I get it, but In fairness, last year was weeks and weeks of well above normal temps, and not a hint of snow (real or digital), and it didn't feel remotely close to normal winter.
This year (while some still wait) has had snow in the MA to NE, and its still early in the game. Not sure how that's not a +. Just because someone's backyard is brown (like mine has been for weeks), doesn't make it a horrid winter. I've seen several periods where some/many from this forum were celebrating snow this year. That's great, and more likely to come. We all literally and figuratively need to just chill out a bit.