Submitted by greengod210 t3_zzeg5g in newjersey
I am generally a four-seasons type of guy, and although I just signed a new apartment lease and started a new job a few months ago that does not allow remote work, I think I may be on my way out next year.
For lurkers who don’t live here, our winters lately are just not what they used to be, and I really miss snowball fights, sledding, and the feeling of the cold crisp air. We used to almost never have high temps above 40 degrees F unless it was a freak thing from December thru March.
Nowadays, we’ll get one or two week long cold snaps where the temps will be what they were all the time several years ago. The rest of the “winter,” high temps are in the 50s, 60s, and occasionally 70s every day, with heavy rain about half the time. I can’t understand why people celebrate this and are not sincerely worried. Why not move down south and save a heck of a lot of money if you want this type of weather rather than actual seasons? Jersey isn’t supposed to be like this, and it wasn’t until the past few years.
As I write this post, I am about to go outside in a flannel shirt and jeans with no jacket. My friend whom I’m going out with later is wearing a T-shirt and shorts and is not even cold, on December 30th.
I’m debating on actually leaving the state, even though I love everything else about it. It’s unfortunate, but I cannot control the weather. I can control where I live though. Anyone else thinking of doing the same thing?
IronSeagull t1_j2b4h43 wrote
I love winter, but I value the relationships I have in NJ too much to move.
There are also many reasons not to live in the south aside from the weather, which is way too hot in the summer. NJ is getting too hot in the summer, I hate waking up at 5:00 a.m. to run.