It isn't really the cold so much that bothers me, it's all the things that the cold causes. I can bundle up in enough clothes to deal with the cold, but then there is the problem with even that. Laundry! Tons of it! Stop and think about how much more room in the washing machine it takes to do sweat shirt and pants, T shirt, compared to my summer time tank top and shorts. (not to mention the bigger piles you have to trip over until you get around to washing them. ) Of course, our little dog likes the big laundry pile by the bed, it gives her a nice soft cozy place to sleep in.

Then there is the water situation. It's wonderful free flowing summer time form turns to ice in the winter and creates a whole new world of problems. Last week we spent most of one day just trying to get things situated to where we could actually do the daily routine. Frozen hoses, (even though we carefully stretche them out and drain them when we finish with them) frozen pipes under the kennel, hot water heater frozen up, then fixing broken pipes that went to spewing water when we did get them thawed out. Even though we have numerous frost proof water hydrants, when it gets really cold, even they freeze up. And there's all that dang ice in the animals water pans. If you try to beat it out of the pan, all you end up with is a very dented up pan. You have to either lug them inside where it is warm, or turn them over and run water on the bottom, (that is if you have the water going) to thaw them out so you can refill them so they can freeze again.

Then there are the mirad of other minor annoyances, the cold natured 4 wheeler that takes forever to warm up so you can use it, the dog poops that freeze to the ground makeing even poop scooping a challenge, the ice slick you get when hosing out the concrete dog runs that you can break you neck negotiating. Chopping ice on the pond adds another chore, not to mention the cutting,hauling, splitting and skoking of the wood furnace, and of course, hauling off the ashes.

Winter is just way too much work.

i hate winter it is too cold for me. its boring because it too cold to go out and gets dark so early. the only goood thing is the fact i get to try out my new socks which are very thick and warm, they are blue and green. the worst thing would be that you can never get warm enough in your house. but i guess my xbox 360 gets a good use being inside all day playing on it or on the computer that is a upside of it.

It sounds like you have had a bad winter.

I don't really mind winter, though I hate having a bad cold and cough like I have. I like it when it snows, and the air feels crisp compared to summer. It's not that I prefer winter to summer, they are on a par. I like them both.

But I couldn't live with winter 265 days a year. 3 months would be perfect.

I don't think winter's that bad. It's one of my four favorite seasons!

Yeah, I end up getting nose bleeds and chapped lips and I get sick a lot more often during the winter, but I don't really care! I've taught myself to like the cold. The nose bleeds and chapped lips aren't so bad, and whenever I get sick, I get a cool low voice so I sound like some kind of radio announcer.

All you have to do is look at the bright side.

Although the fact that the sun reflects off the snow is pretty annoying, too.

For me winter is cool but I think that it's because I'm in Costa Rica and temperatures are always over 10° C, I prefer winter, 'cause I like being on bed lol...but I think that a winter in the U.S or similar might be really bad, maybe at the beginning it's cool but some weeks and you'll be freaked out.