Five Unexpected Benefits of the Cold

AccuWeather ^ | 1-29-14 | Kristin Rodman

[afraidfortherepublic]

Walls of ice encrust the lower cliffs where wave spray has frozen on the rock in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. (Photo/U.S. National Park Service).

[Vigilanteman]

6. It sends much of the riff-raff packing.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Benefits of the weather in Wisconsin!

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[afraidfortherepublic]

LOLOLOL!

[dr_lew]

Here in the Western ‘burbs we just didn’t hit the predicted deep lows spoken of in the article. I guess twelve below, but not for any length of time. The temps have been in the negative single digits overnight, and up towards 10F in the daytime. Tonight in the wee hours, it’s right at zero.

To me, the benefit of the cold is the cold. It’s existential.

[Vendome]

I’m completely comfortable.

I’m less cranky

Love to work, hike, bike, surf and snowboard

Less tics in the summer

Fewer sqeeters

Clear skies for star gazing.

Sound travels further

Warm cognac or beautiful scotches just plain taste better

Great time to be alone with a cigar.

Sleeping with the windows wide open.

Everything smells fresh.

Steak and red potatoes

Fried okra

Catfish feel like they are being drug through mud and you have no idea what size cat is actually on the line until you toss em on the shore and listen to them croak like frogs...erh catfish

I don’t sweat so dang’d much

Grey flannel suits

Friendship candles in the windows of homes, on the East Coast

The smell of ocean spray

Getting wet while sailing

Watching the giant waves crash against the shore and hearing God speak through the oceans awesome power, which soothes me

Shooting

Duck hunting

Pretending to hunt hogs and freezing your butt off while pondering all the beauty of God’s creation

Tracking deer and deciding their carcass would be more work than it’s worth and simply admiring their beauty....and wishing I had an ATV so I could take one....

Wishing for summer and fire flies and girls in shorts or dresses

The smell of a wood fire and crisping some marsmallows over it

Waisailing

Hot apple pie with a decent cinnamon crust

Hot and gooey cinnamon rolls

Snow

Ice

Water falls shooting over and through ice

Yosemite

Tahoe

Sea Horse Ranch

Auberge De Sole’

Napa

Girls in tight blue jeans

Girls who are cold and want to be warm

I could go on and on about cold weather. I love it.

Walking across the Golden Gate

Big Sur

Carmel

Marin Headlands

Point Bonita

Cambria and dinner at “Robins”

Hearst Castle on a clear and windy day

Hiking the cliffs anywhere in California

Campfire on the beach

Dolphin and whale watching

Deep sea fishing

Kayaking estuaries

Watching the San Lorenzo River when it swells from the rain and admiring its awesome power as it carries redwood trees and turns them into toothpicks

Winter cold....my favorite weather

Cutting down a Christmas tree, knee deep in the snow

Snow ball fights

Building igloos

Snow angels

[Vendome]

Damned straight!

[Secret Agent Man]

6. crazy neighbors not screaming for their mother-effing cats to come home.

[ArtDodger]

Police often say one of the best deterrents of crime is a cold night.

[skinkinthegrass]

"Thriving in warm, moist environments mosquitos are usually most
active from early summer through late fall in the regions of the country"heard (literally :) they're much larger / more active in the northern Latitudes
(*tongue in cheek* almost bigger that bush planes, the USAF had to use AAA @ times. :)

[proud American in Canada]

Wow, Vendome. I don’t know you...but I really, really like you! :) What a great post.

I agree 100% with all of them, except for the references to gorgeous girls, as I am a woman. :)

Although I suppose they, too, are God’s creation. But even when I was in my twenties, I probably would have been jealous of them, LOL. :)

I love the winter, too. It’s really cold here but I took my Lab Ellie (she’s an eight month-old pup) for a mile and a half walk; if you bundle up, it’s great; the stars are crystal clear on a dark night with no clouds. Simply stunning and refreshing. :)

I’m going back to bed for a bit, I came down to have a bowl of cereal because I was hungry; now I can grab a couple of hours of sleep with a smile on my face. :) Have a great day!

[Vendome]

You have a great day.

I was thinking of taking a my three person tent and spending the night down at the northern edge of Big Sur one day in the next couple weeks.

No one with me cept racoons, skunks and California mountain lions .

I want hear the ocean and be lulled into a deep sleep.

I’d wake up the next morning fixing sunny side uo eggs, red potatoes and applewood smoked bacon.

Probably just laze around for a couple hours snacking before I bothered to break camp and just nibble at breakfast.

You’re probably beautiful yourself.

I’ve met a few Freeperettes and they’re beautiful.

Then again they are Freepers and maybe God works in their life making their mere presence relaxing and The day just a little better for hanging out with them.

Hope your sleep is well.

If you’re ever in Northern California feel free to ping me.

I’m in the Bay Area but, will drive to meet you and your friends and share a coffee or diet Coke.

[Spartan302]

I have never ever seen a cockroach in Alaska, not even in the summer.
Actually in Alaska the majority of our rural roads are dirt and gravel, and are slow to use when dry, a horrid mess when wet but are as smooth as a new highway in the winter after the local grader makes a pass, and we have LOTs of road graders up here, the state will pay a private owner a ton of money just to keep the neighborhood graded, and any school route gets top priority to have a cleared and sanded road, not a lot of salt is used in Alaska but a lot of sand and 3/8ths minus rock is applied to school route roads.

[Salamander]

LOL

[9YearLurker]

Awwwww—how sweet!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Only accessible during the winter months in very specific conditions, the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore ice caves along Lake Superior in Wisconsin, provide a memorable winter scene for those lucky enough to make the hike.”

Been there. Done that. Magnificent!

[PfromHoGro]

That’s even better than the copperheads and scorpions.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Your list is fine, but much of it is California. Californians do not know cold like people from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota.

I was born and raised in California, but I really like living in Wisconsin and I enjoy the winter.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The best part of winter is a break from mowing the grass and fighting the weeds! We can start over on the gardens in the spring.

[CatherineofAragon]

That was such a pleasure to read. It’s so excellent that I’m bookmarking this page to read when it gets hot. :)