tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post4890587012989532360..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Chilly Willy(s) ... not really ... Cold ChryslerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28406170507371740312007-11-22T22:07:00.000-05:002007-11-22T22:07:00.000-05:00So, how cold is it where YOU are?We hit 28 that mo...<B>So, how cold is it where YOU are?</B><BR/><BR/>We hit 28 that morning. The perils of living further inland on the ridge I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>Our <I>average</I> first frost date isn't even until December 1st!<BR/><BR/>.....Alan.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538108903073230589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25240331488941872842007-11-19T15:30:00.000-05:002007-11-19T15:30:00.000-05:00Okay this is an ancient post I'm commenting on but...Okay this is an ancient post I'm commenting on but I only visit blogs sporadically. I got the Jeep Willys reference immediately but not because we used to own a dark green Wrangler.<BR/><BR/>It's because a Willys is referenced in "Death of a Salesman" in a flashback. Amazing what one learns from plays and theatre.<BR/><BR/>You have a peripatetic teaching style. That's from A Chorus Line.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173202724588547447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-15472352964295777752007-11-10T19:29:00.000-05:002007-11-10T19:29:00.000-05:00Doc,Obsession it is.Doc,<BR/>Obsession it is.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-77890180065760597092007-11-10T07:44:00.000-05:002007-11-10T07:44:00.000-05:00Nice view of old FL in the first pic. The old live...Nice view of old FL in the first pic. The old live oaks and Spanish moss are surreal, especially on misty mornings.<BR/>Considering the <I>bling</I> you attach to Jeep references, one might conclude that you harbor an unnatural obsession. ;-)<BR/>The convertibles of my youth had their tops locked down in winter.<BR/>65mph + 30 degress = No WayDr. Knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035212475787264261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16100071909441690542007-11-09T19:20:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:20:00.000-05:00Cathy,Wow, frozen bird baths already?I may see tha...Cathy,<BR/>Wow, frozen bird baths already?<BR/>I may see that two or three mornings all winter.<BR/><BR/>Kathy,<BR/>I am so ready for it, send it this way!<BR/>:)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75644538885466924142007-11-09T09:45:00.000-05:002007-11-09T09:45:00.000-05:00It was a cold 27 Thursday morning here in Birmingh...It was a cold 27 Thursday morning here in Birmingham. Brrr! I'm not ready for this cold weather yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54580239520682065702007-11-08T21:54:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:54:00.000-05:00My husband just put his *Jeep* in storage for the ...My husband just put his *Jeep* in storage for the winter. He is inconsolable. <BR/><BR/>How cold is it? Well - you know those cubes of hard water you make in your freezer? The sparrows are enjoying the large one that is now sitting in their bathtub in my back yard.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-38540246554679764802007-11-08T21:40:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:40:00.000-05:00Mrs. Mecomber,It's all relative isn't it?Enjoy you...Mrs. Mecomber,<BR/>It's all relative isn't it?<BR/>Enjoy your balmy snow days :)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-53293372745887968462007-11-08T21:26:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:26:00.000-05:00Here is Upstate New York we had snow. Not much, ju...Here is Upstate New York we had snow. Not much, just a half-inch or so. So we packed away our thin little tank tops and put on our t-shirts and shorts for such balmy NY morning.Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-25720131199506722792007-11-08T20:18:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:18:00.000-05:00Pablo,If it were only 2 miles, I'd ride or bike as...Pablo,<BR/>If it were only 2 miles, I'd ride or bike as often as the weather allowed.<BR/>During basketball season, when he practices til 8PM M-F, we are mostly wasteful, cause I'm not hanging around for 4.5 hours after work.<BR/><BR/>Cathy S,<BR/>Do the horses press against you for warmth like the skinks do for Vicki?<BR/><BR/>Dave,<BR/>Bro, it's just my cheeks that get a little chilly. I have my park service vest, a jacket, gloves, goofy hat, and blanket across the lap to trap the heater's warmth.<BR/><BR/>Wayne,<BR/>Funny how close we are to be so far apart. My peppers aren't happy either.<BR/><BR/>Dani,<BR/>Hi! Yes it was and I wish I could have done so! Hope you did.<BR/><BR/>Lesle,<BR/>Hey! Welcome to Pure Florida! That fair sounds great, I can picture the kids and critters huddling. I think he got his common sense from me ... all of it.<BR/><BR/>Doug,<BR/>Pretty cool to think it was colder here than in Chicago. No frost here yet tho.<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>I love this cold weather and you are right the day was gorgeous. Glad you like the view. No neighbors in sight from the PFHQ porch.<BR/><BR/>Mark,<BR/>Another couple of degrees ...<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Chris,<BR/>Welcome to Pure Florida! Coonbottom? I pride myself on being pretty good at FL place names, but you've got me. I never heard of it before.<BR/>Thanks for commenting and expanding my view.<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>I hope you're not freezing as I write this at 7:52 pm. Enjoy the weather! We deserve it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Artfulsub,<BR/>Back home in St. Aug, we were always warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than nearby Jax, but they were more inland while the sea moderated St. Aug's temps.<BR/><BR/>roger, <BR/>fog?<BR/>didn't you leave the fog?<BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>It's pretty out there tonight too with a clear dark sparkly sky.<BR/><BR/>3C,<BR/>Of course I didn't photograph the smelly dogs lying next to the rocker and pawing you for snacks.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sharon,<BR/>Yes, the windblown hair look is not all that popular among adolescent girls.