How do people live in Minneapolis?

[pete6032]

We can do it because we aren't the worst. We are probably the 3rd worst. On days like this we just say "hey at least we're not Fargo ND or Embarrass MN!"

That being said, this winter has been terrible.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I'm in IL. It's beautiful here, temperature is already up to like 4 or 5 deg F.

I would love to be outside in Minnesota today, I bet it would be a wonderful day to do some cross country skiing out over by some lake near the woods. Then going into the cabin, making a nice and warm fire. Then going back outside and maybe playing around with RVs or Snowmobile...

 

[dainthomas]

I live in central MN.

Temperature is one of those things that you get used to after being in that environment for awhile. The other day it was sunny and 0F with no wind, and it felt comfortable for me. The best way I can describe it is going into a pool and being chilly at first, then you get used to it and it feels normal after a minute or two. To outsiders, they experience MN and it's chilly, but for the rest of us, its normal because we have become accustom to it.

Lived in Grand Forks for five years.

Yeah, the winters suck. I remember walking to class and having my eyelashes freeze together. Or having my hair freeze and drip all over my papers when I got to class. Ice on the INSIDE of the windows in my house when it's -20. Having to zip tie cardboard over the front of my car or it would never warm up.

Pay off is late spring. First seventy degree day and the clothes fly off the coeds. Short shorts and tank tops as far as the eye can see.

Oh, and fall is ok too.

 

[SearchMaster]

I'll take extreme heat over extreme cold any day, which is why I live in the south. If you prefer cold, that's fine by me but it's just not something I could tolerate.

I visited Bismarck, ND for work one December. I can't say it was the snow or the cold that bothered me as much as the depressing feeling as EVERYTHING was just gray from the salt and snow. I got the same feeling when I stayed in Leadville, CO for a couple of weeks.

It's been 70-ish for the past few days (though 40s today), and the kids have started playing baseball. You certainly don't get that in the upper north. Sure, it will be blazing hot this summer but we live on a major lake so it's pretty easy to cool off.

 

[CZroe]

Just watched "Fargo" again the other day. Nice place. Think I'd take up ice fishing.

 

[Dirigible]

I bet they drink shitty beer there too.

I ain't ever going to Minnesota. Not even once.

 

[GullyFoyle]

In my opinion, people saying they are not pussies(above) are actually pussies that are afraid of change...
It makes no sense to stay in these god-forsaken "arctic" states when you can easily move to somewhere it is comfortable all-year round.
Who wants to dress up in three layers of clothing when you could be walking around in a t-shirt if you were only somewhere else?.

I am in western PA, and this horrible winter has me thinking of moving to Georgia, but not until I retire.

I want to buy a corvette for driving around in the nice weather, if I do it here, I will have to garage it for 1/2 to 3/4 of the year. In Georgia I would be able to drive it around 90%+ of the year.

 

[Insomniator]

A few people actually like the cold but I think most are either stuck there because of jobs/family/school or are deluding themselves into thinking its 'not that bad'.

I can't stand NJ lately... been snowing and freezing for months but at least I know there WILL be a hot summer I where I can hit the beach. But even then, its probably not worth it. My general happiness and quality of life would probably go up if I moved to southern cal, florida, or some other nice weather state. I'm just too chicken to actually do it, plus my family and job keep me here.

NO single person with a good career should ever live in those extreme locations unless they are one of the few that like -10 or +110 degree seasons.

 

[xanis]

I can't stand NJ lately... been snowing and freezing for months but at least I know there WILL be a hot summer I where I can hit the beach. But even then, its probably not worth it. My general happiness and quality of life would probably go up if I moved to southern cal, florida, or some other nice weather state. I'm just too chicken to actually do it, plus my family and job keep me here.

This is pretty much how I feel (I'm in south Jersey). I have a lot of connections and ties to the area, unfortunately, so moving would be like starting over. I could do it, but I'm just chickenshit over starting at square one somewhere else. My ideal climate would be something like San Diego's, I think.

 

[Jimzz]

Yea as bad as the people are in Florida; me and the wife already have plans to retire there.

Warm >>>>>> Cold

 

[Chapbass]

I'm a Chicago guy, but I've been debating Austin and San Diego quite a bit lately. Austin gets a bit hot, but theres IT jobs there...San Diego I worry a bit about jobs, but the weather and general living is awesome...

 

[Thump553]

Minneapolis/St. Paul is one of the very best cities in the US, bar none. It's like Boston with a more bracing cold and a lake on every other block. I'd move there in a heartbeat if the job was there and I could persuade my wife (she needs to be near family). The only thing missing there is mountains.

