We survived the vicious storm of yesterday. Tree is still down on the front lawn but will be removed this weekend.

Right now it's 47 and partly sunny. It's Fall now.

Wild & crazy weather we're having here in Tennessee:rolleyes:

High of 63... Going back down, folks. It's supposed to hover in the 50s for the rest of the week, rain tomorrow and Friday though... High 40s on Monday, and that's the last day on my weather widget. :D

Damn, another perfect day in Paradise.
Yeah-must get pretty boring swatting swamp flies all day :D

Question about FL.

Why do pools in FL have cages around em ?

Yeah-must get pretty boring swatting swamp flies all day :D

Question about FL.

Why do pools in FL have cages around em ?


if you mean "cages" like a high fence,it's to keep small children out of the pool unsupervised.

If you mean like the screening all around the pool,that is mostly to keep bugs away and allow a breeze through. My girls grandparents have a screened off porch,or lanai,as they call it off the back of their house. It is great to be able to sit outside at any time of the day or night and not be eaten alive by bugs

Must be bugs then. These things I seen at villas were like Irish police stations in the 70s :D

I was gonna say they're probably for keeping little kids AND gators out of the pool.... In FL, they call small children "gator bait" (at least that's what my relatives down there called us when we were little).

Gator bait :(

I hate anywhere that the wildlife see ya as food.

In FL, they call small children "gator bait"
I've never heard that phrase before.

neither have I,but I wouldn't put it past anyone to call a human gator bait in Florida ;)

although I was more worried about the scorpians in my backyard than a gator getting anywhere near the pool

I've never heard that phrase before.
Yeah, well you're from a different part of FL. It's real different over there. Where my family lives, it's redneck central. My grandparents live on a dirt road. There's gators everywhere over there too... Just sitting out in the middle of the road ignoring the cars that swerve around them.

although I was more worried about the scorpians in my backyard than a gator getting anywhere near the pool
Are the scorpions in Florida the deadly kind? I think they are. I've been stung before, but that was in Costa Rica, and those scorpions are the huge, scarier looking ones but they won't kill you.

hhmmm.....that's a good question. Some of them must be cause before we moved in to our house we had someone come out and get rid of a bunch of them. A girl in my daughters class at the time was stung by one and all it did was make her foot swell up.

hhmmm.....that's a good question. Some of them must be cause before we moved in to our house we had someone come out and get rid of a bunch of them. A girl in my daughters class at the time was stung by one and all it did was make her foot swell up.
Hmm... You know, now that I think about it, I think only the desert kind are deadly. The kind that can live in wet places (which would be the Florida ones and the Costa Rica ones) aren't. The poison did make me feel a little high for a couple hours though. :D

My Mom lived in Floral City in central Florida and there were bugs and gators all over the place. It was hot as hell and very humid too.

I live directly on the beach and there are no bugs or gators. People here don't even have screens on their windows. Maybe the constant breeze keeps the bugs away. I don't know the reason but we are never bothered by bugs.

The closest we have to a gator are the two really big fish in our lagoon, one a barracuda and one a pompano. The lagoon used to be connected to the ocean and when its mouth was closed due to a hurricane a lot of fish were trapped. They have thrived ever since.

As I am typing this I am looking through my glass balcony doors at the ocean. The waves are very gentle this morning and their is a large container ship about a mile or so off shore heading for Port Everglades, further south. The palm trees are gently swaying and there are only puffy, white cloouds in the sky. Looks like it's going to be another perfect day in Paradise.

Maybe I'll play a round of golf with my wife, maybe we'll do a bit of shopping or maybe we'll just sit on the beach. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

haha-have a good one Frogger.

haha-have a good one Frogger.

How's the beaches in your corner of euroland?

I try to avoid the coast at this time of year. Too cold.

