Backwoods Savage said:
Hang on folks, they say our January thaw is coming next week...
Ja, our's is due on Wednesday. I have to pull some snow off the roof on Monday before it starts to melt.
Back when I worked construction I would choose Winter work and turn down Summer work if my bank account was in good shape. We had a saying back then, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going". I have mostly a desk job now with an air conditioned office so I don't turn down Summer work anymore.
AFAIK the coldest has yet to come. The last two weeks of January and the first two weeks of February can be quite cold. Usually by around the end of February, I've had just about enough of Winter.
As for Summer, we have a running joke around here. Someone will ask if you have any plans for this Summer to which the usual reply is "depends, if it lands on a weekend we just might BBQ".