Originally Posted by valuemkt (Post 1570709)

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

Originally Posted by Catwoman (Post 1570579)

I've lived my whole life in the South. I've only seen it snow on a handful of occasions and it melts quickly without any time to even build a snowman. It is apparent that many of the snowbirds flee to the South in the winter to escape the snow and cold. We are considering the villages but Florida is exactly the same weather I've lived in my entire life. I want to experience something different! I'd like to make snowballs, have a white Christmas, ride in a sleigh, build a snow fort and have to bundle up! I feel like I've missed out on a big part of being an Earthling! My husband did take me skiing once so I could see real snow but there was a heat wave and the snow wasn't falling! So, I want to know from any Northerners what it is that makes it so bad that no one wants to stay there for the winter. Give me some things to think about before we make the decision to move to the villages for good instead of heading up north to experience four seasons!

Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1570762)

This says it all

Originally Posted by thetruth (Post 1570760)

I am an ex-NEW YORKER.
I went to college in SYRACUSE. SNOW? They get 120 inches of snow per average year. THAT IS 10 FEET.
Imagine the winter. What is the weather today? Answer SNOW. I was out once and it was TWENTY BELOW ZERO.
That can be life threatening. As you breathe you can feel the mucus in your nose freezing.

Perhaps, like our heat. Snow is pretty IF, YOU DO NOT NEED TO GET TO WORK OR WORK OUTSIDE.

A walk down the beach in a snow storm- I do miss it-A LITTLE.

Originally Posted by NotGolfer (Post 1570699)

Oh let me list the ways.....snow can begin in late Oct. and stay til April. Ice is THE worst along with the frigid cold. Fear of falling comes right behind this!!!! We had 3 record snow-fall winters in a row in our midwestern state....over 100"....prior to our move here. It was REALLY bad up there, from what I hear this past year!!

It got tiresome to have to rise early to blow and shovel the walks and driveway before work only to have the job all over again after getting home. Driving in it is tiresome and many times dangerous. It's pretty for sure but once one ages----doing the "fun" stuff isn't so fun anymore. We'd rather shovel sun!!

Originally Posted by EPutnam1863 (Post 1570795)

Heat and humidity can start April 1st and stay until mid-November.

Originally Posted by EPutnam1863 (Post 1570795)

Heat and humidity can start April 1st and stay until mid-November.

Originally Posted by EPutnam1863 (Post 1570795)

Heat and humidity can start April 1st and stay until mid-November.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 1570821)

I thought most hired the snow guy for the drive. My heating bill dead of winter is never more than $125. Cars of choice, Jeep, Rover, never missed an appointment or day of work because of snow for 50 years, that includes all the 24 hour calls.

Some love to ski, snowboard, and just love the snow. Others not so much. We are able to keep homes in north and south, and in between. I love that first white snow, and if you own the right clothes cold is not a big deal.