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OK. I give up ...

Written By venus on Monday, December 16, 2013 | 1:26 AM

Winter has arrived. Here in eastern Pennsylvania, we normally get a few flurries in December, just enough to delight the Christmas shoppers as they stroll through our picturesque downtown in search of holiday bargains. 

This December, we've had three nuisance snows in a week, each requiring shoveling. Nothing major, mind you, but everyone seems to be getting the ominous impression of the winter of 1993-94. We had to endure a weather pattern that left us with day after day of snowfall, a record amount for the season. I wasn't living in my current home then, but the neighbors told me of snow so deep that they had to carry it down the street in wheelbarrows and dump in the the alley, shutting down travel until April, because there was no where else to put the crap.

There's something odd about snow, even an inch or two of it. It's always a pain the ass. That's not so when you get an inch of rainfall. Or a windy day. Or even a drought or extreme heat. Life goes on. But not snow. It lands on your doorstep and there's nothing you can do but get rid of it. You can't ignore it.

You may have surmised that I hate winter. These gentlemen, however, have managed to cope. Good for them. Enjoy.






Copenhagen, Denmark





Scandinavian men



Customs Housse in King's Lynn, England, in summer 

Same view, in winter








Walking home from school, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1940






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