I use to encounter all that winter $hit in NE Pa.! No more. Departing Pa. in mid-October for sunny North Central Florida and returning to Pa. in mid-April, I enjoy avoiding the cold, ice and snow. I really like visiting Lowe's, Home Depot and Tractor Supply and not seeing any "snow shovels", "snow blowers" and pallets of "rock salt". Currently 58 degrees with a heavy rain....much better than the "white stuff"