I live in the northeastern section of the country, particularly close to the border & right along one of the Great Lakes.
This section is known as the “snow-belt,” because of conditions caused by proximity to the lake.
Because it takes such a huge body of water a particularly long time to freeze, the clouds option up water while I was in the winter. They become particularly heavy & eventually drop this water in the form of snow. Both of us properly accumulate between twelve & fifteen feet of snow every year. Both of us experience un-even temperatures down to twenty-several below zero, & the brutal wind chill makes conditions believe even worse. Schools & government buildings are frequently closed due to inclement weather. There are often driving bans because of dangerous road conditions, i don’t dare buy tickets to concerts, shows or athletic activitying events between December & May. I expect to rely heavily on the gas furnace for more than five to many weeks straight. I don’t love the chilly or the snow. I don’t love skiing, sledding or snowmobiling. I particularly dislike spending hours shoveling snow. It aggravates me that I need to brush off the car, scrape ice off the windshield & let the defrost run for fifteen minutes before I can go anywhere. Every fall, I need to schedule professional service for the gas furnace. Because of the huge workload, the furnace experiences a tremendous amount of wear & tear. Even when the gas furnace is operating at its best, I pay huge yearly utility bills. I can’t afford energy waste or a furnace malfunction. I can’t risk going without heat & the opportunity of the water pipes chilly. I also make sure to replace the filter in the heating system every week. I have the HVAC duct took care of & potentially cleaned & sealed every numerous years. The long, chilly Wintertide season is a superb deal of work & expense.