The toughest part of Winter is the darkness imo.

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BalanceLost
10/13/2025
03:17 PM
#1
The shortening of the days go so damn fast up here this time of year. Its already night for 14 hours a day and soon it will be like 19 hours a day with the sun rising around 09 and setting around 14. Of course, its better than where I grew up cuz my hometown pretty much got polar nights in December.
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CRON
10/13/2025
03:18 PM
#2
Cold and overcast >>>>> warm and sunny
It is what it is, man.
BalanceLost
10/13/2025
03:21 PM
#3
CRON posted...
Cold and overcast >>>>> warm and sunny
Lack of sunlight is literally unhealthy.
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Pikachuchupika
10/13/2025
03:22 PM
#4
Nah. The snow and ice is what gets me. It's hard to get anywhere when there are blizzards.
hitokoriX
10/13/2025
03:23 PM
#5
BalanceLost posted...
Lack of sunlight is literally unhealthy.

So is too much sun.
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Zikten
10/13/2025
03:23 PM
#6
I live in Alaska and a lot of people get depressed in the winter I think. Its tough. Summer is the only pleasant time of year
NocturneD85
10/13/2025
03:24 PM
#7
hitokoriX posted...
So is too much sun.

not if you stay indoors all day
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__starsnostars
10/13/2025
03:26 PM
#8
More like best part of winter. Fuck the sun and the heat.
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TuxedoCyan
10/13/2025
03:27 PM
#9
I only go outside a few times a year (for the last 25 years) and I feel pretty healthy at age 44. I do exercise daily though.
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doshindude
10/13/2025
03:28 PM
#10
Fall and winter suck due to the dark as well as the cold and unworkable weather.

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BalanceLost
10/13/2025
03:29 PM
#11
Pikachuchupika posted...
Nah. The snow and ice is what gets me. It's hard to get anywhere when there are blizzards.
This comes down to infrastructure, but it makes sense that places down South dont build for that.

hitokoriX posted...
So is too much sun.
So it is, but many of us can choose to limit the time outdoors when the UV index is high. More difficult to create a fake sun when its very dark for multiple months on end. People here in Sweden are strongly advised to take vitamin D supplements in Autumn and Winter to try to combat the negative effects of the lack of sunlight. You run the risk of both depression and physical illness when there isnt sun.
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Crushed515151
10/13/2025
03:39 PM
#12
As a Chicagoian, snow is the most annoying of winter.
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BalanceLost
10/13/2025
03:42 PM
#13
Crushed515151 posted...
As a Chicagoian, snow is the most annoying of winter.
I enjoy snow. But maybe its a learned trauma response lmao. As a kid there was snow on the ground from early October until the last melted in early June.

Edit: this is my hometown

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El_Marsh
10/13/2025
03:47 PM
#14
You grew up in a gd postcard!

xD
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BalanceLost
10/13/2025
03:54 PM
#16
El_Marsh posted...
You grew up in a gd postcard!

xD
It is very beautiful but it gets boring unless youre either super into Winter sports or wanna live a life as a recluse lmao.

cuh posted...
I somewhat agree, it is so hard getting up early when its so dark and gloomy outside

And then it sucks when I have a long day at work and I get out and its dark already

I imagine shoveling snow sucks more, I live in California though
Snow brings light to the darkness though so that is a plus. And it is good exercise!
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2001mark
10/13/2025
03:56 PM
#17
To be fair, the days start feeling longer rather quickly by January 10 or so.
Hayame_Zero
10/13/2025
03:56 PM
#18
It should be more of a "goth" season than Fall is.
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ReturnOfDevsman
10/13/2025
04:43 PM
#20
The cold used to be the worst part until I moved to a different city. It gets colder here, but the humidity is lower so it's barely noticeable. I used to literally sob in the car waiting for it to heat up. Now I don't mind it at all.

Crazy how much the humidity matters.
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Giacomo_Hawkins
10/13/2025
04:57 PM
#21
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bluezero
10/13/2025
04:58 PM
#22
The snowblowing can get pretty rough.
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Southernfatman
10/13/2025
05:07 PM
#23
I live in southern America so we don't get insane snow storms much. I love winter. I love the dark and dreary look of everything and it not being so godawful hot and humid. The lack of bugs is another plus. Maybe being born in winter makes me that way.
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Blbmbr666
10/13/2025
05:14 PM
#24
There is literally nothing else like going for a walk during a light snow. It's a unique quiet that isn't possible the rest of the year.
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621
10/13/2025
05:17 PM
#25
I never realized winter could be so depressing. I've lived in a tropical climate for a good chunk of my life and thought "hey can't be too bad". nope, several days of very little sun actually destroys my mood.
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vycebrand2
10/13/2025
05:18 PM
#26
Live in Florida so our winter last Christmas to 2nd week of Feb.

What I did hate was the short days. I use to keep my gate open till it got dark. As the days went by Id have to add 5 mins every day
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modena
10/13/2025
05:25 PM
#27
I hate waking up at 5am in the dark, working 10hrs to get home 30min before sunset. Worst part about this time of year for me.
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garan
10/13/2025
05:28 PM
#29
CRON posted...
Cold and overcast >>>>> warm and sunny


Agreed. It's still in the 80s where I live & that's way too hot for October.
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