UPDATE: people who come here from Google: if you want the REAL pros and cons of living in Boston, this post will not help you (sorry). Go here instead.
PROS:
It's pretty: yesterday when I was driving home all the soft and fluffy snow was still clinging to the branches -- lovely, like a winter wonderland (to be said with hands clasped by cheek, all romantically)
It brings neighbors together: people are all out, shoveling together. And for every mail truck guy that drives by and goes "Boy, you got a long way to go," there's a middle aged Brazilian lady who helps you clean off your car. And everyone has something to talk about.
It's cozy: It's fun to sit inside and drink tea and wrap presents (with your slippers on) when it's snowy outside...it feels like Christmas.
CONS:
Parking (or owning a car in general) makes me want to poke my eyes out. I had to park on the street in Chicago, but I never remember it being this bad. It's taken me a total of 3 hours to shovel my car out on various occasions, last night I realized why it's bad to leave your windshield wipers on when you get out of your car in a snowstorm (I don't think there's been so much snow in my car...well, ever.) Also, there are like half the parking spaces available because there are huge piles of snow and ice in the other ones.
This past Sunday, there was a snowstorm, and we canceled church! Well, we didn't cancel it, but nobody came!
People drive crazy in the snow! And park crazy (because they are desperate to find a space to park).
And it's pretty, BUT (big ol' but), it gets dirty and gross pretty quickly. Like, big piles of chunky, grungy ice, and big puddles of slush that you have to jump across. And people shovel their sidewalks, but nobody shovels ways INTO the sidewalk. So you have to scale the piles or slog through the slush. So your shoes and socks and such get soaked. BUT (big ol' but and a new pro) then you can wear your slippers. =)
2 comments:
This is good to know...
you're funny. and i'm commenting because you told me to write on your blog. and i want to listen to you because you're my elder. :)
i like snow and slippers and connecting with people shoveling, too. and, i also like making slushies to eat with newly fallen snow. yum. and snow forts. snow was so amazingly fun when i was like 10. i miss that.
write me about AI tonight. whadidja think?
i don't even know if you'll see this post 'cause it was from last year...and i'm writing a response this year...
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