SalemCountyNJ Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Why do we wish for snow every winter? Why do we follow computer models daily? The thrill of victory or the agony of defeat? (Sorry Wide World of Sports, lol). I'm soon to be 54 yrs old and I still love a good snowstorm. The question is why? Is it the pristine white conditions, or the peace and silence of an evening snowfall? Perhaps it brings back fond childhood memories or relationships with loved ones who have passed on? For me personally, I love the peaceful feeling of snow falling in the evening and almost being able to hear the flakes hit the surface. Nothing relieves the stress of day to day life like enjoying a good snowfall. I remembering creating a snow mountain for my then 2 yr old daughter during the blizzard of Jan. 96 So I could enjoy her trying to climb it. I can truly associate snow with good time... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 For me, it's mostly because of cross-country skiing, but I do love the dynamics in the midst of the big ones from our past and watching heavy snow pile up outside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Snow is loved because out of 365 days a year around here snow falls from the sky and accumulates on average only 10-15 times (my estimate) out of all those days. So it's a rare, special occurrence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel_kurtz Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 The instant transformation of a barren dead landscape into a brilliant white winter wonderland. The landscape changes from winter to spring summer to fall take weeks. A snowstorm can take care of that in a couple of hours. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdp23 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Snow takes me back to being a kid and wishing for school closings. That is what mainly got me into this hobby (and and older brother to be a snow weenie with). There was nothing better than listening to 1450 wctc am station and them announcing the Piscataway was closed...then planning with the neighborhood kids what we were going to do that day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel_kurtz Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 hours ago, frankdp23 said: Snow takes me back to being a kid and wishing for school closings. That is what mainly got me into this hobby (and and older brother to be a snow weenie with). There was nothing better than listening to 1450 wctc am station and them announcing the Piscataway was closed...then planning with the neighborhood kids what we were going to do that day. I heard something on the radio today that even when things get back to normal during next year's school season they'll be eliminating snow days in place of remote learning. More & more I'm glad I grew up back in the late 70's - mid 80's. 756 was Council Rock's # & KYW 1060am was the 1st place you hit during snow days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdp23 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 56 minutes ago, colonel_kurtz said: I heard something on the radio today that even when things get back to normal during next year's school season they'll be eliminating snow days in place of remote learning. More & more I'm glad I grew up back in the late 70's - mid 80's. 756 was Council Rock's # & KYW 1060am was the 1st place you hit during snow days. Yeah, first time I heard that was actually 2 years ago. My sister in law moved to Georgia, and they got snow, but the kids had a digital learning day. I was so ticked off. Kids in Georgia don't get snow too often, let them have a day! My town sent out an email today saying if it snows enough, they are giving everyone a snow day, and wanted kids to be kids. That made my day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qtown Snow Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 59 minutes ago, colonel_kurtz said: 756 was Council Rock's # & KYW 1060am was the 1st place you hit during snow days. me 2, but we discussed this already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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