Winter: what is it good for?

passatman86 · 15-09-2017 07:27PM

My favorite time of the year anyway

Tell me how · 15-09-2017 07:27PM

Soup so thick you could stand on it.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:27PM

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

I really love tapwater when its really really cold.

i have sensitive teeth

_Dara_ · 15-09-2017 07:28PM

The Northern Lights. This is a screengrab I got last night from a Churchill, Manitoba webcam, no alteration. I know it's autumn though but winter gives longer nights to enjoy the spectacle.

EDIT: The screengrab is just to show what you could go and see in person, it seems to have confused the OP. You can go and see Northern Lights but even looking at them on the webcam was pretty cool.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:28PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

The Northern Lights. This is a screengrab I got last night from a Churchill, Manitoba webcam, no alteration. I know it's autumn though but winter gives longer nights to enjoy the spectacle.

the spectacle, sitting in front of a computer?

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:29PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Join a gym then or it is possible to exercise in the morning/evening in the dark and avoid getting wet.
I can't even type the word you called Christmas.

starting relearning to swim... injured my shoulder

will have to give ita rest for now :rolleyes:

TheChosenOne_ · 15-09-2017 07:31PM

The 2 weeks off work over the Christmas period. That is all.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:31PM

jimbobalob309 wrote: »

Santa and mulled wine

i think im a bit old for santa

_Dara_ · 15-09-2017 07:32PM

expectationlost wrote: »

the spectacle, sitting in front of a computer?

No, going on a holiday to see them obviously. Use your head. That is something that winter is good for. But even looking at them on the computer was pretty amazing.

dasdog · 15-09-2017 07:33PM

Much, much better sleep
Beers can go outside if the fridge is full
Ocassional snow (2010/11 was wonderful)
No disappointment with lack of decent summer weather
No "I should have worn a jacket" moments when it rains
Stew and other such hearty foods
When a session goes on till 5/6am it doesnt get bright
No flies/midges
Don't have to water outdoor plants
Crisp sunny frosty days
Veg/Fruit last longer e.g., tomatoes which shouldn't be refrigerated
Fires, Brandy, Whiskey

Although the noticeable change after the winter solstice is welcome. If January could be removed and snow/ice more frequent it would be a lot better.

harry Bailey esq · 15-09-2017 07:36PM

expectationlost wrote: »

thats war

Classic song, nobody will deny that. But winter is all about making money, think about it. We spend more money in winter, therefore we need to earn more. Anyone who's self employed should get me.

whoopsadoodles · 15-09-2017 07:37PM

expectationlost wrote: »

im trying to keep the weight (i've lost during summer outdoor exercise) off

Running outside in the winter is amazing.

There's more great things. Christmas races. The jingle bells 5k where you're guaranteed a PB and you get to wear a jingly bell!

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:42PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Running outside in the winter is amazing.

There's more great things. Christmas races. The jingle bells 5k where you're guaranteed a PB and you get to wear a jingly bell!

im still at a walking stage but you'll have convince me that running outdoors in winter is amazing

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:43PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Classic song, nobody will deny that. But winter is all about making money, think about it. We spend more money in winter, therefore we need to earn more. Anyone who's self employed should get me.

its a capitalist ploy?

Bygumbo · 15-09-2017 07:44PM

Brilliant time of year. You get to hoard lots of tinned food and live in your bed for a solid 3 months. You hear distant Christmas music from your cubby hole while in a catatonic state, and should the postman knock too loud you leap upon him and tear him to shreds with your overly long fingernails.

Come the end of Winter you emerge a lean, keen, mating machine.

Arghus · 15-09-2017 07:45PM

A roaring fire. That's what it's good for.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:47PM

dasdog wrote: »

Much, much better sleep
Beers can go outside if the fridge is full
Ocassional snow (2010/11 was wonderful)
No disappointment with lack of decent summer weather
No "I should have worn a jacket" moments when it rains
Stew and other such hearty foods
When a session goes on till 5/6am it doesnt get bright
No flies/midges
Don't have to water outdoor plants
Crisp sunny frosty days
Veg/Fruit last longer e.g., tomatoes which shouldn't be refrigerated
Fires, Brandy, Whiskey

Although the noticeable change after the winter solstice is welcome. If January could be removed and snow/ice more frequent it would be a lot better.

less humid nights true but can't get the heating right for winters morining with my heating system

don't drink alcohol
slush?
...
I like warm food but then there also lots of chocolate around to tempt me.
...
don't drink alcohol
...
"Veg/Fruit last longer" is that what winter is good for?

