Ahh, Winter in Minnesota. I've survived 48 of them so far. They are getting milder. Not so many 50 below windchills in black January. I still ride my bike in winter and know how to survive the conditions. The cold slows down the invaders to a standstill. Funny enough I've never been ice fishing, but I have been to the Boundry Waters in winter. I have these great boots that are made in Canada that are warm and can stomp through anything. Snow angels, snow men, and iceball fightrs are fond memories. I used to like to collect the long shards of icicles from the gutters and shatter them in interesting ways. Sledding was fun when growing up unless you got the wind knocked out of you going off a snow jump. In Highschool I started to go snowboarding at the local ski resorts. My friend, now a psychiatrist, and I would drive out to the resorts in an old Toyota with a busted heater core. Drinking alcohol in winter is something to be cautious about, lest one pass out and freeze to death in a snow bank. My brother from Killer Hill used to have a Jeep Cherokee that was 4WD and it was fun to test that beast out on the frozen Medicine Lake, smashing through the snow like we were in a monster truck. The cold covers the state roughly 5 months out of the year, but if you can survive or vacation during Jan it's not so difficult. Driving on snow and ice is a magical skill. Wheel rear drive vehicles are fun to play with in an icy parking lot, whipping shitties. Memories thawing out, salty roads and rust. Shoveling roofs and sidewalks all night till you are caffeinated and dead at 5AM and the fuel pump quits. The joys of winter Xmas lights, why don't I live in Mexico?
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