We had a foot of snow on Friday,wud ya believe it.

suppose to get snow this weekend,there went our January thaw

Supposed to be near 80. There goes our January thaw.:lolhit:

Supposed to be near 80. There goes our January thaw.:lolhit:


:slap: :bike:

just had to add that didn't ya? :p



I was talking to my girls' grandmother in Florida,she lives in Brooksville on the Gulf side,and she said it was still a little chilly at night,but was warming up nicely during the day.
I miss it being 70 in January

I didn't have to add it but it was just too much fun to resist.

I've been to Brooksville. My Mom and a half dozen or so aunts and uncles lived in Floral City which is close by. I always considered that area to be sort of the asshole of Florida; lots of pines and Spanish Moss, hardly any palm trees, lots of bugs and gators and high humidity. Since it is further north in the state the temperatures are also quite a bit cooler in the winter. My Mom even had the pipes freeze on winter and all the orange groves had to convert to pecan groves because the weather was just too cold.

I loved my Mom but I hated where she lived, rednecks, crackers, bugs, gators and humidity.

Here in Pompano Beach I live on the barrier island,directly on the beach, east of the intercoastal. Most of the people in my election district, district one, are transplanted northerners, either from New York, Ohio or Canada. Not a cracker or redneck in the bunch. The closest we have to something like that is the French speaking Quebecois who are a society unto themselves. The local stores sell more copies of the New York Times and the New York Post than the Miami Herald or South Florida Sun Sentinel. Almost everyone has money. Most of the middle class people live west of US 1, (Federal Highway) where all the stores and restaurants are located and the poorer people live around Dixie Highway, even further west. Pompano Beach has a fairly large Brazilian, black and Haitian population but to be honest, the only blacks we see in our neighborhood are cleaning ladies and handymen. It is a pretty segregated society around here, not because of racism but because of economics. Apartments in my complex go for about a half million dollars and just two complexes north of me the houses on the beach go for from three to twelve million each. When you consider most of us are here for only a portion of the year that's a lot of money for housing.

I didn't have to add it but it was just too much fun to resist.

I've been to Brooksville. My Mom and a half dozen or so aunts and uncles lived in Floral City which is close by. I always considered that area to be sort of the asshole of Florida; lots of pines and Spanish Moss, hardly any palm trees, lots of bugs and gators and high humidity. Since it is further north in the state the temperatures are also quite a bit cooler in the winter. My Mom even had the pipes freeze on winter and all the orange groves had to convert to pecan groves because the weather was just too cold.

I loved my Mom but I hated where she lived, rednecks, crackers, bugs, gators and humidity.

Here in Pompano Beach I live on the barrier island, on the beach, east of the intercoastal. Most of the people in my election district, district one, are transplanted northerners, either from New York, Ohio or Canada. Not a cracker or redneck in the bunch. The local stores sell more copies of the New York Times and the New York Post than the Miami Herald or South Florida Sun Sentinel. Almost everyone has money. Most of the middle class people live west of US 1, Federal Highway where all the stores and restaurants are located and the poorer people live around the Dixie Highway, even further west. Pompano Beach has a fairly large Brazilian, black and Haitian population but to be honest, the only blacks we see in our neighborhood are cleaning ladies and handymen. It is a pretty segregated society around here, not because of racism but because of economics. Apartments in my complex go for about a half million dollars and just two complexes north of me the houses on the beach go for from three to twelve million each. When you consider most of us are here for only a portion of the year that's a lot of money for housing.



I noticed that myself about Brooksville when I lived 10 minutes from there in Spring Hill. Big difference 10 minutes across SR 50 can make. Spring Hill is mostly a retirement community with some middle class families mixed in. My neighbor on one side came down in the winter and left in the spring.
Where my girls' grandparents built their house on 10 acres of land,you'd never guess they were in Brooksville,it's quiet and spacious. Their grandmother grows her own palm trees,has over 100 of them on her property now in various stages of growth. They lined their property line with pine trees for privacy too. Didn't see a gator one when I lived there,but I don't think for a second they aren't around.


