Winter Weather

[fightingquaker13]

We just got our first cold snap of the year. Record lows too. Our high temp was 68 degrees. Seriously, its not a joking matter. Actually, it is, but there's a serious side as well. It got damn cold last year, by Florida standards, and there was a massive fish kill. They had to close the season for the ext couple of years on some of our more popular gamefish. I'm hoping this doesn't mean a repeat of last winter. Upside, it killed a lot of pythons and iguanas. (No word on the Guatemalans ).
Weird thing about all this is that 55 degrees in coastal Florida feels damn cold. This summer I was in West Yellowstone. Walking to meet my guide early one am it was barely 40 degrees. I was quite comfy in shorts, a tee shirt and tevas with a light fleece top. Today, I was freezing my ass off with jeans and and the same fleece. The humidity can really suck. Sad thing is, I like winter clothes, the long sleeve shirts, fleece, and jackets, I just hate the winter weather.
FQ13 who is wondering where the global warming is. If it snows down here again, I swear I am going to stand in front of Al Gore's house spraying aersol cans while riding a flatulent cow.

[PegLeg45]

FQ13
I swear I am going to stand in front of Al Gore's house spraying aersol cans while riding a flatulent cow.

Better check with Hillary to see if she will be available.   

[TAB]

my weather station says its 61, wind of 7 mph and .23" of rain since midnight.

[Timothy]

46 here, feels like 40....just took the steaks off the grill and had dinner.

You can always put on another layer to warm up.  When it's hot, you're pretty much screwed!

[DaverZ]

Believe it or not,I've seen it snow in Florida twice back in the 70's,it was a light dusting but snow non the less.Actually I enjoy the cooler temps.

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[fightingquaker13]

Believe it or not,I've seen it snow in Florida twice back in the 70's,it was a light dusting but snow non the less.Actually I enjoy the cooler temps.

1976. It actually snowed in West Palm. Just a flurry, but snow. Funny thing, is that it was around the first Earth Day environmental push. At the time Erlich, their big guru, was predicting a new ice age. Man made of course, due to smog blocking the sun. Then he went on to write "The Population Bomb", where overpopulation would lead to a Malthuian crisis and kill us. Now, its global warming. I think they figure something will get us and just want to be able to say "I told you so", with their last breath.
FQ13 who has to admit that I'm not sure he's wrong on the overpopulation thing. I mean hell, look at Guam, it could capsize any day now.

[Badgersmilk]

"If it snows down here again, I swear I am going to stand in front of Al Gore's house spraying aersol cans while riding a flatulent cow"

Don't forget that prick is responsible for ALL the worthless ATV laws we have as well.  I'll join you on my Yamaha to spin up a few donuts in his grass.    

Might even scare a few more farts outta the cow!  

[MikeBjerum]

I missed this one cause I was out for a bike ride 

Left the house and the dash said 67.  There was a bit more of a cross wind than I liked, but 2 1/2 hours and a five gallons of gas later the temp was still 59 and the wind was gone.

Maybe you should move north for the winter 

[Bill Stryker]

The absolute coldest I have ever been was in Florida. During the jungle phase of Ranger School we were on a night patrol in a swamp near Pensacola, it was raining and the rain was freezing on my fatigues. Big sheets of ice would fall off whenever I bent my arm. Because we were in sunny warm Florida, we were not issued Mickey Mouse gear as we had been in the mountain phase in North Georgia. I have never liked Florida since that winter of 1964. I have been there often on business since, I still don't care for FL.
Proud to be a Winter Ranger.
Bill

[bafsu92]

It snowed (light flurries) in C. FL in 79 & 86. Last winter was the coldest I ever remembered here and I've lived here off and on since '77. It's funny you brought up this weeks cold snap and how it effects us Floridians. My son who's 7 had a soccer game yesterday morning. It was 53 and a little breezy. At the half he declared he couldn't play any more because he was getting frostbite. They just don't make kids as tough as they used to.