8 Ways to Know You're not a Winter Person
When late October approaches, do you find yourself becoming sadder as the thought of colder weather becomes a close reality?
Beliefnet
For summer-loving people living in seasonal climates, we feel a deep sense of dread around late October, that those with more tolerance for cold, snow and merciless darkness cannot understand. Here’s eight ways you know, you are a true loather of the winter:
That Better Not be a Leaf Blower - It starts like an eerie far-away whisper you try at first to ignore… like that sensation a pimple is forming, but you live in a utter denial until it actually surfaces. But there it remains…that high-pitched, taunting screech of the leaf blower unleashed mid- October and embraced by that zealous neighbor targeting every maple leaf like he’s blasting Russian missiles. It’s like a continual, drone-like the sound of funeral bells signaling the start of a long, slow death of all that is warm, good and living. The only thing worse than leaf-blowing is being forced to use a medieval torture device known as the yard rake. For anyone fortunate enough to not be familiarized with this phenomenon, people in New England spend a solid 3-4 weekends combing their lawns with a three-foot wide pick attached to a wooden stick, fantasizing about moving to Florida, or chopping all their greenery down next year. No woodland privacy is worth this. We’ve landed on Mars, people. There must be a better way.