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Old 03-20-2021, 06:03 PM
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Living year round in the north didn't agree with me. I moved to Rochester, NY in June after I finished my education in DC. The summer there was incredible with long beautiful days. I loved the Thousand Islands and Finger Lakes regions. Then....winter came with 144 inches of snow (1970-71) instead of the 72" average. The short heavily overcast days were just too much for me and as soon as possible I found another job in the southwest, near where I grew up. I tell people the longest 20 years I ever spent were 30 months in Rochester. Interestingly, I knew several fellow students from Rochester and none of them wanted to move back. The two I knew well remained in the DC area.
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