12.12.2007

On The Flip Side...

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Well, after the week I have had...I thought to be fair, it was time to come up with thirteen reasons to hate snow. I think this will be easier than my thirteen reasons to love it...let's see...
1) It's cold
2) It gets really dirty
3) So hard to push a stroller through the snow
4) Dangerous to drive in
5) Shoveling snow is just plain no fun
6) Scraping it off the car...plllllttt!
7) It's wet
8) It's slippery (I took a fall running last year in it)
9) Other people drive like morons in it
10) It falls off the high rises and that's so dangerous
11) Traps you in the house
12) Makes the sidewalks impossible to walk on
13) Seriously, what's the point if I can't ski on it???
That was way to easy.......

68 comments:

Robin said...

Makes me glad I don't live somewhere snowy anymore!

Tink said...

All true, but still I'd love to see some snow over here!
My TT wishes you "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" in 13 European languages.

Mama Pajama said...

It never snows here, but it did on Christmas Day, 2004. We loved it, but that's because it only lasted one day. : )
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Samantha_K said...

I hate snow. Hate, hate, hate it! We have the possibility of getting some this weekend...when I'm supposed to be on a four hour drive north. Super.
LOL.
Happy TT!

Sandee (Comedy +) said...

Skiing is the only good reason to me. I don't live in snow country and don't want to. Great list. Have a wonderful TT. :)

Jenni said...

I love the first snow of the season. After that, I'm finished until the next year.

SJ Reidhead said...

You got my vote on all of them!

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ellen b. said...

I am so sorry for your pain! :)
I cannot and will not drive in snow, ice or anything resembling it so that type of weather holds me captive...

FRIDAY'S CHILD said...

Now...how can I say I can hate snow when we don't have that here. So maybe if and whenever we have snow, I wouldn't hate but most likely welcome it.

Nicholas said...

I totally agree! That white stuff is completely overrated!

jenn said...

We don't get much snow here either.
Happy TT!

No Nonsense Girl said...

I love snow but I hate it also... It's a weird relationship!!!!

I love snow on christmas eve and christmas day and whenever I'm not stuck trying to walk in it...

Happy TT!!!

DrillerAA said...

I still love it and I'm the one that has to shovel it!

Happy TT

Malcolm: said...

I live in MI, so I can relate to all of your reasons. The one thing that amazes me is that people who should be used to it still do not know how to drive in the snow.

By the way, I like your new header... it's really sharp.

Greatfullivin said...

I love snow. I guess I am the minority. I love the stillness when it falls. It is way better than ice.

Sandy Carlson said...

A valid list, to say the least. The dirty part drives my husband nuts. I tell him to think of it as the crumbs on a coffee cake. He is a diplomat; he makes no comment!

Great list. Will you be back to loving it next week? Too much fun...
Writing in Faith

Open Grove Claudia said...

Oh gosh me too! Except we've been able to cross country ski here... I hope it clears soon!

Happy TT.

My TT is up A little kindness

Head Gaggler said...

Yeah I am with you on this one. I so hate snow and ice. I could totally live in a warmer climate. Keep warm!

WorksForMom said...

Nice reversal this week!

Kellan said...

I guess you are right about all those reasons - but I sure love the snow (cuz I never get to see it often enough). Take care. Kellan

Jenny McB said...

No, no, no, way too early for this list. What are you going to do in January and February? LOL, see I can now like the stuff b/c I have a kid nordic skiing this year. I see where that would make a difference from a baby in a stroller!

BTW- read your blog below, good for you for saying something to that guy about your husband.

Shesawriter said...

How about it eventually melts? :-)

Happy TT!

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suchsimplepleasures said...

snow sucks...no two ways about it! winter sucks. clouds suck. cold air sucks. slush sucks. icicles suck. black ice sucks. slipping and sliding sucks. anything that isn't warm...it sucks.
enough negativity for ya! i don't heart winter!

Allison said...

I'll agree with pushing the stroller through it, but I plan on using it for exercise this year! (and next year, etc) if we'd just get enough all at once and I'd remember my promise to myself to use it as exercise. Plus, I always look at it like coloring the lines (vaccuming too).

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Lori said...

Where I live, we rarely get snow so everyone has to drive to it. I like to play in it for about 15 minutes and then Im good:) Driving in it really sucks. The people in Cali dont know how to drive in any other weather besides sunny. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.

Rachel said...

LOL!!!
So true! I miss it... but not so much.
I remember why it's a PITA when I read things like this!
You're so fun!!

YummY! said...

I'll never have to deal with it. Then again, I'll never get the fun part of it either. I wanna make a snowman!

(my TT is at yummydown.com)

Not the Queen said...

Amen! Except the skiing part. Skiing and I don't go together. Now sledding, that one I get behind.

Not Afraid to Use It said...

You are dead on with all of these! I tried to push my stroller through poorly plowed sidewalks today and it sucked!! Great list! LOL

Serina Hope said...

hahahahaha
Too funny. I like thaT YOU HAVE PRESENTED BOTH SIDES VERY FAIR OF YOU!
Damn caps lock and laziness

Candy said...

Where I live it's either wet or dry. Would love to have the chance to know if I'll hate or love snow. :o)

Natalie said...

Amen to all of that...I freaking hate the cold white stuff!!!!!

My T13 post is up, come check it out if you get a chance. :)

*Rae* said...