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:48PM

Bygumbo wrote: »

Brilliant time of year. You get to hoard lots of tinned food and live in your bed for a solid 3 months. You hear distant Christmas music from your cubby hole while in a catatonic state, and should the postman knock too loud you leap upon him and tear him to shreds with your overly long fingernails.

Come the end of Winter you emerge a lean, keen, mating machine.

I presume you are a bear?

_Dara_ · 15-09-2017 07:48PM

I much prefer cycling in winter than summer. You warm up quickly and then it is so refreshing as opposed to really sweaty in the summer.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:49PM

Arghus wrote: »

A roaring fire. That's what it's good for.

hate indoor heat

jamesbere · 15-09-2017 07:50PM

It's good stalking weather

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:50PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

I much prefer cycling in winter than summer. You warm up quickly and then it is so refreshing as opposed to really sweaty in the summer.

ah yes cold rain against your forehead lovely

keith_sixteen · 15-09-2017 07:51PM

Swiss winter's are great.

- Fondue / raclette
- Strolling around the bustling Christmas markets getting hammered on Gluwhein
- Skiing

_Dara_ · 15-09-2017 07:54PM

expectationlost wrote: »

ah yes cold rain against your forehead lovely

One thing cycling in Ireland has taught me is that it rains a lot less than people think. Most winters cycling to and from work, I'd get rained on probably less than ten times in the season. And when it does rain, it's usually light and actually really refreshing. When you're warmed up from exercise, rain isn't an issue. Seriously try it before you knock it.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 07:55PM

keith_sixteen wrote: »

Swiss winter's are great.

- Fondue / raclette
- Strolling around the bustling Christmas markets getting hammered on Gluwhein
- Skiing

not much of cheese eater
not much of a shopper
not much mountains here

Jimbob1977 · 15-09-2017 07:56PM

Keeping the Wehrmacht at bay

Badly Drunk Boy · 15-09-2017 07:57PM

expectationlost wrote: »

starting relearning to swim... injured my shoulder will have to give ita rest for now :rolleyes:

So the shoulder won't be better until your beloved Summer?

expectationlost wrote: »

hate indoor heat

So you prefer skin cancer-inducing outdoor heat from the sun?

DoozerT6 · 15-09-2017 07:59PM

expectationlost wrote: »

Absolutley nothing?

Really tell me whats good about winter/autumn?

expectationlost wrote: »

you didn't mention coldness

expectationlost wrote: »

i don't drink alcohol

expectationlost wrote: »

I hate xmas
im trying not to sit around so much

expectationlost wrote: »

i have sensitive teeth

expectationlost wrote: »

the spectacle, sitting in front of a computer?

expectationlost wrote: »

i think im a bit old for santa

expectationlost wrote: »

im still at a walking stage but you'll have convince me that running outdoors in winter is amazing

expectationlost wrote: »

its a capitalist ploy?

expectationlost wrote: »

less humid nights true but can't get the heating right for winters morining with my heating system
don't drink alcohol
slush?
...
I like warm food but then there also lots of chocolate around to tempt me.
...
don't drink alcohol
...
"Veg/Fruit last longer" is that what winter is good for?

expectationlost wrote: »

hate indoor heat

expectationlost wrote: »

not much of cheese eater
not much of a shopper
not much mountains here

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Jaysis OP I'd say you're great craic at parties all the same.

whoopsadoodles · 15-09-2017 08:01PM

DoozerT6 wrote: »

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Jaysis OP I'd say you're great craic at parties all the same.

BBQs maybe.

expectationlost · 15-09-2017 08:01PM

DoozerT6 wrote: »

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Jaysis OP I'd say you're great craic at parties all the same.

i'll admit im not much fun at parties, another reason not to like winter

Winter: what is it good for?

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