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Health & Fitness

A Man Who Actually Loves Winter?

Crazy Polar bear

I am a rare breed in Oak Lawn/Chicago... I actually love winter and actually look forward to.. OH NO... SNOW!!

I was born during the Blizzard of 1967, so you could say it was in my blood since birth. I never could stand heat and humidity. I always thought if you were cold in winter throw on a blanket, but in summer what do you? Run up your electric bills running that stale fake air conditioning? 

Don't get me wrong, I like summer. I like all  four seasons. That's what i like about Chicago. In fact some days you can get all four. I love how people panic at the first snow fall, like they think we live in Arizona. Schools close with 1-inch on the ground, the news stories lead off with the headlines like, "Chicago Braces for Winter Onslaught," as if we are being attacked by giant snowmen.

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I say don't fear winter. It will be gone soon enough, but at least I got to use my high power snow blower.  You know us, guys and our toys. Also for your amateur photogs out there, there is no better scene to capture than the first snow clinging to the tree branches and bushes. It like a scene out of a Currier and Ives Christmas card.

Winter reminds me of peaceful, quiet, beautiful white snow (well before it gets dirty) snowmen, snowforts and straining to see out of fogged windows to see how much snow has fallen. Driving is an adventure (sometimes)  but if you know the other driver is crazier you, you might be safe.

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So I say to all you winter haters, just wait till mid-July 100 degrees at 10 a.m. and 98-percent humidity, you'll be saying "remember the first snow of 2012."

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