For the first time in 116 years, Buffalo, NY has had no measurable snow yet this season - ABCNews
Whenever I complain about this fact to people at work or in my extended family, I am immediately drowned out by insistent cries of, “Don’t jinx it! This weather’s a blessing!” and “Fuck you, I work outdoors and I don’t want cold weather” and “Um, excuse me, I can’t afford to move to Florida?”
The local farms are already in danger of losing any crops they might have planned on wintering. The fields are going to be bone-dry come spring, which means when they do get rain, they aren’t going to be able to handle the precipitation. We got floods pretty regularly as it is. And don’t even get me started on the insect explosion we now have to look forward to.
