
I'm with you on both the effects and time wasters such as forced flash intros etc.
As for snow - we've had it on the ground since mid december. First snow actually in September time! There's still a few feet of snow on the ground - roads, while now clear, are still piled up on the sides with snow and making a turn at a stop sign is next to impossible as the city likes to make the HUGE piles (8-15 feet) on the corners making all corners a blind corner!
I like a nice light dusting of snow at christmas - make things nice and white etc, but hten after that, it needs to just go away!
