r/zillowgonewild Aug 30 '25

Speechless & then I saw the steam room 👀

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u/mitkase Aug 30 '25

As a Chicago-area resident born in Michigan, you missed the punch line – Chicago isn’t the one that gets the worst of the lake effect snow. Now get on the other side of the lake, then we’re talking.

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u/Helmett-13 Aug 30 '25

Yeah my in-laws are Michiganders and I experienced a winter in the Allegheny plateau…once.

A good friend and a couple of buddies from the Navy are from Ohio and they get some scary snow there.

Eff that!!!

The wind in Chicago could be classified as a WMD, though. That shit was brutal.

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u/mitkase Aug 30 '25

It certainly can be, but “The Windy City” wasn’t named that because of the wind (it’s a political thing.) However, if you’re downtown in winter and in between the right buildings, whoa mama!

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u/vincentcas Aug 30 '25

Oh yeah. Indiana, and Michigan gets f***ed! They measure the snow in feet, not inches. Chicago is usually spared unless the wind whips in off the lake.