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[Catholic_Lady]

I lived in Maumee, but it's basically all Toledo. Toledo, Maumee, Perrysburg, Swanton, Holland... They are all conjoined, so we just call it Toledo.  

Anyway, I hated it. I get seasonal depression when there's little sun and warmth. And considering Toledo is cold for about 8 months out of the year, with short, fickle "summers" no thanks to the great lakes keeping it cool, and many more cloudy days than sunny days, you can imagine what a little ball of joy I was. That was the main issue. Other than that, just add in the fact that it's boring and nasty there. Everything is just very mediocre. There's no glamour. I was the hottie in my high school, not because I actually deserve the title, but because there are very few beautiful people there, and there's a big weight problem, too. Basically the area has no redeeming qualities.

Haha You just described most of northern Ohio. I hate the winters here too. When you're not currently living through an Ohio winter, it's hard to remember just how miserable it is, because the other seasons are so nice, but I just know I despise the winters. I think the long winters also have something to do with the weight problem here. Luckily, I like a thick woman And outside of the cities, people keep to themselves, so that's a little redeeming.

But man, would I love to get my entire family in on a mass exodus for the south.

I think the other "seasons" there suck too. Summer feels like what Spring should feel like, and has lots of rain. Everything else is winter. It gets cold really quickly and doesn't get consistently warmish until June. It's a running joke to say Toledo has 4 seasons, cold, colder, still cold, and construction.