Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Originally Posted by valade16

Here's a good comparison for Sluggo.

If Ben Carson and not Donald Trump had won the Republican nomination do you think that 90% of black voters would have voted for Ben Carson and not Hillary Clinton?

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Definitely not.

https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/statu...30060171509761

This is the evil person that the GOP has made their target.....so sad. GOP is becoming the Mr. Burns of political parties.

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Originally Posted by dbroncos78087

LOL. I have no problem with making mistakes but people need to shut their lips about how immigrants need to learn English when they speak backwoods fourth grade.

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Please show me where I’ve said immigrants need to speak the English language?


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Originally Posted by dbroncos78087

You're better than me then. I hate it when the weather gets below 40 degrees so screw anything about 4 degree weather. Both of my dad's parents are from Pennsylvania and my mom's mother is from Newfoundland, so I have no idea where my aversion for the cold came from. Her dad was born and raised in Maryland. All I know is that the aversion exists.

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Last winter we got 14 inches of snow on April 12. We had three pockets of at least 7 days straight with a windchill below -10.

I will probably get sick of that **** at some point but maybe not. Overall I love cold though.

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye15

Last winter we got 14 inches of snow on April 12. We had three pockets of at least 7 days straight with a windchill below -10.

I will probably get sick of that **** at some point but maybe not. Overall I love cold though.

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I know the feeling. I generally have to light the wood stove into January. This fall has been surprisingly cold too, we've already had nights where the temp has dipped to -20 celcius. That's abnormal for this part of the country.

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Originally Posted by Sluggo1

I love Maine too. I like most of New England. Nice people. When we were moving out of NYC, I wanted to go to New Hampshire but the wife didn't want months of cold weather. She was OK with a ten day ski trip, but months of it…no.

I skied all over most of New England but I never got upas far as Maine…a little too far. I have gone through there in the summer. All of New England is beautiful country.

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what is the difference between NYC and New Hampshire in regards to cold? My brother went to prep academy in Exeter, it's a very pretty place. Been a looooong time since I was there haha. I live in MN, so winter is nothing to me. In fact, literally anywhere short of Alaska that we move to will have a less harsh winter than we already deal with, so no problem there.

My ex wife's family was from Boston/Cape Cod, so I have been out there 50 times (married in Cape Cod). I LOVE it there. It is indeed so beautiful. Maine itself, has super cheap housing, which is rare on the upper east coast. But it also has minimal areas where I could find a good paying job, so........choices ya know?

Your wife reminds me of some friends I had in Texas, who claimed they could handle the cold cause they went on ski trips. I was like, "could you deal with -2 degrees getting groceries with 2 kids? Yeah, shut up".

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Originally Posted by Kenny Powders

I know the feeling. I generally have to light the wood stove into January. This fall has been surprisingly cold too, we've already had nights where the temp has dipped to -20 celcius. That's abnormal for this part of the country.

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where do you live? We are supposed to see 39 degrees and sunny on Saturday. For St Paul, MN, that is a heat wave haha. Of course it gets down to 8-9 degrees a week later but whatever.

I'm also one of you cold-weather weirdos. Pittsburgh is too far south for me and doesn't get enough snow!

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye15

what is the difference between NYC and New Hampshire in regards to cold? My brother went to prep academy in Exeter, it's a very pretty place. Been a looooong time since I was there haha. I live in MN, so winter is nothing to me. In fact, literally anywhere short of Alaska that we move to will have a less harsh winter than we already deal with, so no problem there.

My ex wife's family was from Boston/Cape Cod, so I have been out there 50 times (married in Cape Cod). I LOVE it there. It is indeed so beautiful. Maine itself, has super cheap housing, which is rare on the upper east coast. But it also has minimal areas where I could find a good paying job, so........choices ya know?

Your wife reminds me of some friends I had in Texas, who claimed they could handle the cold cause they went on ski trips. I was like, "could you deal with -2 degrees getting groceries with 2 kids? Yeah, shut up".

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Spent ot honeymoon on a ski trip in Vermont. Was 25 below the first morning there and the temperature didn't get above zero for three days. You could only do one ski run at a time and then you had to go inside for a few minutes. I don't know how the chairlift operators stayed out there.

Down here in Florida I see people bundled up when it gets into the forties. Some parents dropping little precious off at the school bus stop have them wait in the car till the bus gets there rather than "brave" the cold.

NYC gets cold in the winter but nothing like New England or upstate NY. Manhattanites barely know what snow is (they are actually like this on many subjects.) If you watch Fox News (GASP!) and see snow on the streets in the background in Manhattan you'll know there is a lot more in the other boroughs. Even the rare heavy snow in Manhattan doesn't prevent them from getting around. Manhattan gets priority in snow clearing (and everything else). Transit is all underground and everything you could ever need is right around whatever corner you're at.

Cold doesn't bother me at all.

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Originally Posted by Sluggo1

Spent ot honeymoon on a ski trip in Vermont. Was 25 below the first morning there and the temperature didn't get above zero for three days. You could only do one ski run at a time and then you had to go inside for a few minutes. I don't know how the chairlift operators stayed out there.

Down here in Florida I see people bundled up when it gets into the forties. Some parents dropping little precious off at the school bus stop have them wait in the car till the bus gets there rather than "brave" the cold.

