Really? The weather broke your heart? Really?
Originally Posted by: Retron
Yup. I figured out at an early age that Father Christmas didn't exist, for example and I was too young to really feel the impact when my grandathers died (I was 6 when they died). I adored winter as a child as it meant days of playing with friends, snowball fights and days off school. It meant I could see my dad during the week, something which was fantastic as he worked shifts back then and I wouldn't see him for a week at a time. Bear in mind the earliest winter I can remember was 84/5, which had over a foot of snow here. Ditto 85/6 and we all know about January 87!
87/8 saw no snow and I was quite upset at not getting the usual days off school, snowball fights etc. That's when my gran told me about not all winters seeing snow - I thought it was a blip, a snowless winter couldn't be the norm, surely. Then 88/9 came along and I realised she could well be right and of course as time went on she was proved correct. Feet of snow is unusual, I just happened to be born at the right time to experience several snowfest winters in a row as a child. It's been 18 years since the last time snow reached a foot in depth around here, meaning there are adults now who've never seen what I regarded as normal snowfall as a young child.
It was heartbreaking to realise that my view of winter, namely a snowy, ice-laden wonderland, was based on something which was just a fluke. As a 9-year-old it really hit me hard. Obviously these days it's par for the course and I never expect snow during winter, rather I regard it as a bonus... but then again I am 25 years older now!
Originally Posted by: Matty H