This winter hasn't really been that long here, but brutally cold and lots of snow. HOWEVER, LAST year was the one that really got to us, here in Missouri. It started in October 2009 and didn't let up until after March 2010! That was 6 months of winter! Half a year~! Geez! Spring was slow coming in and summer seemed very short. Maybe that's why winter seems so long this year. Ours wasn't that unbearable until after the first of the year; then WOW. We are now getting a reprieve with temps in the 50's and possibly a day of 70! Yea! Like everyone else, we are ready for spring. We know we will have some more wintery days but they are getting fewer now. That's reason for a "happy dance". :)