NYC gets cold in the winter but nothing like New England or upstate NY. Manhattanites barely know what snow is (they are actually like this on many subjects.) If you watch Fox News (GASP!) and see snow on the streets in the background in Manhattan you'll know there is a lot more in the other boroughs. Even the rare heavy snow in Manhattan doesn't prevent them from getting around. Manhattan gets priority in snow clearing (and everything else). Transit is all underground and everything you could ever need is right around whatever corner you're at.

Cold doesn't bother me at all.

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yeah negative temps are not condusive to outdoor activity haha. You can layer up for anything though, but that wind coming in while skiing, no thanks.

Florida is hilarious when it gets even remotely cool. Seriously those people would die within minutes if dropped up here in MN right now.

I guess I never thought of that regarding Manhattan itself. So much traffic, I doubt snow can even stick unless its 3am haha.

I imagine your financial situation improved by about a zillion times when you moved from NYC to Florida.

Goes back to what I was saying in another thread-if you can't afford where you live, move.

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Originally Posted by ManRam

I'm also one of you cold-weather weirdos. Pittsburgh is too far south for me and doesn't get enough snow!

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My sister just moved to Philly a few months ago. She is weirded out by how mild it is so far.

To me, if you are going to live somewhere cold, just do it right. I prefer 15 degrees and sunny over 30 degrees and wet, like so much of the east coast gets. If I am going to be cold, don't really want to be wet either. Colorado, I would love. I dream about moving there. We will see if it ever happens.

Of course, us Minnesotans find any rationalization for living here from Dec-Feb. because on paper, we are all insane to do so..

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye15

My sister just moved to Philly a few months ago. She is weirded out by how mild it is so far.

To me, if you are going to live somewhere cold, just do it right. I prefer 15 degrees and sunny over 30 degrees and wet, like so much of the east coast gets. If I am going to be cold, don't really want to be wet either. Colorado, I would love. I dream about moving there. We will see if it ever happens.

Of course, us Minnesotans find any rationalization for living here from Dec-Feb. because on paper, we are all insane to do so..

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As Ron Swanson said, "Never half *** two things. whole *** one thing". I get that. I would not want to live there, but if you're going to live in the cold then live in the COLD.

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye15

yeah negative temps are not condusive to outdoor activity haha. You can layer up for anything though, but that wind coming in while skiing, no thanks.

Florida is hilarious when it gets even remotely cool. Seriously those people would die within minutes if dropped up here in MN right now.

I guess I never thought of that regarding Manhattan itself. So much traffic, I doubt snow can even stick unless its 3am haha.

I imagine your financial situation improved by about a zillion times when you moved from NYC to Florida.

Goes back to what I was saying in another thread-if you can't afford where you live, move.

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Bolded…actually no. I ;eft an executive position at a bank that paid pretty well. We got involved in a merger and the fit wasn't there. Different management cultures, got moved to Manhattan from Brooklyn, child was getting older…it was time for a change. Negotiated an attractive severance and we hit the road. No complaints…the fit just wasn't there (there is a lesson to be learned here.)

High level employment was difficult in FL so I became self employed. Some lean years, a few speed bumps but things eventually turned out OK. All on me and the wife, no outside help and/or complaints.)

Benefits of FL…housing is reasonable, parking spaces, easy living, parking spaces, beaches, parking spaces

Disadvantages…much lower wages, sometimes a goober mentality, lack of sophistication, tend to overthink things instead of just getting it done, can be pretty dull after living in a real city

If I had a choice and I could afford it, I would move back to a real city now that the kids are adults. Boston would be my choice. NYC probably second.

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Originally Posted by Sluggo1

Bolded…actually no. I ;eft an executive position at a bank that paid pretty well. We got involved in a merger and the fit wasn't there. Different management cultures, got moved to Manhattan from Brooklyn, child was getting older…it was time for a change. Negotiated an attractive severance and we hit the road. No complaints…the fit just wasn't there (there is a lesson to be learned here.)

High level employment was difficult in FL so I became self employed. Some lean years, a few speed bumps but things eventually turned out OK. All on me and the wife, no outside help and/or complaints.)

Benefits of FL…housing is reasonable, parking spaces, easy living, parking spaces, beaches, parking spaces

Disadvantages…much lower wages, sometimes a goober mentality, lack of sophistication, tend to overthink things instead of just getting it done, can be pretty dull after living in a real city

If I had a choice and I could afford it, I would move back to a real city now that the kids are adults. Boston would be my choice. NYC probably second.

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NYC is different than any other city though, to some degree. If money was no object, I would move there right now and never leave.

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Originally Posted by dbroncos78087

As Ron Swanson said, "Never half *** two things. whole *** one thing". I get that. I would not want to live there, but if you're going to live in the cold then live in the COLD.

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or at least where you can do **** in it. Like Colorado haha. I happen to live 8 miles from the only legit skiing place in all of Minnesota, but not too much activity outside for portions of the winter (really cold parts). That being said, when spring comes, Minnesotans stay outside for the next 6 months. I have never been around such an active city from downtown to suburbs in my life. Though, I imagine there are other cities like that too. Coming from Houston, it was refreshing. People are so ****ing lazy down south, I swear.