's own driveway. Talk about embarrassing! If you are the Schwan's man, beware backing your truck into a driveway because a soft spot could lead to you needing a pull from a tractor to get unstuck.

There are many potential accidents waiting to happen in winter and you don't even need to be in a car to experience one. Slick sidewalks or stairs provide ample opportunity to injure oneself or to look like an idiot, maybe both. You may be walking along, perhaps carrying a pail of warm water to a horse lets say. You're walking along the path to the barn and.. Woooop! Your foot slides out from under you, you land on your butt and alas- the pail of water spills all up your leg. Not fun.

I can appreciate why people have condos in Florida or go on vacations to Hawaii. A glorious sunfilled beach. The sound of the ocean, a tan! Oh it sounds so wonderful! Alas, here we have a good two or more months left of the dreaded winter. Good news is, famous groundhog, Phil predicted a short winter. Lets hope he's right.

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