I agree with you on all of those even though I've never had to push a stroller through snow I hate snow with a passion blame it on growing up on the East coast lol Happy TT & Happy Holidays

damozel said...

Man. I don't miss the snow. I hope it goes away before Christmas! No politics this week; I felt like a break from it all. The Flatland Almanack --Damozel

Xakara said...

I'm in the Midwest where the ice storm hit so between snow and ice, snow is my favorite thing right about now.

But I understand your list all the same. :)

~Xakara

Toni said...

Oh, sister, I am feeling you. Very pretty to look at but after about a day, I feel the crap needs to GO AWAY!

jennwa said...

They are all true, especially #9. I wish it would snow one day, then melted the next. I could enjoy that.

Darla said...

Oh, #9 is SO true. I grew up in central Michigan, and that's one thing I do miss about living there--people knew how to drive in snow.

AnGlOpHiLe FoOtBaLl FaNaTiC said...

HAHAH! I hate cold, therefore snow. I agree. It's only pretty for two minutes...then all this happens. Happy TT.

Bloggers said...

we have just been having horrid rain and fog here in southern indiana, i am kind of wishing for snow.

Amanda said...

Nothing you can say will change my mind about snow :)

Send me your snow!!!

Up To My Ears In Mini Horses said...

But it is so much fun to drive your tractor in while pushing snow around.
Probably not a recreation for any in the urban or subburbs, but definitely for the farmers!!

baby~amore' said...

I would love to see snow here - neevr going to happen ...* boo hoo*

the teach said...

How about it blocks the street til the snow plows can get to you - a day or two? I think you named every other crappy thing about snow!

the teach said...

I had to come back and say Don't think I missed "Thursday Thirteen" backwards - Great!

The Mocha Mom said...

Get yourself some snow shoes.....LOL

I like the snow, I just hate the freezing cold temps we get along with it.

My TT is finally up too.

patti_cake said...

I miss snow ... for about three seconds then remember the reasons you have listed! Still a little of the white stuff at Christmas is nice.

Mommychicky said...

#9 - Don't I know it. People are so busy concentrating on the snow flakes that they cause the accidents themselves.

Check me out if you get a chance. Happy TT!

Zenmomma said...

I'll take the rain any day. At least you don't have to shovel it.

Deb - Mom of 3 Girls said...

Oh yes, by about the middle of January, I've had quite enough of snow for the year. Unfortunately we still get another couple of months of it after that... :(

Holly said...

I live in Florida so the only snow I have seen this year is fake snow. Once at our town park when they made snow for kids to slide on during the Lighting of the Lights Festival, and the fake snow during the Osborne Lights in MGM at Disney. (and THAT was soap).

So, I do miss snow. But I remember how much I didn't LIKE it when I lived in NH...

Thanks!

Happy TT-13!

Smiles,

Holly
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MamaLee said...

OMG I LOVE YOU!

I hate snow, and one day I'll move away from it.

As I sit here in the middle of a snowstorm.

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

Happy TT! xoxo

Lori's Light Extemporanea said...

Way too funny! It does brighten up the skanky greys and browns of a Midwestern winter, though and it's prettier than rain.

Happy Thursday!
Lori

Denise Patrick said...

I agree with #9 wholeheartedly!! And, I live in a place where it snows every winter. Do you think these people would get a clue?

Happy TT!

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Yep, but it's pretty for a bit. I just bought myself YakTrax so I have added traction this year; slipping pushes me WAY too close to major knee reconstruction. And I mean major.

Nichole said...

The fact that it is wet really does it for me. It's the same reason I don't like it to rain (though I love storm)...I hate having the ground all wet.

I love the way snow LOOKS while it is snowing or before it has been stepped in, but after that...I wish it would just melt away.

Happy TT!
Easier Said Than Done

Bren said...

Great list! Really, what is the point if you can't ski on it?

Janet said...

we got about 10 inches today...i'm NOT looking forward to shoveling out the cars tomorrow!

The Egel Nest said...

I concur :)


Bradley
The Egel Nest

Sandy C. said...

Amen! We lived in tropical weather all our lives, and recently moved to Massachusetts. I must say... not a fan of the snow.

You're so right. Strollering through it is a nightmare!

MetaMommy said...

OK, you make some good points. It's gotta be nice to have seasons though, isn't it?!?

david mcmahon said...

Too hot for snow in Melbourne. BY the way, if you're wondering why I haven't visited for a couple of days, I'm in Singapore at the moment.

However, I'm still posting on my blog every day!

. . . Dallas Meow . . . . >^^< . . . said...

I admit, I did like our occassional trip up to Big Bear for snowboard and ski.
too far to find anywhere here.
we get frozen fog . . no snow.

Suzanne in Atlanta said...

We would be happy with some rain here in Atlanta. But in the extremely rare event that we ever get a flake of snow, everything closes and everyone buys milk and bread for some reason. Go figure.

Suzanne in Atlanta

Spammon said...

You could just combine #7 and #8 and say "It's just like Bon Jovi".

OhCaptain said...

I added a reason winter and snow are cool to my photo blog.

Check it out! Big news!

monkeysandmarbles said...

i love snow...from the warmth of my house looking at it through the window! ah...Canadian winters...:)

VDog said...

Hailing from C-A
I have nothing to say
Pity you today

Yup, us Californians don't know much about *living* in the snow, only visiting it.

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