Snow in Minnesota

Its snowing, or just snowed to say the least, and all the good citizens with their impromptu plows are saving the city from the icy grips of 6 inches of snow. And every citizen NEEDS to complain "why do I live here?!?" The short answer of course is "because you do, dont like the snow, there is plenty of sun and gravel in Phoenix."

Myself, I like the snow. My childhood was spent creating impenetrable snow forts out of snow plowed piles, flying down our sledding hill on our Nelco's seeing how many people we can jump. (to all you who used a pillow, man up) And any regular on any sledding hill in Minnesota knew that the sleds with the red hand brakes were permanently banned and anyone who showed up with them was laughed at and banned until they could show up with a respectable Nelco, Torpedo, or and unsteerable death saucer (enjoy the barbed wire).
However the snow continues to be an enjoyment for me. Through all the pain and hassles it causes with driving, alternate side parking, and the such, it provides comfort to know that it still snows and it still is Minnesota. What if in 30 years we do not have snow in southern Minnesota anymore, how is that going to affect how we feel as Minnesotans? Thats like if in 20 years the Red Sox moved to Knoxville TN! Would it still be Boston w/o the Red Sox? It would but it wouldn't be the same, or like in the old days. Same with Minnesota and the snow. So they can complain about it all they wish, I myself am going to sit back and enjoy the idiots with the tricked out dodge neons with the spoiler and unpainted body kit hopelessly spinning their inadequate tires going nowhere fast.