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sophie,<BR/>I get my temps from Weatherbug and they use the Cross City "airport", so we could be a degree or two different, but it should be close.<BR/>Sorry about that lawn.<BR/><BR/>Walter,<BR/>Thanks, right place at the right time I guess. Envious of your snow.<BR/><BR/>HTeen,<BR/>Yes, every kid at our school was either decked out for arctic exploration ... or shivering in shorts and flipflops.<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>At least winter provides a change in my work wardrobe. I'm not much of a clothes hog unless you count shorts and T's.<BR/>Stay warm up there in Minnesotarctica.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28488371065738833402007-11-08T18:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:29:00.000-05:00As I was driving my oldest out to the bus stop at ...As I was driving my oldest out to the bus stop at 6:30 AM, my car thermometer said 21, but my big outdoor thermometer said 18. Ice is on the pond. I think the high reached 40 today. <BR/><BR/>Here in Minnesota, the winter gear gets maybe a three month reprieve!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-58195289928041454802007-11-08T18:04:00.001-05:002007-11-08T18:04:00.001-05:00Oh, and outdoors it was 50°F high and 26°F low wit...Oh, and outdoors it was 50°F high and 26°F low with snow, mostly cloudy, spots of sun.Walter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-72539361374154400032007-11-08T18:04:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:04:00.000-05:00It only got into the mid 40s here. Being so close...It only got into the mid 40s here. Being so close to the good old Atlantic moderates us a good bit, as you know. Still cold enough for everybody at school to wear winter coats!MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31548852733269889242007-11-08T17:58:00.000-05:002007-11-08T17:58:00.000-05:00Love your header photo (saluting the flag over wat...Love your header photo (saluting the flag over water).Walter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65120636785716464202007-11-08T12:58:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:58:00.000-05:00Whatever the Tallahassee forecast is, we always de...Whatever the Tallahassee forecast is, we always deduct a few degrees. When I went to bed, the back door thremometer read 30... out front, 25! DAWG! That's some kinda COLD for us thin-blooded crackers!<BR/><BR/>LOVE that porch view! The previous owners here made a 'lawn'. *sigh*SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-21602077126624791272007-11-08T12:38:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:38:00.000-05:00What a beautiful porch view. :) They had us around...What a beautiful porch view. :) They had us around 40 I think. Felt GOOOOD!!! :) My daughter is the same way, she whines if I ride with the sunroof and windows open. I think hers has to do with her hair though...Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187791347178229107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-66763421200314457012007-11-08T10:52:00.000-05:002007-11-08T10:52:00.000-05:0041 degrees across the river...odds are pretty much...41 degrees across the river...odds are pretty much the same here. Down to 27 last night.<BR/>That view from your rocker there is very lovely!threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-61532665844411309602007-11-08T10:11:00.000-05:002007-11-08T10:11:00.000-05:00That's a beautiful morning view, fc. Cold mornings...That's a beautiful morning view, fc. Cold mornings are lovely for that crisp clarity.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-77783067186692451722007-11-08T09:53:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:53:00.000-05:00still foggy here on our part of the left coast, bu...still foggy here on our part of the left coast, but temperate. maybe 50. <BR/><BR/>that is a nice view.<BR/><BR/>i get the title.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75854310467164413992007-11-08T09:41:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:41:00.000-05:00I'm not a "jeepophile" but I get the Willy's refer...I'm not a "jeepophile" but I get the Willy's reference. Troll Island is consistently 10 degrees cooler than Tampa in the Summer, and 10 degrees warmer in Winter. <BR/><BR/>Not sure why that is. But it's remarkably consistent.hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-2730730850474037722007-11-08T08:56:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:56:00.000-05:0052 out here near the beach in Pinellas! 48 in Tamp...52 out here near the beach in Pinellas! 48 in Tampa, according to the morning news. My, I love it!<BR/>I have to chaperone for the band outside tonight. I'll probably dress in layers. And more layers. And more layers.....<BR/><BR/><BR/>btw, that's a beautiful view from the front porch! Beats mine by a mile. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62461236947084647842007-11-08T08:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:55:00.000-05:00Yep, a good bit of frost up my way (Coonbottom,FL-...Yep, a good bit of frost up my way (Coonbottom,FL- northwest of Tallahassee, by Georgia)... and I even had to scrape the windows on my car! Didn't check the temp, but it was clear and cold!<BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-12386496748721473312007-11-08T08:45:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:45:00.000-05:00Actually freezing? Amazing. Has the National Guard...Actually freezing? Amazing. Has the National Guard been called out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7441157607263417622007-11-08T08:37:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:37:00.000-05:00Yep, Tallahassee is cold this morning. But it's n...Yep, Tallahassee is cold this morning. But it's not too bad and I'm sure that it will turn out to be a beautiful day. I love the view from your porch. I'm so jealous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-82135408929444996992007-11-08T08:28:00.000-05:002007-11-08T08:28:00.000-05:00It's 38 here in Chicago right now. I'm not sure t...It's 38 here in Chicago right now. I'm not sure that there has yet been a frost right at the lakefront, though we have had several in the past week out at my house.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.com