I'm with BadgerGirl on this one...
In north america, I've lived in canada, chicago, the SW, and even florida. No comparison - winters in the midwest are, were for me anyway, much rougher than anything I've experienced in the SW. I would take Denver/SLC/ABQ/etc anytime over WI/IL/MN.
Since Corsairmac mentioned a running joke about mile high city (which she is right on) - I had one going while in chicago.....the sun goes down in, oh, about November, and then reemerges sometime in late April! Cold, windy, short days - can you say gloomy in winter? Loved chicago, great city, but the winters were very harsh on this island girl.
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08-23-2006, 12:32 PM #1
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08-23-2006, 01:06 PM #2
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you should try living through a year up here with the weather!
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I spent 2 months in Alaska (fairbanks), in mid-winter, it was more than enough for two lifetimes Originally Posted by chickwhorips
you should try living through a year up here with the weather!
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08-24-2006, 10:59 AM #4
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Gets a bit chilly in Scotland in the winter but I visited Chicago in April a few years ago. First day went on a fantastic walking tour of the architectural history of the city. I was dressed in tee shirt and a light jacket and mid way through the walk it started blowing a gale and snowing up a blizzard.
My friend and I could only collapse in helpless laughter (the alternative was to die from hypothermia). Our fellow culture seekers looked at us as if we were mad (but we fooled them- we looked back as if we weren't )
Coldest April they'd had in years apparently...and whatdy'a know - no gloves or scarves available in the shops which were full of little summer tops and dresses! First time I've been glad to get back to Scotland for the heat!
Chicago's a great city tho' - full of brilliant buildings (big Frank Lloyd Wright fan here)
But CWR probably wins on the chill factor.
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