Sun vs. Clouds

As some of you may know, E&I are working towards moving to BC sometime in the future. Part of the purpose of our house renovating is to be able to actually afford living in the lower mainland at a lifestyle level that is comfortable for us.

One of the major reasons for doing so is to escape the long, inhospitably cold winters as well as the short, mosquito ridden summers here in Winnipeg. (If I have to wear my skipants for another month just to avoid hypothermia, I'm going to go completely insane.)

Whenever we discuss our plans with fellow Manitobans, it raises a particular debate... Sun vs. Clouds. In Winnipeg, there is a good amount of sun throughout the winter. The arguement is that "sure it's cold, but it's a dry cold, and at least we have sunshine." In the lower mainland area of BC the weather is warmer, the winter is shorter, but it does rain a lot and they do get a lot of cloudy days.

Now we all have different weather related things that we can tolerate to different extents. I am not able to cope with -40 degrees no matter how many sunny days that temperature occupies. I am, however, able to cope with +5 degrees with rain and cloud cover for many more days in a row.

When it's really cold, I don't go outside anyways, so what difference does it make whether there's sun, cloud, or complete darkness?

I'm not saying that one type of weather is better than the other, I'm just saying that I would much prefer one over the other. So for everyone out there who would rather have a dry cold with sunshine, by all means, you are more than welcome to it! I am counting down to a future of short, wet, mild winters under a comforting blanket of clouds. If I find I need more sun, I'll buy a sun lamp.