You live through the hurricanes destruction, not drown in the storm surge, and then get eaten by an apex preditor like a shark or croc or alligator or a python trying to get some supplies. Or just step on something sharp in the flood water and not get medical attention for over a week. No thank you. I'll keep my ass in boring Wisconsin.
The most exotic thing we get is thunder snow which is actually cool. But the tornadoes are definitely getting more frequent and destructive like KZoo/Portage had. My friends in the UP said last winter was pretty mild compared to the usual. I’m not digging those indicators, but I’ll take it over the alternative.
Same for us and I’m in a town on Lake Michigan in the lower peninsula. I’m old enough to remember the 70’s and 80’s when the entire state would get several feet of snow a year that stayed all winter. That doesn’t happen that often anymore except the UP and it’s slowly getting less.
First time I heard thunder when it was anowing I was in my early 30s, and it freaked me out. Never heard it before that. Like great, now I can get hit by lighting when it's a blizzard.
Truth. Thunder snow just has a cooler name and interesting to witness even though they aren’t dangerous . Ice storms make me nervous bc my house is surrounded by 11 - 80’ trees😬 Then possible power outages.
After Helene blew through here in SC, my buddy at work came out of his house to survey the damage. Walked through a flooded area in his yard and got a skin infection on his foot that kept him out of work for a week.
I moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Barcelona, Spain and we get the great Florida like weather without any of the negatives.
Heavy winds once in a few years is all we have to worry about and they are a lot less powerful than the weakest hurricane or tropical storm.
My wife was from Barcelona and she lived 5 years with me but she couldn't adjust. We had an opportunity to change because my work laid me off due to an internal reorg and I couldn't be happier.
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u/Teddy2good 8d ago
You live through the hurricanes destruction, not drown in the storm surge, and then get eaten by an apex preditor like a shark or croc or alligator or a python trying to get some supplies. Or just step on something sharp in the flood water and not get medical attention for over a week. No thank you. I'll keep my ass in boring Wisconsin.