I've been through Pompano Beach before but never really paid attention to the housing and people.

The next time you are in Pompano Beach drive down A1A, the road I live on. All you will see will be mansions and expensive condos. Take Federal Highway and you will see a typical Florida town and take Dixie Highway and you will see a poorer, darker neighborhood. Florida is like Long Island in many respects. Wealthy areas near poor areas, blacks and whites pretty much segregated and the closer to the beach the more expensive the houses and the more educated and wealthy the owners.

A1A is what we took through there. I've lived in Miami also so I'm sure it's similar to that in respects to the segregation. North Miami Beach is more the "hood" area and South Beach is the upper class rich people. I didn't much care for the beaches there,nothing but topless women and people who really shouldn't be wearing a bikini or Speedo...ick

I notice Herr Frogger didnt invite ya in :(

In the real world its -3 fog am, sunny pm.

Here in Pompano Beach I live on the barrier island,directly on the beach, east of the intercoastal. Most of the people in my election district, district one, are transplanted northerners, either from New York, Ohio or Canada. Not a cracker or redneck in the bunch. The closest we have to something like that is the French speaking Quebecois who are a society unto themselves. The local stores sell more copies of the New York Times and the New York Post than the Miami Herald or South Florida Sun Sentinel. Almost everyone has money. Most of the middle class people live west of US 1, (Federal Highway) where all the stores and restaurants are located and the poorer people live around Dixie Highway, even further west. Pompano Beach has a fairly large Brazilian, black and Haitian population but to be honest, the only blacks we see in our neighborhood are cleaning ladies and handymen. It is a pretty segregated society around here, not because of racism but because of economics. Apartments in my complex go for about a half million dollars and just two complexes north of me the houses on the beach go for from three to twelve million each. When you consider most of us are here for only a portion of the year that's a lot of money for housing.
I was born in Florida (St. Petersburg), but I'm not a redneck. Frogger, we call your type "snowbirds" and hold you in very low esteem. You come to our state and drive like maniacs. I can't tell you how many times I've had to institute avoidance maneuvers on the road because some blue hair with Ontario plates tried to change lanes without looking, or made a left turn from the right lane.

I notice Herr Frogger didnt invite ya in :(

In the real world its -3 fog am, sunny pm.

She should know she doesn't need an invite.

Haha-good point Borg.

In Ireland everyone complains about tourist coaches stopping where they like,fucken up the traffic all the time, so I can relate.

A little info if ya can.

How long would it take to drive I 95 from say Miami to NYC-any idea how far it is ?????? Thanks.

About 1200 miles (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Miami,+FL&daddr=New+York,+NY&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.309442,71.015625&ie=UTF8&z=6&om=1).

She should know she doesn't need an invite.
Yeah I know.

Might just surprise ya myself someday :)

About 1200 miles (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=Miami,+FL&daddr=New+York,+NY&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.309442,71.015625&ie=UTF8&z=6&om=1).
Yeah I was looking at that map earlier thanks.

I reckon without pushing it, youd need to make 4 stops overnight.

Need some recommendations on where and where NOT to stay.

Us foreigners could end up in a very bad spot without knowing it.

I reckon without pushing it, youd need to make 4 stops overnight.
1200 miles? Come on, Paul. It's also about 1200 miles from St. Petersburg to Chicago, and I did that drive with only one overnight stop.

I was born in Florida (St. Petersburg), but I'm not a redneck. Frogger, we call your type "snowbirds" and hold you in very low esteem. You come to our state and drive like maniacs. I can't tell you how many times I've had to institute avoidance maneuvers on the road because some blue hair with Ontario plates tried to change lanes without looking, or made a left turn from the right lane.


Who are you calling a snowbird, Anne Murray? I'm a Floridian. My official residence is in Florida. Mr three cars are registered in Florida. I vote in Florida. My fishing and hunting licenses are from Florida. My license tags say Florida. My library card is from Florida. I'm more a Floridian than you are, Chicago boy.

