Totally Out Of Frickin' Hand...

[High_Plains_Drifter]

I've had it. I have moved away from Wisconsin before because I was SICK AND TIRED OF WINTER. Well, for one reason or another I always move back, and it doesn't take long before I'm wondering what in the hell did I do that for? It is true that you can buy homes and property for practically pennies on the dollar here compared to the majority of America elsewhere, but there comes a point where you have to ask yourself, IS... IT... WORTH IT? I'm there... AGAIN... when I look outside and THIS is what I see, my day is RUINED. It depresses me beyond words. The AVERAGE high for this time of year here is 56 DEGREES!!! Does THIS look like 56 DEGREES to you? NO, me neither. It's 24 degrees and looks like fucking JANUARY.



I don't know what's going on, but I really DO believe people are screwing with the weather. Trying to make it rain more in drought areas and what not, "salting clouds," but it's taking longer and longer each year for WINTER to GO AWAY up north here. "Global warming," BULL SHIT. It isn't NATURAL. By now we've usually had an EIGHTY DEGREE DAY, but this year we haven't even hit fucking SIXTY yet. This, I believe, is the COLDEST April in Wisconsin's HISTORY to this point. I'm so sick of winter and cold I could VOMIT. I truly do HATE winter. The ONLY reason I am here is because of FAMILY. My 89 year old mother. If she was gone, I would be making plans to move back down south AS WE SPEAK.

I've had it. I will at LEAST be moving, buy a nice sized camper trailer, WAY up on the priority list. If I don't move back down south, I'm at least going to start spending winter months down there, starting THIS YEAR.

[LongTermGuy]

I've had it. I have moved away from Wisconsin before because I was SICK AND TIRED OF WINTER. Well, for one reason or another I always move back, and it doesn't take long before I'm wondering what in the hell did I do that for? It is true that you can buy homes and property for practically pennies on the dollar here compared to the majority of America elsewhere, but there comes a point where you have to ask yourself, IS... IT... WORTH IT? I'm there... AGAIN... when I look outside and THIS is what I see, my day is RUINED. It depresses me beyond words. The AVERAGE high for this time of year here is 56 DEGREES!!! Does THIS look like 56 DEGREES to you? NO, me neither. It's 24 degrees and looks like fucking JANUARY.



I don't know what's going on, but I really DO believe people are screwing with the weather. Trying to make it rain more in drought areas and what not, "salting clouds," but it's taking longer and longer each year for WINTER to GO AWAY up north here. "Global warming," BULL SHIT. It isn't NATURAL. By now we've usually had an EIGHTY DEGREE DAY, but this year we haven't even hit fucking SIXTY yet. This, I believe, is the COLDEST April in Wisconsin's HISTORY to this point. I'm so sick of winter and cold I could VOMIT. I truly do HATE winter. The ONLY reason I am here is because of FAMILY. My 89 year old mother. If she was gone, I would be making plans to move back down south AS WE SPEAK.

I've had it. I will at LEAST be moving, buy a nice sized camper trailer, WAY up on the priority list. If I don't move back down south, I'm at least going to start spending winter months down there, starting THIS YEAR.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Planning a trip down south right now. I've had it... done... can't take anymore of this shit.

Going to talk to some realtors and check prices. I'm sure I if I sell out lock, stock 'n barrel I can come up with a pretty penny for a new home.

[pete311]

haha I feel your pain WI brother. I want to start gardening.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

haha I feel your pain WI brother. I want to start gardening.

Is it just me, or is winter hanging on longer and longer every year?

I can tell because I have about half an acre of Black Walnut trees, and they don't produce nuts unless it's a normal spring. Out of the 8 years I've owned this place I've only seen walnuts twice, and that's because of winter hanging on for so long. Only saw Morel mushrooms twice as well, same reason. It has to be warm and get rain. Would love to see more of those since they sell for $30 a pound.

[Abbey Marie]

Don't let it get you down, summer is coming very soon.

We just had two days in the 80s here in Delaware, now we are back down to the low 40s. No snow. Unlike you, I am thrilled that it got cooler again.

I hate heat and all the people that summer brings outdoors. It's like a cosmic rock turns over, and all the roaches crawl out!

[FakeNewsSux]

I feel your pain HPD. I was born and raised on the shores of Lake Michigan an hour north of Milwaukee. Saw too many white Halloweens and white Easters for my taste and moved to the ATL in 1982. I admit it wasn't specifically because of the weather rather the wisdom of Jimmy Carter and his 'malaise days'. Just couldn't find work up north after graduating from the UW. I just took this picture off my front porch. Rainy day in the 60's and the dogwoods and azaleas are past their prime but still nicer to look at than a foot of snow. It was close to eighty degrees yesterday and I've been wearing shorts and tee shirts to work for a couple of weeks now.

[pete311]

Is it just me, or is winter hanging on longer and longer every year?

I can tell because I have about half an acre of Black Walnut trees, and they don't produce nuts unless it's a normal spring. Out of the 8 years I've owned this place I've only seen walnuts twice, and that's because of winter hanging on for so long. Only saw Morel mushrooms twice as well, same reason. It has to be warm and get rain. Would love to see more of those since they sell for $30 a pound.

Last few falls were really nice and long. Guess it evens out with terrible springs.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Exactly why I have never ever thought of living up North.. Winter is the season that I truly loathe.
Southern born and bred, live in winter conditions near year round, rather be dead.
Was bad enough being raised in Northeast Arkansas as a kid, in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Something in my nature, my genes, tells me that cold weather, heavy/snow/blizzards are an abomination.-
Moving farther South, even down to Florida is a great plan, my sister moved to Florida last year.
She always hated the cold too. --Tyr