Looking back at this warm Summer, I cam remember three things distinctly! One, where did the summer go? Second, I was tired of seeing my thermostat at 93 F! Third, where is Winter? Yes I may be stubborn and cheap but taking out my only air conditioner and exchanging it for cooler weather come Fall/Winter is my favorite time of the year. It makes Wisconsin one of the best places in the United States to live for so many reasons, right? Well some people may beg to differ!
Wisconsin truly is unique in its landscape, seasons, and weather. We are lucky enough to be provided with a vast amount of seasonal patterns and we are getting into many peoples’ favorite (sarcasm), WINTER! Last year, it was a busy season for snow as Milwaukee and Chicago were pulverized with one of the worst blizzards on record as we come to know it by the “Groundhog’s Day Blizzard”. Green Bay had three snowstorms of > 12” and we know about the rest of Wisconsin. Myself, after that huge Groundhog’s Day blizzard, was FOR SURE never ever wanting Winter again but here I am patiently awaiting to throw a few snowballs and watch my dog learn how to eat snow.
But without Winter, wouldn’t weather and your lives in general be boring? Imagine Christmas morning without the snow, or not running around obnoxiously outside during the first snowflakes of the season, or as a kid after a big snowstorm awaiting the name of your school to be announced closed! Ask people in Seattle, London, or even San Diego if they enjoy their weather? Where would all our cold season traditions and hobbies go? Would we like hunting in shorts, capsized ice shanty‘s, snowmen without snow, or no faint snowmobile noises in the distance? What would Lambeau Field and tailgating be without the cold? Just another stadium in the NFL.
So this season, as we approach yet another Winter and we begin to dodge other vehicles on the road during our first snowfall, do not ask where Summer is, just realize----HEY, Winter really isn’t that bad!
----Be Great, Chris!
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