base40 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 I'm jealous of all you who do. Make me feel better and tell me all the negatives will ya? Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 apparently a fair few of the ol' codgers meet their merry end toppling of their snowy roofs. but then again an estimated 14000 people die in their baths each year. this country is full of hidden dangers Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Ok just to make you feel better its cold so things freeze, the shower freezes, your toothbrush freezes, your snowboots freeze to the genkan floor, the window freezes shut or open if youre unlucky, plates in the drying rack freeze... snow gets into you genkan and melts, sometimes theres a half centimetre of water slopping round there you HAVE to shovel the snow. It doesnt matter if your cold, you work late, youre sick, you cant be stuffed - you have to do it hardens and all is lost. anytime you want to go anywhere you gotta dig out your car and deice the windscreen. Walking is icy you redefine your sense of fashion from " does it look good?" to "how warm is this?" the result is a majorly uncool you that youll only notice if you go to a big city - and then its too late [you dont wear shoes anymore, snowboots are the only thing on your feet you dont go out as much because its so hard to go out into the snow/cold and youd have to sort out your car anyway (see post above) so you just go to bed earlier ok thats enough. Good points are so many - just making you feel better (and trying out this list function ) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Your car looks like somebody has sprayed it with mud You have to learn to drive in all sorts of hellishly dangerous conditions (almost as fun as snowboarding itself!) It can feel like a human rights abuse if you forget to put your electric blanket on 30 minutes before you need to go to sleep. People moan about the cold. You'd think they'd get over it after a while and shut up, but no, they don't. You get sick of seeing people wearing fleeces all the time. Dragging yourself outside for some exercise other than snowboarding and shopping requires a major effort of will. Otherwise it's great. Link to post Share on other sites
slimeypete 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Not enough to put me off! Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 I would like be able to drive up to snow, not to live in it. Tokyo still is not ideal place for me as fara as access to snow, but hey, compared to New York, I'd take Tokyo any day. May be place like Denver, Taos, SF may be ideal places (don't have a feel for European towns, thou). Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I'd love to live in it, or certainly near it. Link to post Share on other sites
RayInJapan 0 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I bought a remote starter for the van and surf - start them about 25 minutes before going to work and the drive to work is toasty warm...I only have to scrape the windows when I forget to set the defrosters before locking the van up for the night. Rented a house that has a built in kerosene heater in every room except the "genkan" but even it stays around 10c except in the wee hours of the morning. No frozen pipes or windows for us. Kerosene bill is only about 27,000 yen in the worst of winter... Bought a snow blower - best $279 I ever spent - makes easy work of everything but wet, heavy snow. Doesn't make it any faster but no more back breaking work. I do hate the salt and mud that gets all over the vehicles but it rains a lot during the summer so it seems like no matter what - they're always dirty... I don't understand it - but the young gals up here still wear mini skirts...they must have something unique in their blood. More babies are created during the winter here due to the last bullet in Zwelgens post. We're not on tap yet, but we sure enjoy trying... Ocean has it right - when we forget to set the electric blanket, it really blows... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Apparently the girls with miniskirts in the winter are putting themselves at risk of never having children. The constant chills blowing south to north can do permanent damage. That's why many schools in Nagano have introduced trousers AND skirts for girls. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Downers about living in the snow country would be that your range of cheese would be greatly reduced. Definitely worth keeping in mind if you don't want to lose out on all that cheesy nutritious fun! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 There are so many pluses as well, base40 Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 You know what? To make up for all these downers, I'm going to go snowboarding now. Because it's Friday. And it's snowing. And I live near a handful of resorts. Tara now. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Where you off to Ocean11? Where's the snow today? Hmmm. Link to post Share on other sites
Itchy&Scratchy 0 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I'd love to live out of the city. Sooo much Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Echo Valley. It was pretty good actually. I'm all aching but relaxed for the weekend. Nothing like a good arvo's boarding to take you completely out of the grim workaday world. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Are you near that place then? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Yeah, about 45 min or so. If they kept the roads clearer (and people drove a bit faster) it would take less time. Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 How long does it take to get to your fave Nozzle from where you are O11? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 About 2 hours, but as I usually go with other people, there's always mucking about of one sort or another and it seems to take for ever. Big undertaking. I'm increasingly reluctant to make the effort. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I'm not sure if I'd want to live there, but I certainly wouldn't mind being NEARER! (And with a car) Link to post Share on other sites
iggy 0 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 The worst thing about living in a snow town is having to wait until Saturday to go boarding! Especially when you get a good dump mid-week, it's absolute TORTURE!! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I can see that being a killer, yeah! Link to post Share on other sites
MalcomB 0 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I'd really love to experience a winter season in a snow town - not sure about living there forever. A place that gets lots of snow but there's no resorts must be a pain! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Another big plus about ski towns (correct me if I'm wrong ski-town people) is that they are COOLER in summer too. Now that can't be a bad thing. Link to post Share on other sites
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