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Originally Posted by evman150
I don't get why people care about winter weather. You spend so much time indoors it doesn't even matter. I mean, the cold would sure suck, and snow is a bother for driving etc., but other than that who cares?
It's the summer that matters, you know, when people spend time outside and stuff? It rains 4 times as much in Calgary (vs Victoria) in June/July/August. I remember being in Calgary for two weeks in August about ten years ago...it pretty much didn't stop raining. Being from a virtual summer desert, it was pretty shocking for me. Can't imagine such a horrible climate - freezing in the winter and rainy in the summer. Blech.
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To be honest, it bugs me when we get long stretches of overcast, gloomy weather. I need to see the sun regularly. Even though I don't toil in the cold during the winter, I still have to drive to where I'm going, and when I get there, there are windows on the walls of the buildings I go in and out of. Sunlight is important to me. Not just light that filters through the clouds... I appreciate seeing the sun in the sky. Call me crazy, but it's true. I spent a couple of winters in Rome, and the 4 months of straight rain was downright depressing, even though it was followed by 8 months of relentless sunshine. The Romans are used to it, probably the same way you're used to the weather in Victoria. But I'm from Calgary, and I need to see the sun every couple of days. Even if it's -20.There's actually something awesome about being outside on a sunny, -20 day. Seeing my breath freeze, and the sun reflecting off the snow. It's almost enjoyable.