Winter brings a unique and often magical atmosphere, especially when everything is covered in snow. That quiet, frozen landscape can feel almost unreal. But there’s another side to winter that isn’t so beautiful — and for many people, it’s a real challenge.
Heavy snow can collapse roofs, extreme cold can shatter car windows, and icy conditions can bring traffic to a complete standstill. While not everyone experiences these problems, they’re a normal part of life in snowy regions.
If you love living where it snows, these are the realities that come with it.
#1 When water pipes burst in the top floor apartment during winter
#2 Hail damage to a moon roof
#3 Pipes burst in extreme cold
#4 My car/house keys fell out of my pocket while playing with my dogs and now they’re buried in snow.
#5 My brothers cabin (which is now his home in the midst of a nasty divorce) in northern CA. Took him 5 miles on a snow mobile to find this after leaving town for a week.
#6 It was 65°F yesterday. Today we’re getting 5 inches of snow. F u Minnesota.
#7 I was scraping off the front window when I thought I heard ice and snow sliding off the back window. It was not snow or ice.
#8 Too much snow for my neighbor’s carport
#9 Make sure you check that your door is closed when a blizzard hits overnight
#10 It’s winter, people. Slow down.
#11 First winter at my first bought house.
#12 Apparently the kids were too distracted to shit the door
#13 A tennis sized piece of hail smashed through my window just now.
#14 When it’s your stop and the doors open to this
#15 Love when snow removal becomes landscapers!
#16 I have to be at work at 8am tomorrow
#17 Snowed in.
#18 TIL I’m a terrible driver in the snow
#19 It was 65°F yesterday. Today we’re getting 5 inches of snow. F u Minnesota.
#20 I just wanted to get the snow off of my car