I happen to have a summer home up north on Long Island. Does that make me a heat bird?

1200 miles? Come on, Paul. It's also about 1200 miles from St. Petersburg to Chicago, and I did that drive with only one overnight stop.
Fuck off Borg :)

Ireland is 350 long, think about it.

Id like to pull off the highway now and again also,

would love to find the real America-if it exists.

I reckon about 4 days on the east coast, go on, play tourist chief,

where would ya recommend to see, by car.

I once read that FL is full of old Northerners, now I aint pointing any fingers, but thats what I read :D

I'm more a Floridian than you are
I have a birth certificate that says otherwise. The only true Floridian is the native Floridian. All the rest are transplanted northerners.

Incidentally, what sports teams do you root for? Another of my pet peeves is the transplanted northerners who move to Florida but refuse to support the local team.

I once read that FL is full of old Northerners, now I aint pointing any fingers, but thats what I read :D
Damn straight it is.
where would ya recommend to see, by car.
Fuck the Atlantic. If you want to see America, take a U.S. highway (not an Interstate) west, maybe toward Yellowstone in Wyoming. There's a lot to be seen out there, and you'll get to see the contrast between different areas.

Damn straight it is.

Fuck the Atlantic. If you want to see America, take a U.S. highway (not an Interstate) west, maybe toward Yellowstone in Wyoming. There's a lot to be seen out there, and you'll get to see the contrast between different areas.
Route 66, beginning in Chicago, and ending in Santa Monica. Then you can tell your grandkids you've seen all of america

Hehe-duly noted.

Fuck the Atlantic-I like that.

Route 66, beginning in Chicago, and ending in Santa Monica. Then you can tell your grandkids you've seen all of america
Is Route 66 continuous anymore? I know I've seen signs leaving Chicago, I believe on I-55, that say "Historic Route 66", but I've been under the impression that there is no continuous route that follows that path anymore.

Route 66, beginning in Chicago, and ending in Santa Monica. Then you can tell your grandkids you've seen all of america
Now yer talking.

Gettin your kicks on Route 66 :)

Is Route 66 continuous anymore? I know I've seen signs leaving Chicago, I believe on I-55, that say "Historic Route 66", but I've been under the impression that there is no continuous route that follows that path anymore.
It isnt a continuous road anymore, but if you pay real close to the current maps, you can trace the route in its entirety. Most of the original road is still there, but you have to look for it, and some you'll swear was designed for a horse and buggy, cause there aint enough room for a car.

Haha-good point Borg.

In Ireland everyone complains about tourist coaches stopping where they like,fucken up the traffic all the time, so I can relate.

A little info if ya can.

How long would it take to drive I 95 from say Miami to NYC-any idea how far it is ?????? Thanks.

You can drive it in one day. It is about 1,100 miles from NYC to Orlando. You take the Verazano Bridge to the Goethals Bridge and go to the New Jersey Turnpike. The New Jersey Turnpike turns into I-95 when you approach Deleware. Stay on I-95 through Maryland, Washington D.C. (you could take the Beltway around DC but as someone strange to the area you are better off staying on I-95), after DC you will go through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and then Florida.

Jf you want to make the trip in two days a good place to stop is Florence, South Carolina. It is the first big town after South of the Border. (You have to see South of the Border). If you want to make it a three day trip you should stop at Rocky Mount and then Charleston, South Carolina or Savanah, Georgia, both nice places to spend at least a full day.

Thanks Frogger.

I drive about 150-200 miles a day now.

So could manage that.

Its those damn automatic cars I find difficult to handle :(

I have a birth certificate that says otherwise. The only true Floridian is the native Floridian. All the rest are transplanted northerners.

Incidentally, what sports teams do you root for? Another of my pet peeves is the transplanted northerners who move to Florida but refuse to support the local team.


