Snow

Easier said than done.
Shoveling snow when it's compressed at the bottom is hard and I have a BIG garden/driveway.

The private drive (shared by 4 houses) from the main road up to my parents house (where I was living last winter when it snowed), is around 400 yards long, with about 250 yards of it on a steep hill.

We were the only family who were not on holiday at the time and both of my parents work from home, so I had to shovel the entire drive by myself so I was able to get out to work.

I know its difficult, but the fact of the matter is that you need to man up and stop bitching.

If you live in a place where snow isn't rare, the novelty quickly wears off. I think you must be allowed to say you're not the biggest fan of snow without being called a heartless bastard. After a while it becomes dirty and ugly and full of rubbish. Then it turns slushy, freezes to ice, turns slushy again, freezes to ice again... And just creates a lot of problems.

It's okay in December.

Love it, I personally like the shovelling, even more so when I can look at a clear driver afterwards with two mounds running down each side with a hot cup of tea. Very satisfying. Walking around I find fun, it's a bit more of a challenge and an adventure.

I suffer from a hopeless romantic side so I love everything about it. Just invest in a good pair of boots and wear them to school.

I'm with you on this one.
I can't possibly understand why adults can get excited about snow. I'm 19 at university and I know plenty of people who are excited about it...
Yes it looks pretty. Yes it's nice if it snows around Christmas and you're in the warm looking out of it. But let's face it, it's frozen rain. Cold rain! Snow isn't terrible but ice is horrible. I used to slip up all the time on the way to school. You get chavs throwing snowballs at you. Traffic is awful and it's dangerous to drive. I get two buses to uni and I'm not looking forward to it.

I feel like such a grinch saying all of this
Really though, snow is all well and good when you can stay inside, preferably by a fire, and look out at it, and make the decision to go and build a snowman for like 20 minutes. But if you're forced to go out in it and travel in it, it's not that nice at all. And surely by the time you're 16-20, the novelty has worn off...

Well first of all snow is rare in England to the extent that is noticeable. Also I lived near a mountain range in Spain where it snowed and no the novelty didnt really wear off. Im just saying I dont see how people can dislike snow it brings so much fun, you cant say you havent laughed at someone slipping (if theyre not hurt obviously ) It turns slushy and dirty on the roads main so the solution is dont walk on the dirty slush bit because you dont want it to ruin your shoes More benefits than problems in my opinion

Some stuff about being too old to like snow.

It doesn't snow a lot here either. But I don't find it very "fun" anymore. When I was younger, it was. But now there is nothing fun about it. But it's okay in December and around Christmas. Last winter was horrible. I never wanted to see snow again. Over two months it stayed. (highly unusual as the snow here usually melts away quite quickly) A few days is enough.