Here's my hope. Because the Inland Northwest has had an abundance of hot, sunny days this summer, people around here will be less apt to complain about winter a few months from now. Call me a dreamer. But it just seems fair. Perhaps someone poised to grouse about a little snow or cold will pause and have this thought: “Well, we did have exactly the sort of summer I yearn for…so maybe I need to accept that a vigorous winter is only right.” OK, I know what you are thinking. “Not a chance in hell”/Paul Turner, SR Slice. More here.

Question: Despite the wunnerful spring and summer, do you expect to grouse about the winter, if it's a bit rough?