Originally Posted by ringmaster:
I must be an oddball.. I take full advantage of the cold and like going out for walks in it- the cold keeps me moving yet I don't get overheated. I can't handle the heat in the summer, so I get more cabin fever then.

Fellow oddball here! :D

The humidity of summer makes me feel sick. I stay in with A/C all summer and long for beautiful fall days. Winter doesn't keep me inside, and it doesn't usually bother me, aside from the ice (dangerous for walking which I love) and extreme cold.

I live in eastern Canada, and this week is past even my tolerance for cold, mostly because you can't be outside since you could get frost bite!

I live in Northern Ireland. The wheather has been very mild until recently and now its just cold and snowy. I hate it, because all i want to do is hibernate and stay in bed.

:coffee2:I live in the mountains about 2 hours from NYC. Its so beautiful here any time of year. In the winter I like to get up before day break, drink coffee and watch the sun rise. It is 8 degrees right now, and the high today will be about 15. Loosing weight, so I had to take in my warmest winter coat. Days are getting longer. Sun is getting stronger. Its all good.

I actually did get out last night for a small jog, it was about 15 degrees. It's the wind I hate. If it wasn't so windy it wouldn't feel so cold. Even with the low temps I was sweating. :)

I went for a 4 mile walk this morning. The wind chill was -8. Though it took a lot to get myself to go...it felt good to get out.

Originally Posted by Arctic Mama:
I don't really get cabin fever, but I do look forward to not having to scrape my car off or spending ten or fifteen minutes getting my kids suited up in full snow gear every time we have to go outside the front door. Dark and cold doesn't bother me, but it does come with inconveniences. Fortunately I am not a big outdoor exerciser these days, so that isn't of the list of things that bug me most about the seven or eight months of winter we get each year ;)

My cousin lives in Fairbanks...the kids there get outdoor recess for any day -20 F or warmer, but they've been indoors all winter. You guys impress me - I'm a wiener who can barely handle upstate NY winters (and I've lived here basically all my life)!

I am taking a long weekend trip to Florida in 2 1/2 weeks to combat the winter blues...and spending lots of time in the gym.

Wow ArcticMomma is from Alaska, I think she has us all beat! I'm in Toronto and our winters have been a lot less snowy these past few years but this year is really cold.
-20C today!

ArcticMomma- I don't have kids but I have to dress my dogs up 4x a day. They have to wear boots cuz we are in the city and the salt gives something like a chemical burn. And they wear coats too. So we put on 10 boots, 3 coats, 2 leashes, 2 gloves, 1 hat and 1 muzzle to go out. That's what I hate most about winter.