Cold isn't bad, properly dressed its invigorating as long as you aren't working out in it all day.

 

[Chapbass]

Minneapolis/St. Paul is one of the very best cities in the US, bar none. It's like Boston with a more bracing cold and a lake on every other block. I'd move there in a heartbeat if the job was there and I could persuade my wife (she needs to be near family). The only thing missing there is mountains.

Cold isn't bad, properly dressed its invigorating as long as you aren't working out in it all day.

I will agree about Minneapolis as a city itself. I absolutely love it there. Just wish it wasn't so far north. I actually don't mind the cold, but I think this winter is really getting to me. I was planning on heading to MN possibly, but after this winter, its south or stay in Chicago.

 

[skimple]

A few people actually like the cold but I think most are either stuck there because of jobs/family/school or are deluding themselves into thinking its 'not that bad'.

Wrong. Most of us don't move South because we don't want to live next to the type of people that can't take a little cold weather.

 

[KeithTalent]

I could and would live there easily. Seems like a cool place, though I have not been there since I was a little kid.

KT

 

[hondaf17]

Lifelong Minneapolis area resident here. Love it here. Sure it's cold but we're used to it. We have winter jackets and proper clothing, and everything is just fine. People that complain about winter don't seem to have winter activities. Having a winter activity makes it much more enjoyable. Instead of being coped up inside I enjoy hockey, ice fishing, snowmobiling, etc.

I prefer middle of winter to April/May when it's 40s-50s and soggy, muddy, rainy, and just a melting mess.

 

[ponyo]

I'll take extreme heat over extreme cold any day, which is why I live in the south. If you prefer cold, that's fine by me but it's just not something I could tolerate.

I visited Bismarck, ND for work one December. I can't say it was the snow or the cold that bothered me as much as the depressing feeling as EVERYTHING was just gray from the salt and snow. I got the same feeling when I stayed in Leadville, CO for a couple of weeks.

It's been 70-ish for the past few days (though 40s today), and the kids have started playing baseball. You certainly don't get that in the upper north. Sure, it will be blazing hot this summer but we live on a major lake so it's pretty easy to cool off.

This is pretty much exactly how I feel. I don't like the cold but it's the grayness that bothers me more. I would have hard time fighting off depression in the winter time in cold places like Minnesota, Alaska, or Siberia.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Who here is actually living in the Twin Cities now? I know I am!

ATOT Party?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

In my opinion, people saying they are not pussies(above) are actually pussies that are afraid of change...
It makes no sense to stay in these god-forsaken "arctic" states when you can easily move to somewhere it is comfortable all-year round.

Oh?

I am in western PA, and this horrible winter has me thinking of moving to Georgia, but not until I retire.

Oh.

 

[NetWareHead]

In my opinion, people saying they are not pussies(above) are actually pussies that are afraid of change...
It makes no sense to stay in these god-forsaken "arctic" states when you can easily move to somewhere it is comfortable all-year round.
Who wants to dress up in three layers of clothing when you could be walking around in a t-shirt if you were only somewhere else?.

Psshhh I willingly relocated to a colder snowier climate.

 

[K1052]

I ask that question to myself every time I have to go there in the dead of winter. No answer is apparent.

I'm abandoning Chicago for SF this Saturday on a semi-permanent basis. Go fuck yourself winter.

 

[BoberFett]

Actually, I haven't minded this winter as much as I have some of the past few. Shitty drivers have been pissing me off, but not the weather itself.

 

[IronWing]

People live in Minnihaha because they are better than you. Just ask them.

 

[Vdubchaos]

How do people live in Africa?

How do people live in India or China?

How do people live in other more hostile environments?

Easy, they live there because that's where they were born and that's what they are used to. It's THEIR way of life.

If you were born in any of those countries or environments it would be the NORM to YOU.

Guess how I know?

People have a natural ability to adjust to whatever living condition they are in....

Downgrading is MUCH MUCH harder than simply being born into something/that being your norm.

 

[destrekor]

It's not normal to have a low of -17 near the end of February. How do people put up with this cold? I can't believe anyone enjoys 7 months of winter, 3 months of intense humidity, and 2 actually decent months. Shoveling snow sure sounds fun for the 20th time. Alaska almost sounds like a better option.

No, it's probably not normal.

NW Ohio is plunging into the negatives yet again, at the end of February.
And just for shits and giggles, they are calling for another snow storm to kick off March with another round of a few inches. Which, no, isn't significant, except it'll push us to that many inches over the record snowfall total for a single season (we have already broke the record by a few tenths, of recorded history, which dates back over 140 years iirc).

I agree - this shit ain't normal, and I'm tired of it.