Two seasons: winter and construction (1986); OT: photo

[Tom Kysilko]

No citations, just recollections.  I moved from MN to the Chicago area in 1970
and returned to MN in Feb of 1982.  I do not recall either phrase in MN prior
to 1970 or in Chicago prior to 1982; however, the 'Construction' version was
prevalent in the Twin Cities when we returned.
--Tom Kysilko

Quoting "Bapopik at AOL.COM" <Bapopik at AOL.COM>:

> TWO SEASONS: WINTER AND ROAD REPAIR/CONSTRUCTION
>
> TWO SEASONS + WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION--1,400 Google hits, 412 Google hits
> TWO SEASONS + WINTER AND ROAD--369 Google hits, 358 Google Groups hits
>
> I was going through some Chicago weather stuff and this came up. Is it a
> Chicago phrase? A Minneapolis phrase? How old is it?
>
> I don't know what Fred Shapiro or JL (not related to my ex-wife JLo) have for
> "two seasons." The digitized CHICAGO TRIBUNE (up to 1953) doesn't have it.
> Newspaperarchive has a few Chicago newspapers now.
>
>
> (PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
> Going Nowhere
> ANNA QUINDLEN. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 23,
> 1993. p. A23 (1 page):
> Like-minded women sighed and said, "It's going to be a long summer." In
> Minneapolis and St. Paul, where people joke that there are only two seasons,
> winter and road work, you don't hear that line very much.
>
>
> (WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
>  Daily Herald  Friday, April 14, 1989 Chicago, Illinois
> ...perspec- tive on are TWO SEASONS WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION consider
> one.....would be like if there were more than TWO SEASONS in Illinois says
> the golf..
>
>   Daily Herald  Thursday, April 11, 1991 Chicago, Illinois
> ...about there being two seasons in Chica WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION' Here's
> the.....or letting driv ers drive through the WINTER with no striping at all
> As that..
>
>   Chronicle Telegram  Monday, June 24, 1991 Elyria, Ohio
> ...C-5 Saskatchewan only has 2 SEASONS, WINTER AND ROAD construction Outside
> my.....farm progress show. "There are only TWO SEASONS in said my young
> Canadian..
>
>   Herald  Monday, December 06, 1993 Chicago, Illinois
> ...you truly believe there are only TWO SEASONS in the Chicago area WINTER
> AND.....bridges all WINTER long unless we get TWO feet of said Ken resident
> engineer..
>
>
> (PROQUEST NEWSPAPERS)
> Light-rail transit is an alternative that the Twin Cities should pursue;
> [METRO Edition]
> Phyllis McQuaid. Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Minneapolis, Minn.: Feb 24,
> 1986. pg. 11.A
> Abstract:
> The old adage that "Minnesota has two seasons - winter and road repair'' has
> probably never been more fitting. Can anyone recall road construction and
> repair as extensive as last year's? And the Highway Department expects
> matters will only get worse. Interstate Hwy. 94, for example, is scheduled to
> be resurfaced in about two years.
>
> Making highway work less of a trial; [NORTH SPORTS FINAL, C Edition]
> Charles McLean, Former operations manager, Illinois Department of
> Transportation.. Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext). Chicago, Ill.: Mar 16,
> 1992. pg. 20
> Yes, we'll soon be hearing that tired annual phrase: "There are only two
> seasons in Chicago-winter and road construction."
>
> HEIR ENTHUSIASM NEVER FLAGS AT WORK ON THE TRI-STATE; [LAKE FINAL Edition]
> Anne Gowen. Tribune Staff Writer.. Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext).
> Chicago, Ill.: Jun 26, 1994. pg. 1
> Who was it who said there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and
> construction?
>
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> COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC:
>
> A photo of me and someone who makes even less money (he works for the city
> for one dollar!):
>
> http://www.barrypopik.com/article/2/about-the-site-editor
>
>