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Originally Posted by valuemkt
I would nicely say to the OP that you are probably not Villages material .. Like one of the other posters, I grew up in Syracuse, went to college in Rochester NY and then moved "south" to the Binghamton / Endicott NY area, where I got only 2/3 of the snow that the first two cities received .. 88 inches / year at the time .. Also had a work gig that took me through the Catskills regularly.
My wife is tired of me telling folks that the day I had the biggest smile on my face is when I gave my brother my 7.5 HP John Deere snowblower .. That;s when I moved to Atlanta .. I actually like seeing blue skies and daffodils in February .. If you still like shoveling, stay put .. there is nothing wrong with that .. Someone has to stay back and turn out the lights
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I think that Syracuse natives and/or long term residents are recognized experts on snowfall. According to Wikipedia, Syracuse averages over 123 inches of snow each year. That's over ten feet for those of you who are math deficient. And if you go fifty miles north to Redfield NY, they average over 350 inches a year (in December over 62 inches fell in 48 hours). I suggest that if you need a tutorial on what's bad about snow, spend a winter in Central NY. I think that only then will you know. I retired in 2012 and fled to Florida to escape the Central NY winters (never mind the calendar - they start in November and end in March or April). Needless to say, I love the Florida winters.