3 Immutable Laws Of Winter Living

If you’re going to live where there’s winter (meaning snow, cold, wind, below zero temps., etc.) there are three things you can’t live without.  Maybe that’s stating it a little strongly.  Better said, there are three things without which you won’t be happy living in winter.  Don’t take my word for it.  Ask anyone who’s happy living in snow country.  They’ll tell you.

By now, you’re already making a list in your mind of what three things you’d have to have to be happy living in snow country.  Let’s see if you think like those of us who live in the land of eternal winter.

Here are the three things: 1) you must have a garage in which to park your vehicles.  If you don’t have a garage, and constantly have to scrape your windows standing in snow to your knees you’ll quickly tire of winter.

2) You must have a snowblower.  Here in Island Park we have commercial operators blow us out, but there’s still the touch-up areas.  And you don’t have to shovel very much snow to be sick of it.  I keep a snowblower up on the porch to keep it clean, and another in the shop to clean out around there.  You can never have too many snowblowers.

3) You must have a winter sport / activity.  If you’re stuck in the house 24 / 7 you’re bummed.  Even if it starts out peacefully doing things you like, it won’t be long before you’re stir crazy.  You must have something that gets you outside and gets your heart pumping.  You absolutely can’t pass 8 months of winter (or even two or three, for that matter) without getting out and enjoying it.  If you try, you’ll be unhappy.

So what’s a person to do?  I mean you can always buy a snowblower, they’re not expensive.  But what if you plain don’t like getting outside in the winter?  Or what if you can’t afford a garage?  Are you doomed to live out your days in Arizona?

We’ll it’s like I said in the beginning.  You can live in snow country.  You just don’t do so with full enjoyment.  Because after all, there are three immutable laws of living in snow country . . .