One of the advantages of living in Minnesota is that in winter, the deck becomes a gigantic beer fridge for your Firestone Pale Ale.
One of the disadvantages is that you can't keep your beverages outside in the summer — the mosquitoes will pierce all the bottles and drink all your beer. True story.
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