Letters to the Editor
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Um, I guess people haven't noticed, but...
we haven't had a bad winter in at least 10 years, and haven't had a REALLY bad winter in about 20. The climate in the upper midwest is actually not that bad, any more (thanks, global warming. I guess. In the same way I'd thank a triple bacon cheeseburger for making my tastebuds happy, while ignoring the inevitable heart attack). Sure, we get some snow here and there, but really, not all that much of late. Ponds don't freeze any more, it gets below zero maybe twice or three times a year. That's hardly arctic. When I was a kid, even, winter was long and cold. But now there's not much to complain about.
Not that I want people moving back up here en masse, I like the easy commute and the lack of overcrowding. Plus, water's not a problem, as the article correctly states. I guess I'm more pessimistic than most people, I won't get into why I think we're probably all doomed anyway, no matter where we live, but for now where I live is pretty nice. I certainly don't want it overrun with southerners.