What the heck!?OK. This is Florida. Sunshine. Beaches. Oranges. Manatees. Miami Vice. You know.
So, please, what the heck kind of weather forecast is this?
The HIGH for today was 39 and the LOW is 38?!
And here's the latest:
Slight chance of snow flurries after midnight
I know you guys up north have no sympathy for us down here. Please remember that it was just a few years ago we had hurricanes up the wazoo - back & forth & back & forth. Then the next year - more hurricanes! We were all over the news. Remember? Isn't that enough? Before that (and before I moved here) it was the embarrassing 2000 election with the hanging chads. And Floridians have been laughed at for decades about their early bird specials, old folks, swampland for sale, and cockroaches the size of small dogs.What makes all the humiliation bearable is knowing that while you are freezing your cans off in January we are wearing shorts! And when we are sweating in July with our 95 degree heat and 150 percent humidity we know that the rest of you will be shoveling snow out of your driveways so you can go to work in February! So what if we have snakes in our backyards living under buckets? You have constant rain and fog and cold weather during the winter. Hurricanes? You guys have earthquakes and fires and tornadoes and ice storms and blizzards!
So when we have a whole week of really cold weather we get crabby. And when the weather forecasters have the nerve to mention the "snow" word....well, we can get downright ugly.
I may just sleep until Friday - when it will be in peeking distance of 70 degrees. BAH HUMBUG!
In 1996 we had really bad winds and it rained so hard the rivers flooded. That was so totally like a hurricane that it seems only fitting you have a little chilly weather.
ReplyDeleteBut, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, would you bring your small electronics out to the orange orchards? I think they need the heat more than...um...grumpy people.
I think your crappy cold weather is God's way of saying, "Stay inside. Watch some t.v."
ReplyDeleteummmmm....is that mean?
Melanie - wind and rain do NOT equal a hurricane. Nice try. Good idea about lending my DVD player to the orange groves....
ReplyDeleteMommy - I am liking you more and more - not only mean .... but FUNNY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Stay warm up there in BC. :o) And thanks for your comments - you make me laugh!
Karen I remember when my folks were living in Singapore and they had a cold snap it got down to the frigid 70s! I also remember moving to NJ from Texas and FFFFRREEZING the first couple winters. Conversely when I moved to the Pac NW from NJ I was walking around in shirt sleeves while everyone else was bundled up like the Michelin man.
ReplyDeleteNW Foodie, Thank you for commenting! It truly is all a matter of perspective, isn't it?! You have a story...NJ...TX...Pac NW...and parents who lived in Singapore! Do you write about your travels?
ReplyDeleteI had no idea SingleDatingMommy was so vicious. HAAAAaaaaaaaa. Bravo.
ReplyDelete