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You guys up there in that beautiful state of Wisconsin have great home, land with barns and shop prices!
Your winters are a bit rough though.
My California born and raised brother lived in Sturgeon Bay for one year. He told his new bride, I'm moving back to California, you can come or stay, it makes no difference to me. Nice guy!
He said it got so cold he had to leave his tractor run at night. He was a long haul trucker.
I've been to many of the Northern states, Pa, Upstate NY, WV, VA, OH. Beautiful country!
I think your brother's a woos. Winters here in the last couple decades have been downright balmy compared to those of the previous century. We used to expect 2 to 3 weeks of -20* weather in January. It wasn't that great for stepping outside in your swim suit, but it did kill off many of the insects we now have to deal with. In the 1970's and 80's we shuddered every time the weatherman made a forecast for 4+ inches of snow. In most cases it was 4"+ 12" or more. In recent years the 4" is more like 1/4". Back in the day I literally wore out, rebuilt, and wore out again 2 snow blowers. I finally got rid of the worn out junk and purchased a new 14 hp tracked model in 2014. So far It's been used about 4 times a season, and more for blowing away the dust than moving any real accumulation.
My wife is a dyed in the wool Wisconsinite. She used to like to leave the bedroom window open for "fresh air" regardless of the temperature. You knew it was getting "cool" in the room when the 2 dogs got out of their beds and crawled under the covers with us. There were times when the glass of water on the night stand was a block of ice in the morning.
Winter ain't what it used to be. We used to set our beer in the snowbank and find it frozen solid in an hour. Now it's hard to find snow deep enough to cover the bottle, and it takes half a day to get it below room temperature. Around here real men wear shorts and T shirts year round. We only wear shoes and socks when we "get dressed to go out for dinner". That's my story and I'm sticking with it!!
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