Love it or hate it?

Mt61

MissInterpreted

I love it when it has first fallen and is all pristine and white. Not so keen on the ice and slush though. I actually don't mind driving in it either - it's other drivers who are the problem, who don't know how to drive in wintry conditions. I do get a bit scared of falling in icy conditions these days though - a few years ago I fell all the way down our outside stone steps, all 14 of them! I swear my life flashed before my eyes - I honestly thought that was it and my time was up. How I never broke any bones I will never know, although I was very shaken up and black and blue for weeks. Since then it's made me a bit wary,

How’s your driving different in the snow, compared to other peoples?
I was taught to drive in the winter when there was ice on the road- I hate driving in the dead of winter now that I am older

Same. I live in Scotland, so was taught to drive in all conditions. As a former motoring reporter, I also got the opportunity to do skid pan training with the police and used to compete in car rallies with my husband. I can remember driving to and from work in winter when the snow drifts on the sides of the road were higher than my poor wee Mini!

MissInterpreted

I love it when it has first fallen and is all pristine and white. Not so keen on the ice and slush though. I actually don't mind driving in it either - it's other drivers who are the problem, who don't know how to drive in wintry conditions. I do get a bit scared of falling in icy conditions these days though - a few years ago I fell all the way down our outside stone steps, all 14 of them! I swear my life flashed before my eyes - I honestly thought that was it and my time was up. How I never broke any bones I will never know, although I was very shaken up and black and blue for weeks. Since then it's made me a bit wary,

How’s your driving different in the snow, compared to other peoples?
I was taught to drive in the winter when there was ice on the road- I hate driving in the dead of winter now that I am older

I've been cautious since I took my little 2CV to Amersham. We had no snow at home but upon cresting the (fairly steep) hill leading down in to Amersham it was thick with snow. I cautiously began to descend and my poor little "tin snail" lost traction and began sliding down the hill sideways. I had my two young daughters in the car, they thought it was great! Me, not so much!

Glad to say there was no serious damage and we stopped just before the roundabout at the bottom, courtesy of a tractor.

The only thing I don’t hate about snow was the fun my little grandson had the one time there was enough here to take him sledging. Otherwise, it’s cold, slippery, tough for the ground-feeding birds, lethal when it freezes on top, and a filthy sodden mess when it melts.

I love the snow, always have and regard it as a personal challenge getting to work, to shop and to make it to the village hall for a play on Thursday night. (and back again,)
Today is horrid: winds, lashing rain and very gloomy.

It is okay if you can stay at home but if you have to work or go out to the hospital etc. it is horrible.

I love the snow, I also drive in it. Everything seems peaceful, and clean. I live in a greater London suburb and we have not had any. [

Baggs

Youngest dd lives in a studenty part of a city and after they got snow she said half the street was out having a snowball fight. Grown up kids 😁 ☃️

When DH was working they once had a high-level planning meeting in mid snowy winter with a group of people in expensive and new-looking suits, from a middle eastern oil country, who had never seen real snow. When the visitors left, they could watch them from the window as they crossed the car park. One of the deputation scooped snow from the roof of a car and threw it at his colleague and next minute they were enjoying a snowfight. I hope the suits were still wearable after it.

I love the look of snow, but shudder at the thought of driving in it. In 1947, I wasn't allowed to go out and play in the snow because I had just recovered from pneumonia. From that day onwards it had an irresistible attraction for me.

I hate it. I live in a rural area and look after animals. Snow makes life so much harder when caring for grazing animals and transporting food etc., My coat is never dry and my feet are never warm. It doesn't even look good when a tractor has slushed it up and then re-frozen makes getting around very difficult. So it's a NO from me!

The first beautiful sight through the window in the morning, from the warm house, is one thing. Trying to navigate the pavements is quite something else, as I can find the one square inch of ice and will promptly go flat on my back. It used to be fairly amusing, but now it really hurts. Also, we cannot get our cars off the steep driveway. OH slid his backwards into the garage door some years ago. A very expensive accident.

Some years ago after a good snowfall, DH and I wrapped up warm to walk to the shops. On the way we went past a Victorian water tower and we saw someone in a car taking a pic of it so we scurried past out of the way. When our local paper came out, there we were in the front cover. He'd got us in synch with arms swinging together. Fresh snow is lovely but I hate the ice on roads and pavements. Out drive is on a slope and many a time I have slid past the car door, trying to get into it. We are well stocked.up with grit etc now and our days off striding off into the snow are sadly behind us. But we do have that lovely pic to remind us of a lovely snowy day.

If it was guaranteed to completely vanish within 24 hours then I might just welcome it. It does look magical, initially, but then it goes slushy and muddy coloured, freezes solid overnight covering pavements with a lethal film of ice and it becomes just horrid!

I love snow when I don’t have to drive in it! I also love watching ski-ing on tv, especially the Wengen race held every January. We went on a ski-ing holiday once in the Cairngorms back in 1978. I found muscles I didn’t know I had! 🤣

I live in the country near the sea and mountains covered in snow looks beautiful but hope it stays there. I simply cannot get the car out of the garage when it snows as the lane is on a slope and I don't have winter tyres or chains to put on them.

Ì like snow and always have - from inside, preferably, but a walk in it will good, too. There is something so "right" about snow and frost on a sunny day. However, I will not drive in snow and ice.

Hate it. I’m always scared of slipping on the ice. The only time I like to see it is on Christmas cards

It depends. I love it when I’m indoors looking out and it’s at the pretty stage. Hate it when it’s turned to slush and iced over. I used to love walking in it, but I worry about slipping now I’ve osteopenia, and that just makes me feel very old.

I’ve never really liked it even as a child. Had the most horrendous journey home from work a good few years ago. Took 2 hours to do a 20 minute journey and by the time I got home I was shaking with nerves. Love being retired and not having to worry about going out in it now. I hate Winter and the dark nights and wrapping up.

January 1963…. I reported for work at my first office job. My maiden name was Blizard so henceforth was known as Ms Blizard who arrived in a blizzard!

GrannyGravy13

I love snow, always have.

Me too! Who cares about cold fingers and ears (and chilblains on the toes) though I do sympathise with Reynaud's sufferers. For me, there's always been something magical about snow, especially since the winter of 62-63 when Christmas lasted 6 weeks: we were snowed in and our grandparents with us! They had come to stay for 4 days over Christmas, but couldn't leave till roads to their remote part of Sussex were clear enough!! Snow lingered till my sister's birthday in March....

I hate it. We had to cancel a night out last night.

Hate the winter generally, but love snow!

Loathe it. I am total grump in the winter anyway and that just makes me worse.

I didn’t have my daily walk yesterday but thought I would go out today. I went to the end of the road, only to find that it was still too icy under foot and came home! Here in France, the owners of properties are supposed to clear away the snow on the public pavement along side their properties but some haven’t.
Looking forward to Sunday, as on the television weather forecast last night it was said that we would be in 19 degrees of sunshine. I think they were dreaming, as on my phone it predicts 16 and cloudy.