It is April 18, and this is my back yard.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

[snappyturtle]

1. My son just called me lamenting the current snow storm! Are u in MN? nt

[snacker]

2. My daughter called from Minneapolis today too

more snow...she's not a happy camper.

[snappyturtle]

6. I got a double ear full today....my daughter is there too! I really

don't know what to say to them...they are SOoo sick of the weather. I just try to be empathic and change the subject!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I am.

Mostly I like it here but not tonight.

[snappyturtle]

7. I sympathize with you tonight....surely warm weather will

come bursting through very soon!

[hifiguy]

3. I have lived in the Twin Cities

all my life. This is the coldest, snowiest, most depressing and miserable "spring" I can ever remember. By far.

[snappyturtle]

5. I lived in northern MN for 15 years...I remember one exceptionally

snowy winter, lots of the white stuff and extremely cold....-40F but this winter, or spring, is remarkable. My son and daughter both live in the Twin Cities and they and everyone else I talk with up there has 'had it' this year!
Hang in there...as if you could do otherwise!

[hifiguy]

9. This is probably my last year for this crap.

I've been offered a good job in Hangzhou, China at a German audio company's factory doing marketing and product development. And I intend to take it. I am getting too old for this Minnesota winter crap. Especially after last year, when it was 70+ on freaking St Patrick's Day.

[snappyturtle]

10. Wow! I've known snowbirds but permanently moving out of

the country to avoid winter is a huge step. Good luck!

[hifiguy]

11. I am not moving to China to avoid winter.

It's the only place I can get a job. Warmer weather in Hangzhou is just a side benefit. A brief Google seems to indicate that it's sorta like a warmer Seattle with little if any snow. Beats Mpls.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/climate/hangzhou.htm

[snappyturtle]

12. Sorry...I misunderstood! Sorry too about the job in China being your only

choice. Well, again,'good luck'....best wishes and the weather
does sound better!

[hifiguy]

13. No problem.

I doubt I will ever come back if I move. This country is incredibly unkind to Asperger people like me. The more formal social structures of China will probably be a boon for me. And my boss will not be Chinese, but a German citizen (whom I know quite well) of Portuguese/Spanish descent. He's a genius audio engineering nerd with great taste in music and he has lived in China for twenty years. Nerds tend to flock with other nerds.

I never dreamed I would have an adventure like this in my mid 50s. But there you go.

[snappyturtle]

14. Yes...quite an adventure! Makes me feel good that you have someone

all ready there who obviously knows the ropes. Hope you can
still stay in contact with DU! I wish you the very best!

[siligut]

23. I am on the autistic scale and I loved China, loved it.

I strongly suspect that you are going to find yourself very happy in China. Ageism is also not such a problem there. You will get used to the heat and humidity.

[UrbScotty]

8. Flooding here in Greater Grand Rapids (nt)

[Scuba]

15. It's much nicer here in east-central Wisconsin. Thirty-four degrees and rain.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. The view from my front porch this morning:

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Aw, there are times when I miss Minnesota!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. I can't think this would be one of them.

[livetohike]

19. I feel for you

I lived in Eagan, MN for three years back in the mid 1980's. Coldest, snowiest winters of my life. I was crying about our weather here in PA when my brother in law's partner (lives in New Alex, MN) called and told us about the snow!

[fizzgig]

20. yesterday was our first day of sun in four days

we got at least two feet of snow in that time. and it's been far too cold for april. c'mon spring, stop being drunk.

[Arugula Latte]

21. That ain't right.

[DFW]

22. I'm heading for Dallas in 2 days

IF I can ever get out of here!!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

24. I am now completely convinced that we are never satisfied

with the weather. Here today it was 78 degrees by 7 am. when I walked my dog. I hate mornings that are that warm...they make me long for snow! I can deal with 90+ at midday...but I hate hot mornings!

[hifiguy]

25. Oh, I don't know.

New Zealand or Australia are nigh-on perfect.

This has been an incredibly ugly and depressing winter here in Minnesota. That is has dragged on into its fifth (!!??!!) full month is brutal even by our standards.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

26. Five months of a brutal winter would, indeed, depress anyone....

So I should try New Zealand, huh? I've never been.