I Didn't Need Those Frostbitten Toes Anyway

[ase]

It is thirteen degrees out. Celsius people: -10 to you. This? This is not on.

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Also, we're expecting a windy day. Wind chill advisory until 3 PM, brrr!

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[ase.livejournal.com]

Your expectations obviously have a lot to do with your concept of cold and "real" winter. Barring once-in-a-century storms, it'll snow twice in DC, and the 5-6" drifts will stick around for maybe a week. In other parts of the country, sneakers wouldn't be mostly adequate most of the winter, but with thick socks you're usually okay here.

[sraun]

Re: growing up & expectations - well, yes. And this is part of why I don't want to live in the South. I do not deal well with heat! There is a temptation to move to the northwest at some point - not as hot, not as cold, temperatures mostly in the 'quite comfortable' range.

I've got friends who moved from Minneapolis to Leesburg, VA. I hear from them occasionally about how the area deals with snow. They try to stay home when there's an inch of snow - they know how to drive in it, but they don't know how to avoid all the people who don't!