The mosquitoes are dead.
It’s the chiggers for me. I can’t go to my camp in the swamp without bathing in repellent.
Mosquitoes are, surprisingly, not much of an issue. Tiny fish eat the eggs and there’s a thousand dragonflies to eat the adults.
The best part about winter, is that it’s nice inside. In summer, it can get to a point where it isn’t even nice inside anymore.
But also all the downsides of winter outside can be mitigated and navigated. The downsides of summer outside can’t be.
There are humans that hang out outside at -70C all day. For all you F users, that is -94F. The coldest winter ever gets where I am is -40C(also -40F for F people), it’s usually only about -20C(-4F) on an average cold day in winter.
If you are too cold in winter, you aren’t dressed right. There are options available that you haven’t taken.
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But what about the darkness? How do you mitigate the fact that it’s pitch black so early in the day?
Darkness doesn’t bother me. I like to go for walks at 3 am in summer, seeking out the times when it’s still at least a bit dark.
why do you think christmas lighting exists?
Not having to tear my own skin and the AC running at -20C in order to feel comfortable.
I love the winter, thank you very much ☺️.
Why is your skin tearing?
Returning home after work, hands freezing as they touch the cold metal doorknob. Turning on lamps, lighting candles, making a lovingly tender and warm cup of coffee, snuggling up with a pet and a partner on a couch, cozy under the various old blankets you’ve collected over the years, and playing Stardew Valley, Skyrim, or any other comfort game together.
Grab some warm stew or curry, throw on a well-loved hoodie, and enjoy the security and hospitality you give yourself and your family.
Warm pie and cookies for dessert, and a book to sip on and savor.
And still being chilled to the bone hours after all this.
The best part of winter is the double down on depression and the constant ache in my bones because I can’t get warm no matter how many layers I put on. Even though the mind blowingly cold temperatures haven’t hit us yet this year, all the wet is still making me ache.
I’ve come to appreciate summer more as I age.
Other than super dry skin, taking 3x the time to leave the house and white knuckle driving every day?
My honest favourite part of winter is 4 fold:
- Christmas season. There’s an overwhelming positive energy in the air. Family, drinks, friends and good food.
- Every thing is quiet, fresh and sterile. It looks amazing after a fresh snow.
- It’s hockey season.
- No yard work. Fuck leaves (and leafs)
A bunch of leaves fell at my place this year after snow was already on the ground. As if raking leaves out of bare grass weren’t bad enough.
Yeah that does suck. My neighbours did that this year, so I’ll be dealing with it in the spring
Winter:
-10°C outside, sometimes colder; comfy +22°C inside. Sun sets at 1600, but that’s what tea, candles and mood lighting is for. Everything is nice and quiet outside, with an occasional noise of snowplows after it snows.Summer:
30°C outside, 30°C inside (aircon is not common here in older houses). Hotter in the sun in the middle of the sea of asphalt and concrete that is called “city”. Sun sets at 2200 and rises at 0400.When the sun rises it’s like fucking Jurassic Park outside when all the birds wake up and start making noises. And by “birds” I mean not lovely songbirds like blackbirds and skylarks but pidgeons, crows and seagulls (and no, I don’t live by the sea; I live pretty much as far from the sea as one can in my country. The city is overrun with seagulls.). They seemingly love to scream right into the ventilation shafts of apartment buildings.
When the sun sets in summer all the inebriated revellers come out and start making noises including loud and off-note singing, loud laughing and loud inarticulate screaming. Add loud boomboxes to the mix and it’s one hell of a racket.
Also, mosquitos. Lots of mosquitos.
I like the long dark, it’s like 13 hours of that 3am feeling of being the only person awake, so I’m free to exist unbothered by the rest of the world. I end up far more productive and content at this time of year too, and mostly nocturnal. Living by lamp light is far too nice.
It creates such a calming atmosphere. The grey sky during the day, the darkness setting earlier and the white sky far into the evening when it’s snowing is so therapeutic for me for some reason. It gets me in a state where it’s enough just to be alive.
And the biting cold is such a pleasant sensation, especially when going for a run. And there are no mosquitos. Winter is all I like manfested in nature.
a funny thing i’ve realized is that a big part of the reason for the calm atmosphere is that cars are slowed down and their incessant noise is absorbed by the snow.
Winter is great because it makes urban areas more less hostile.
I’m sorry, is this some sort of Northern/Southern Hemisphere joke I’m too close to the equator to understand?
OP is just asking for a little latitude
Son of a BITCH
LOL
Zing!
To actually answer your question: In the northern US and most of Canada days get shorter and weather much colder in winter which is generally considered unpleasant.
So this is asking the sarchastic question of which shittyness do people “like” the most.
I wish it set at 5pm… 4:25pm here and it’s not even December!
That said, I honestly don’t mind winter. You can always add layers, but heat and humidity are just plain miserable. Plus I think it’s much more pleasant to come inside to a warm house after being out in the cold than it is to come into an air conditioned house from the heat. The former actively feels cozy and relaxing while the latter just feels like relief.
IMO summer and winter are just the price you have to pay to really appreciate those fleeting perfect weeks in the spring and fall.
The sun will set at 3:47pm today where I live. It’s kinda crazy.
You’re my spirit animal
16:30 here, right at the end of my last meeting of the day here in ~ one hour :/
Fuck the sun
As a photosynthesizer, I disagree with this comment. Just went to Oregon for 3 weeks and got massively depressed. And it’s not even technically winter yet
Probably the stunning beauty, no rain, no bugs, and snow is pretty great for so many activities
Snowmobiling and Ice Fishing are my favorites.
The cold, pretty much. Rather live in 0 deg. temperatures than deal with sweat, mosquitos, and people asking about swimming / go to the beach / sit out in the sun for no reason and get skin cancer.
The ponds and lakes freeze over for ice fishing or skating, the snow itself is often an activity (build stuff out of snow, eat the snow, throw the snow). The cold is refreshing and pleasant in the mornings and really helps to wake me up when I’m feeling sleepy. Perfect time to make soups, stews or breads. No BS about “it’s too hot to make this type of food, we should make hamburgers for the sixth day in a row”.
The sun sets 14:56 today where I am, still love winter. It’s so quiet outside with the snow muffling sounds, it’s beautiful, I prefer being too cold to being too hot(I can always put on more clothes, can’t take off my own skin), the sun sets properly(it doesn’t in summer) .
