sunflower

Yeah, our first "cold front" should be here by Tuesday. Just about the same - 40s evenings 60s days. It's actually a nice change. Honestly, Floridians look forward to it! But just for a few days - then we start complaining it's too cold - we're such wusses!

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bengalcat

I love snow in December to add to that holiday appeal. But as of Jan. 1, I would prefer to go right to spring. Winters are just too long and cold.

Teri B.

I grew up on the Ms. Coast, but I never liked winter. 115 degrees in the shade is just about right.

sunflower

Yeah, I'm from NYC. Winters were pretty brutal - Jan. and Feb. especially. And I can't remember that we had a white christmas but only a few times in the 30 years I lived there. Other than that, it was a hassle, and mighty cold, too. One of the reasons we moved to Fla. in the first place was because our youngest was asthmatic, and I spent all winter in the emergency room with him.

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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act”.

George Orwell

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The owners of this country know the truth. It's called the American Dream....'cos you have to be asleep to believe it.

George Carlin

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bengalcat

I've been wanting out of Michigan for long time. Friends, family and a job keeps me. I certainly don't plan on being here when I retire!

Refuge51

I despise winter cold. But I find that the places where it almost snows are muddy, like when I lived in Oklahoma. Wet, muddy and cold. I was always sick. Here it is dry. Even the snow is dry. So I can handle it...sort of...I mean snow is pretty for a couple days, but like Bengal says, come Jan. 1st., I also prefer to go right into Spring.
This morning:

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Free Parking

I saw this on another forum awhile back and though you guys might enjoy it.

(degrees Fahrenheit, then Celsius)

* +50 / +10
o New York tenants turn on the heat
o Wisconsinites plant gardens
* +40 / +4
o Californians shiver uncontrollably
o Wisconsinites sunbathe
* +35 / +2
o Italian cars don't start
* +32 / 0
o Distilled water freezes
* +30 / -1
o You can see your breath
o You plan a vacation in Florida
o Politicians begin to worry about the homeless
o Wisconsinites eat ice cream
* +25 / -4
o Boston water freezes
o Californians weep pitiably
o Cat insists on sleeping on your bed with you
* +20 / -7
o Cleveland water freezes
o San Franciscans start thinking favorably of LA
o Green Bay Packers fans put on T-shirts
* +15 / -10
o You plan a vacation in Acapulco
o Cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you
o Wisconsinites go swimming
* +10 / -12
o Politicians begin to talk about the homeless
o Too cold to snow
o You need jumper cables to get the car going
* 0 / -18
o New York landlords turn on the heat
o Sheboygan brats grilled on the patio, yum!
* -5 / -21
o You can hear your breath
o You plan a vacation in Hawaii
* -10 / -23
o American cars don't start
o Too cold to skate
* -15 / -26
o You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo
o Miamians cease to exist
o Wisconsinites lick flagpoles
* -20 / -29
o Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you
o Politicians actually do something about the homeless
o People in LaCrosse think about taking down screens
* -25 / -32
o Too cold to kiss
o You need jumper cables to get the driver going
o Japanese cars don't start
o Milwaukee Brewers head for spring training
* -30 / -34
o You plan a two-week hot bath
o Pilsener freezes
o Bock beer production begins
o Wisconsinites shovel snow off roof
* -38 / -39
o Mercury freezes
o Too cold to think
o Wisconsinites button top button
* -40 / -40
o Californians disappear
o Car insists on sleeping in your bed with you
o Wisconsinites put on sweaters
* -50 / -46
o Congressional hot air freezes
o Alaskans close the bathroom window
o Green Bay Packers practice indoors
* -60 / -51
o Walruses abandon Aleutians
o Sign on Mount St. Helens: "Closed for the Season"
o Wisconsinites put gloves away, take out mittens
o Boy Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby
* -70 / -57
o Glaciers in Central Park
o Hudson residents replace diving boards with hockey nets
o Green Bay snowmobilers organize trans-lake race to Sault Ste. Marie
* -80 / -62
o Polar bears abandon Baffin Island
o Rhinelander Birkebeiner
o Girl Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby
* -90 / -68
o Edge of Antarctica reaches Rio de Janeiro
o Lawyers chase ambulances for no more than 10 miles
o Minnesotans migrate to Wisconsin thinking it MUST be warmer
* -100 / -73
o Santa Claus abandons North Pole
o Wisconsinites pull down earflaps
* -173 / -114
o Ethyl alcohol freezes
o Only Door County cherries usable in brandy Manhattans
* -297 / -183
o Oxygen precipitates out of atmosphere
o Microbial life survives only on dairy products
* -445 / -265
o Superconductivity
* -452 / -269
o Helium becomes a liquid
* -454 / -270
o Hell freezes over
* -456 / -271
o Illinois drivers drop below 85 MPH on I-90
* -458 / -272
o Incumbent politician renounces a campaign contribution
* -460 / -273 (Absolute Zero)
o All atomic motion ceases
o Wisconsinites allow as to how it's getting a mite nippy

Teri B.

sunflower

Yeah, NYC - slushy! I hated that crap - always got into my shoes or my boots! (I guess I didn't spend enough money on a good winter pair!)

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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act”.

George Orwell

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The owners of this country know the truth. It's called the American Dream....'cos you have to be asleep to believe it.

George Carlin

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bengalcat

I have a feeling I will be waking up to that picture!