Posted by JohnV on February 17, 2003, at 19:48:42
In reply to More rather mundane snow thoughts, posted by noa on February 17, 2003, at 15:04:20
I grew up in Sudbury Ontario and snow was just, well, a way of life. It's interesting to hear all of these comments about the Great White Stuff and it has made me realize what I love and miss about it. I felt really lucky to have experiences such as taking the snowmobile to school; spending my weekends by snowshoe and ski through the winter wonderland of forests and lakes that where still barely touched by humans; living a lifestyle that was just so nicely slow-paced compared to the one I live now in the 'big city' of Toronto.In fact I think not being around that nice and slow lifestyle has contributed to my depression and anxiety. The bleak, barren and what I call "naked wasteland" in the South seems so bizzare compared to the days where I just worried about getting around a nice warm fire and having treats and hot chocolate after coming out from playing in the many,many feet of Great White Stuff.
Many people say they don't like the snow and really, for us, it didn't matter if you did or didn't because it was "there" like it or not, so we made the best of it and it became a beautiful part of our lives. In fact with this "global warming" ruining our planet many young children won't get to have the wonderful experiences I and my friends did. That truly makes me quite sad.
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