Dostoevsky

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Dutch covid restrictions extended for another month. Since I work from home exclusively, I'm just gonna go back to UAE and work from there. The restrictions, the winter, 4pm darkness, and sitting in a chair for 10 hours a day in my living room is too much.
I totally get you. It's dark at 16h too and it's very depressing imo. I just hate it. Although I gotta say I'm a summer kid so I find this weather absolutely horrible. People who love it are usually those who are in their warm home watching through the window, but I'd love to throw their outside to enjoy the cold for many hours daily. The only positive side about it is sleeping, and at the same time it's the worst thing, because I don't feel like going out from the bed. I can't wait for this shit to finish and it hasn't even started yet.
 

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Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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I totally get you. It's dark at 16h too and it's very depressing imo. I just hate it. Although I gotta say I'm a summer kid so I find this weather absolutely horrible. People who love it are usually those who are in their warm home watching through the window, but I'd love to throw their outside to enjoy the cold for many hours daily. The only positive side about it is sleeping, and at the same time it's the worst thing, because I don't feel like going out from the bed. I can't wait for this shit to finish and it hasn't even started yet.
I'm with you completely. Not a winter person at all. I too hate staying at home, but with everything closing at 5 pm here coupled with the darkness and cold, there's really nothing you can do haha.
Its perfect in Dubai though, everything is open, cases are low, and temperatures are between 20-24. I'm just gonna work from there till these guys here get their shit together :D
 

DAiDEViL

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I totally get you. It's dark at 16h too and it's very depressing imo. I just hate it. Although I gotta say I'm a summer kid so I find this weather absolutely horrible. People who love it are usually those who are in their warm home watching through the window, but I'd love to throw their outside to enjoy the cold for many hours daily. .
I love Winter, snow and all. On the contrary, I think It's great outside in snowy landscapes. Go get your camera and go out take some winter pictures. They can't be taken in summer.
 

Cerval

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Dutch covid restrictions extended for another month. Since I work from home exclusively, I'm just gonna go back to UAE and work from there. The restrictions, the winter, 4pm darkness, and sitting in a chair for 10 hours a day in my living room is too much.
Might be best if you inform yourself if there won't be problems for payment if you plan on moving to another country, because there might be country specific restrictions/government grants. I know most companies allow up to a certain day anywhere then its up to having an office in said country or not.
 
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Dutch covid restrictions extended for another month. Since I work from home exclusively, I'm just gonna go back to UAE and work from there. The restrictions, the winter, 4pm darkness, and sitting in a chair for 10 hours a day in my living room is too much.
There's a beautiful thing called coffeeshop in The Netherlands that will get you trough these dark times
 

Fred

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Might be best if you inform yourself if there won't be problems for payment if you plan on moving to another country, because there might be country specific restrictions/government grants. I know most companies allow up to a certain day anywhere then its up to having an office in said country or not.
Ya, i don't think there is any issue in moving temporarily, which is what I'm doing. I don't think I'll be away for more than a few weeks at most.
 

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I totally get you. It's dark at 16h too and it's very depressing imo. I just hate it. Although I gotta say I'm a summer kid so I find this weather absolutely horrible. People who love it are usually those who are in their warm home watching through the window, but I'd love to throw their outside to enjoy the cold for many hours daily. The only positive side about it is sleeping, and at the same time it's the worst thing, because I don't feel like going out from the bed. I can't wait for this shit to finish and it hasn't even started yet.
What? :lol2:

Don’t be such a wimp, bro.
 

Dostoevsky

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I love Winter, snow and all. On the contrary, I think It's great outside in snowy landscapes. Go get your camera and go out take some winter pictures. They can't be taken in summer.
I will for sure. I miss going out with the cam. I just dislike how it's dark so early so I need a tripod most of the time while my hands are dead frozen. Oh and the worst thing is wind (tripod).

What? :lol2:

Don’t be such a wimp, bro.
But that's not even about me. When I got outside and for walk in the town there's literally 2% of the people outside. I think everyone says how they love winter but they are not outside... ever.
 

IliveForJuve

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Dutch covid restrictions extended for another month. Since I work from home exclusively, I'm just gonna go back to UAE and work from there. The restrictions, the winter, 4pm darkness, and sitting in a chair for 10 hours a day in my living room is too much.
Friend works for a company in Amsterdam but decided to come back home for a couple of months because of winter. The only catch is that he's now waking up at 5 for work.

BBQs outside > shitty rain and cold
 

Post Ironic

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I will for sure. I miss going out with the cam. I just dislike how it's dark so early so I need a tripod most of the time while my hands are dead frozen. Oh and the worst thing is wind (tripod).



But that's not even about me. When I got outside and for walk in the town there's literally 2% of the people outside. I think everyone says how they love winter but they are not outside... ever.
Dependent on stage of our projects, I work outside in the winter quite a bit. It’s really not that bad. And we have those 5°c, often rainy winters @Seven was talking about. The mountains are where the snow stays in this part of Canada.

I know quite a lot of people who spend all their free time in winter out backcountry skiing/snowboarding, ice climbing, hiking, etc. I think it depends on what you do. It would suck to go sit in a park and read a book in winter for sure. But lots of fun activities.

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Bro, you think the city of Vancouver has snow in winter outside a couple of weeks? :shifty:
 

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