RootBeerFloatie wrote:I'm not even gonna lie, as someone who lives in the south and has seen snow maybe four times in my life if I made their kind of money I'd buy some too. I think the biggest difference is that we know they hemorrhage money and they could easily take a vacation but I imagine there's something magical about having it at home vs travelling. Plus it made for great vlog footage and they might have earned the money right back. So as much as I dislike them I'm not even really going to critique this because it's something right out of a dream for me lol. I just love snow so much.
Oh believe me, after living in a north-ish country (Canada) for many years, I can tell you that about only the first 2-3 weeks after the beginning of winter and snow season are fun. Or at least up until Christmas and New Year. However, after this, you get over it pretty quickly.
Sure, snow is beautiful and fun to play in or practice sports in. It almost looks like a fairy tale in moments when you, for example, decide to take the kids outside to go ice skating, surrounded by bright, sparkly, perfect white snow and then go back inside to enjoy a hot chocolate by the fire. But it is also ugly when it's all brown, grey and slushy from the cars going on it and dirty boots walking on it. It's really cold and badly stuck on windows when you have to get up at 6am to remove all the ice and snow on your outside stairs or car as you're on your way to work or school. It's slippery and dangerous when it's mixed with freezing rain. And mostly, it's expensive as you have to buy all sorts of equipments like coats, hats, mittens, pants, boots, scarfs, winter tires, shovels, salt, and I'm not even talking about sports equipment here.
That being said, I absolutely love winter and snow, so I can understand your and the DB's fascination for it. But let's just say that I'd rather have it last only from November until January, rather than until April...