Is Connecticut really cold in the winter?

[kick-ass-bob]

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. is the pope catholic?

[kick-ass-bob]

5. HA! I mean REALLY cold...

Wisconsin seems like a cool place but I know it is ass-cold in the winter. I just wondered it it was tempered some by being near the coast...
:shrug:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. it stays at freezing to 10 below for 3-4 months

so no

[kick-ass-bob]

11. is it windy?

I lived in Boone, NC while in college - I could handle the cold, but the wind absolutely sucked.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. not so much

[Mr_Spock]

19. That's NOT true!!

Where did you get that info - and don't say you live up here.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

22. I live up here

[Mr_Spock]

32. Live in NH 60 miles North of you - never hit -10 in past 15 years.

...and only last year did we have a long spell where it was below freezing for an extended period of time - that rarely happens

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

36. it was -35 in VT MA last year - or were you away?

[Mr_Spock]

41. C'mon, you out of your mind - stop exaggerating

It very rarely get's below 0F in populated areas.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

42. Bullshit - in Boston it went down to-30 last year. And it often gets to -5

in Hartford

[Mr_Spock]

44. Prove it

-30F in boston? - are you sure??????

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

50. actually it was more like -45!

:P

[Mr_Spock]

43. Are you talking on top of some mountain last year?

STOP EXAGGERATING!!

I've lived here all my life!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. I'm aactually enjoying an argument that has nothing to do with politics!

:)

[stranger_with_candy]

35. below freezing for 3-4 months

is quite a stretch too. yeah last year was cold. three years ago it barely got below 40 all winter.

[stranger_with_candy]

34. when does it EVER

get to 10 below in the winter? once every 100 years?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. Wrong - it did several times 2 years ago. It hovers at freezing at night

and around 40-50 at day. Thats fucking cold. It isn't North Dakota cold but its cold

[Mr_Spock]

47. Now you are backing off a bit - and that is cold but livable

[stranger_with_candy]

54. you need a new thermometer

and if you think 40-50 is cold you are obviously living in the wrong area.

[dave123williams]

2. In a word; yes.

Colder than here in LA, hehehe :)

[dave123williams]

3. Did Rose Kennedy own a black dress?

[Glenda]

26. lol! that's bad :)

[Amaya]

4. yup

:scared:

[kick-ass-bob]

6. I guess I have my answer!!

:D

[mindfulNJ]

7. why...are you moving there?

just curious :)

[kick-ass-bob]

9. Just weighing my options...

It's a little too red here...

[RubyDuby in GA]

20. I've been thinking the same thing

I've fought the good fight for over 2 years here in Georgia.
It was worse this time than in 2000. My entire county went red. No Dem won anything. It went 88% Republican.

I will miss my family and the place that I grew up in, but I simply cannot stay here anymore. I had it narrowed down to 5 places, but I think California is the place for me because I hate cold weather.

I hate Republicans.

[kick-ass-bob]

25. At least I currently live somewhere where there are 'blue' thinkers

Here in Raleigh - we always seem to vote in Dems for the house and state house & senate.
But you go to the northern part of the city and that all changes...

[Bonhomme Richard]

8. It isn't that bad. About the same as PA but hangs around.............

a bit longer.

[cali]

12. No

I grew up there. When I was little the pond in town used to freeze over and we could skate. Hasn't done that in 25 years.

[eataTREE]

13. Don't believe the hype.

Winter starts in late December or January and lasts into March. Even during winter, it is often above freezing during the day. It got down to zero (fahrenheit) last year, and everyone was freaking out about RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES!!! So it ain't necessarily warm all year round, but isn't what I'd call cold either.

Oh yeah. I should probably mention that I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. So my standards of what is and is not cold might differ from yours.

[fwiff]

15. Last year's winter was more cold than usual

Our *low* was -20, which hasn't been seen in 20 years. The coldest it usually gets is a few days of lows a few degrees below 0- it doesn't last that long. BUT if you're comparing it to cold of NC, it's definitely much colder. It IS milder along the coast, but only for about 15 or so miles inland, and it's more expensive.

[kick-ass-bob]

23. I am not averse to cold weather

just crap for 6 months out of the year like upstate NY or Wisconsin...

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

31. I wouldn't rule out a winter lasting 6 months.

I'd say 4 to 6 months of winter weather. The season can start as early as November and typically lasts through the first week or two of April. Quite often you don't get any winter-like weather until late December or early January.

[SarahB]

14. Not as bad as the mid-west.

Some places around here are warmer than others. :7

[XNASA]

16. Anbody who is afraid of a little snow and cold.........

Isn't intelligent enough to live in a place like Connecticut.

