"Jackie" wrote in message

Seriously, snow? I believe it. Lived here all my life and I know how
capricious our weather can be. If we do get a few flakes, it won't last
long, but the robins will probably look up and wonder, "crap, did I come
back too soon?"

Most of my family lives in southern AZ now, and it's hot there 9 months
out
of the year, I mean seriously hot. I have easily resisted their siren call
to go live there. You can always put more clothes on to stay warm, but
only
so many you can take off to stay cool (well, in public, anyway).

The only thing I really hate about winter is trying to get anywhere if
there
is a snowstorm during rush hour(s) which, around the Twin Cities, means
"most of the day, except for maybe 12 noon to 2:00 pm weekdays and early
morning on the weekends". I actually like winter most of the time.
Stargazing and DXing are better in the winter by far, and I love X-country
skiing and snowshoeing along the St. Croix river valley and along the
north
shore of Lake Superior.

Jackie


Yep that's what they said but I kind of doubt it? I'm from N Calif and I
like it here. You learn to live with the cold just like the heat. My family
originated here so I knew what it was like. I've had friends from Cali come
in winter and can't believe how cold it gets. I feel sorry for the guys that
pound nails in the winter around here. I will say this for MN. It is a very
beautiful part of the country and clean. I like it when everything is green
and all the grass is mowed everywhere with all the little farms popping up
out of the landscape. Its neat!


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"Brian Hill" wrote in message
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"Jackie" wrote in message

Seriously, snow? I believe it. Lived here all my life and I know how
capricious our weather can be. If we do get a few flakes, it won't last
long, but the robins will probably look up and wonder, "crap, did I come
back too soon?"

Most of my family lives in southern AZ now, and it's hot there 9 months
out
of the year, I mean seriously hot. I have easily resisted their siren
call
to go live there. You can always put more clothes on to stay warm, but
only
so many you can take off to stay cool (well, in public, anyway).

The only thing I really hate about winter is trying to get anywhere if
there
is a snowstorm during rush hour(s) which, around the Twin Cities, means
"most of the day, except for maybe 12 noon to 2:00 pm weekdays and early
morning on the weekends". I actually like winter most of the time.
Stargazing and DXing are better in the winter by far, and I love
X-country
skiing and snowshoeing along the St. Croix river valley and along the
north
shore of Lake Superior.

Jackie


Yep that's what they said but I kind of doubt it? I'm from N Calif and I
like it here. You learn to live with the cold just like the heat. My
family
originated here so I knew what it was like. I've had friends from Cali
come
in winter and can't believe how cold it gets. I feel sorry for the guys
that
pound nails in the winter around here. I will say this for MN. It is a
very
beautiful part of the country and clean. I like it when everything is
green
and all the grass is mowed everywhere with all the little farms popping up
out of the landscape. Its neat!

MN rules! I have a cabin in NW Wisconsin and its equally as nice up there. I
couldnt see living anywhere else. Now if they can just do something about
all the liberals here. :-)

"MnMikew" wrote in message

MN rules! I have a cabin in NW Wisconsin and its equally as nice up there.
I
couldnt see living anywhere else. Now if they can just do something about
all the liberals here. :-)

Good luck! Mike lol

"MnMikew" wrote in message
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MN rules! I have a cabin in NW Wisconsin and its equally as nice up there.
I
couldnt see living anywhere else.

Me either, and I've been a whole bunch of places. Where's your cabin? My
sister had a place in Balsam Lake, about an hour and a half drive from me.
Too bad she had to sell it when she moved to AZ.

I could probably live in northern California, but the median price of homes
out there is prohibitively expensive, plus I prefer to live in a place
that's been tectonically dead for most of the past billion or so years. Love
Flagstaff too, but it's very difficult to find homes for sale there now.

I love NW Wisconsin and spend a lot of time there in the summer and fall.
Especially the Apostle Islands. I go up there every year in the early
autumn, and usually camp somewhere on the way up, like in Siren or the Lac
Court Oreilles area. Now THAT is some beautiful scenery... Superior's south
shore... old lighthouses... Bayfield, one of the nicest Victorian-era towns
in the whole state... and cheese, oh yes, cheese from the Crex Meadows
dairies. Gotta love it.

Jackie

"Jackie" wrote in message
news:Gphkc.738$kh4.59208@attbi_s52...


Me either, and I've been a whole bunch of places. Where's your cabin? My
sister had a place in Balsam Lake, about an hour and a half drive from me.
Too bad she had to sell it when she moved to AZ.

I could probably live in northern California, but the median price of
homes
out there is prohibitively expensive, plus I prefer to live in a place
that's been tectonically dead for most of the past billion or so years.
Love
Flagstaff too, but it's very difficult to find homes for sale there now.

I love NW Wisconsin and spend a lot of time there in the summer and fall.
Especially the Apostle Islands. I go up there every year in the early
autumn, and usually camp somewhere on the way up, like in Siren or the Lac
Court Oreilles area. Now THAT is some beautiful scenery... Superior's
south
shore... old lighthouses... Bayfield, one of the nicest Victorian-era
towns
in the whole state... and cheese, oh yes, cheese from the Crex Meadows
dairies. Gotta love it.

Jackie

My place is about 10 miles SE of Siren near Shell Lake.