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[CayugaRed2005]

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I’ve seen it switch between a bright sunny (but cold) day to snowy and dark about 6 times in the span of 4 hours.

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<p>I hate to break it to you but this happens all over the Northeast and Midwest during the winter months. It’s called a front. Just because you spend more time outside at Cornell than you did when you were in high school doesn’t mean that Ithaca has some kind of bizarre weather pattern occurring over it. In NYC the other day a front moved through that brought freezing rain and totally soaked everybody.</p>

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It’s the fact that during the winter, there is snow every single day, all the time.

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<p>You exaggerate way too much. </p>

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So I didn’t take any gloves and I went to Ivy Room to buy some quesadillas to take back to my dorm. Well, on my way back, since I was using both hands to hold the food the entire time, I was pretty close to getting frostbite. I couldn’t feel my fingers for several minutes and I had to nurse them under lukewarm water to start the blood flowing again and even then my fingers were swollen. I’m not saying this to whine, I am merely sharing an anecdote. Was I not prepared? Sure. That was my mistake.

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<p>Seems like you learned your lesson. Wear your gloves and a hat and you should be fine next time.</p>

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But I’ve noticed you guys have been understating how bad the weather is many threads and I think that is misleading to people who haven’t been here during the winters.

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<p>Nobody is understating anything. It’s an Upstate New York climate that has a lot in common with the climates in New England and the Great Lakes. It snows and is dreary in the winter but the other three seasons are fantastic. Nobody at Dartmouth or Chicago or Michigan or Colgate whines nearly as much. </p>

<p>Stop complaining and deal.</p>