If fact it might be the reason that people have higher IQ's up North. When it's cold outside, we stay in.....and read.

[fwiff]

18. Or go snoeshoeing, skiing or sledding.

And read in front of the fire when it gets dark!

[One_Life_To_Give]

21. Nope don't get cold around there

Havn't seen it get below -18F in Hartford county. And it never stays there for long. Usually can't stay consistently below freezing for more than a month.

[gypsy11]

24. Not really

No, not really that cold. The coldest months are January and February. Been here all my life and I love the weather. Summers are great! Fall too.

[calico1]

27. Not as bad as Minnesota

or Michigan. And it also depends where in CT you are. I live along the South Eastern shorline. We tend to be a little warmer than Northern Ct and we tend to get less snow. Unless its a coastal storm. The North West corner which is Litchfield county seems to get the most snow. Since Ct is in Southern New England it is warmer than VT or ME. I really don't think the Winters here are bad. You do get a bad one once in a while The Winter of '95 was bad. Snow every other day and we ran out of salt and ice. But then you have other Winters where you barely get snow at all. Generally speaking the Winters are not bad at all.

Edit: Hey if you and other DU'ers move up here we might get our population back and get back the electoral vote we lost! LOL.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

29. 1998 was a pretty bad winter. Two weeks straight of ice storms.

It was real bad in Maine anyhow. I'm not sure about Connecticut.
It doesn't happen very often, either.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

28. We're probably going to move to Connecticut next summer.

My husband intends on going to school there. If he doesn't get accepted for some reason, we'll probably be going back to Maine (where we are originally from). I already know what to expect weather wise. It gets cold, but I don't think it's unbearable. The New England climate seems to not get as cold in the winter, and as hot in the summer as it does in places like Minnesota, from what I have observed. My mom is from Minnesota, so I've been there a few times. I'm living in Florida right now. I can't wait to experience the other seasons besides summer again. I'm even looking forward to shoveling snow again. How weird is that?

[buddhamama]

30. yes. are you comtemplating a move?

if so, where in CT?

i grew up there and have lived in every corner of the state. i left six yrs ago for a colder place Maine.

[kick-ass-bob]

39. I really don't have a specific place in mind...

actually, my mom's cousin lives in CT. I looked it up - he lives in Waterford. How is it there?

[buddhamama]

51. Waterford is ok

They have a mall and a Speedway.

A little hick imo, the area itself is nice though.

[calico1]

53. I lived in Waterford for a few years.

The town taxes were low because of Millstone being there. I don't think they are as low now but still lower than a lot of other towns. I think its a pretty nice town. I don't think its "hick" at all as most of the people there are middle class to upper middle class and educated. Its is quiet though. Its clean, and the town does a very good job of plowing the snow in the Winter, unlike New London which does a terrible job. Aside from the mall and the Speedway it is more built up then when I lived there. There is a new shopping area across from the mall. It has a Borders, Linens & Things, Best Buy, Panetta Bakery, Ruby Tuedsay's and a number of other stores. One thing I always hated about Waterford though is the amount of traffic lights! They are everywhere! I live in Gales Ferry now but I still go to Waterford a lot. I have an aunt who lives there.

[SarahB]

52. I'm partial to anything east of the river.

Either by the coast or not. More quiet. More space. More affordable.

[stranger_with_candy]

33. It can be

last winter was unusually cold. Overall it's not that bad.

[DrZeeLit]

37. Hey! Hey! Conn is NOT cold. VT is COLD! Trust me!

But I love it!
You just stay inside. DUH!

When I moved to VT from CA, my friends were worried.
I just said, "it's not like I'm gonna stand at the end of my drive way and wave at cars! I'm INSIDE!"

So, it was below zero for a whole month last winter (Jan-Feb).
It was NOT that way in Conn.

Winter is a way of renewing yourself. I find a lot more wholeness in a life where I'm not running 24/7 x 365 -- like I was in CA. When winter comes, I turn inside -- it's not just a metaphor.

We are SANE up here in VT and the rest of the northeast, because we are intelligent, whole, independent people. We spend those winters reading, writing, and creating art, music, and literature. If not doing, we are supporting each other. It's a great feeling!

[skippysmom]

38. I grew up in CT

and I was never as cold as I was during the 4 years I spent in Wisconsin.

[kick-ass-bob]

40. I really didn't expect this thread to be alive today!

:crazy:

[SarahB]

48. So, when are you coming?

:crazy:

[kick-ass-bob]

49. who knows?

just keeping my options open...
It may be as late as just before the next census!
:crazy: