Let It Snow

Let it snow, let it snow let it snow. What? I can't even get snow via special effects? Aw, man! [ ♪♪♪ ] Hi there, I'm Roberto. Hope you guys are doing well. Let's talk about snow. For the uninitiated, read those of us who have lived our entire lives in places where snow doesn't fall, well, snow is basically what happens to rain when the temperature outside is near or below 0° Celsius, 32° Fahrenheit. And in many places in the northern hemisphere where they actually have a real winter season, well they're actually covered in snow at this time. And since we were kids we've been exposed to Christmas specials and programming where they depict snow as something magical and uberly fun. But we have been lied to! OK, maybe just told half-truths. It turns out there is a dark side to this white powdery stuff. And just to be clear, we're still talking about snow here. Snow is something very polarizing. You either love it or you hate it. It's hard to be indifferent about it. All that snow accumulated on the ground has to melt down eventually when the temperature rises. And when that happens, the bigger the snow accumulation, the bigger the risk of flooding. But we're getting ahead of ourselves, because before that happens there is a risk. After some days accumulated on the ground with cold temperatures, this snow will turn into ice. It makes it very hard to walk, and a complete nightmare when it comes to driving, because there is an art of winter driving but not everyone has mastered it. And of course you don't want a huge pile of snow blocking your driveway or the main entrance to your house, which brings one of the biggest reasons people have to hate snow and that is shoveling. I get it. It's hard to find the fun in snow when you're the one who has to shovel it, just like it's hard to enjoy the beautiful colors of fall when you're the one who has to rake all those leaves. As for me, the only time I've experienced snow in my entire life was on early 2004. I was 30 years old, I was on a business trip and my boss was with me the whole time, so I had no chance to play on the snow, do snow angels let alone skiing or snowboarding. Still, I liked the snow for the first couple of days, by the third day I was already sick of it. Still, I'd love to experience it at least one more time. Who knows, maybe next year I'll take a trip in a different context and will be able to actually have some fun in the snow, even though it's going to be weirder for an older dude to be doing that but, hey I still want to do it. But to those of you who are dreading all that shoveling and scraping windshields, I feel your pain. Bet you'd love to have this right now, don't you? U Jelly? [laughs] Ooh, that was cold! Thanks for watching this video. Remember to subscribe, if you haven't done so already so you can catch more of my videos, and I'll see you guys soon.