~ahem~

even though I have been back in Michigan for 5 years now I still support the Buccaneers :D
Ever since the first time I visited my then in laws in '99

When I got cable TV for the first time, we got a lot of US sport, still do.

There was a guy called Joe Montana who threw the ball for a team called the Dolphins-I think.

They had a Dolphin on their motorbike helmets anyway :D

Its 23:22 was just out putting the chain on da car, the door was frozen closed hehe.

Joe Montana was way before my time :D

Joe Montana was way before my time :D
If Joe Montana had lived here in them days-he would have been top rioter :D

I have a birth certificate that says otherwise. The only true Floridian is the native Floridian. All the rest are transplanted northerners.
I was born in Florida too, but I'm certainly not a Floridian. In fact, I don't really have a "hometown", where I feel perfectly at home. I feel most comfortable in Maryland and DC, but there's no place that I really think of as where I belong, since I've moved more times than years I've been alive.

I do love the weather down there... I'm quite the heat lover. When it's 100 degrees and humid, I don't even need A/C; just a couple of fans and I'm in heaven! Hell, when I lived in Costa Rica, I couldn't stand taking cold showers even when it was that hot (in most of our houses the hot water was occasional at best).

If Joe Montana had lived here in them days-he would have been top rioter :D



:eek:


just think if he had lived in YOUR time:lolhit:

There was a guy called Joe Montana who threw the ball for a team called the Dolphins-I think.
Joe Montana played for the 49ers. Dan Marino played for the Dolphins.

Dan Marino played for the Dolphins.
So did Bob Griese... of course I'm old as dirt and remember too much useless crap (and Earl Morrall did a fine job in '72 when Griese was hurt too).

Thanks Frogger.

I drive about 150-200 miles a day now.

So could manage that.

Its those damn automatic cars I find difficult to handle :(
avoid cities during the mornign and afternoon commute, and obey posted speeds, you'll do fine.

don't worry about the transmission, worry about staying on the right side of the road:lolhit:

Joe Montana played for the 49ers. Dan Marino played for the Dolphins.
cut him some slack, he got the sport right:rolleyes:

zzzzzzzzzzzz-whata I know.

It's partly sunny and 48 degrees...what a wonderful day! LOL...no storms in sight :woohoo:

Sunny, high of 55. It's pretty nice out - nippy.

It was fine until just before I got out of the pool and then the clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped. Went from 80 to about 70 in five seconds.

Not too bad of a day for being in the upper 20's and mostly cloudy.

was suppose to snow all weekend but didn't. Was pretty decent actually. Never really left the low 30's

It's supposed to snow here tonight, but I don't think it will... The clouds haven't come in yet and it's not below freezing.

It was fine until just before I got out of the pool and then the clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped. Went from 80 to about 70 in five seconds.


hahaha....sounds about right for Florida.

Another beautiful day and it is going to be sunny and mid-60's during the day. Cold at night though but no rain!!!!!! It is suppose to be like this through next weekend. And in January it is usually cold and rainy!

cold

winter

Snowing in Georgia today! First snow I've seen in the 5+ years I've lived here.

Pwetty, pwetty, pwetty snow!

Hoping we get snowed out of work today and I can go home early.

Anyone who thinks i'm gonna be snowbound at this dump has another think coming.

We are being hit by real winter weather...........temperature around 80. I can't stand this cold.:woohoo:

I bet you look real spiffy in those Bermuda shorts and special "warm-weather", wind-resistant toup, Frog dude.

I do look good in shorts and a tee shirt, Ren but I never wear Bermuda Shorts. As for a toupe, I would never wear one. I shave my head every morning and if I am going out I sometimes shave it again later in the day.

Darn--there go all my rug jokes.

Has anyone ever seen a man who thought NO ONE KNEW he wore a rug run down the beach when the wind blew it off his head and the seagulls snatched it up and carried it away?

I laughed so hard I almost drowned.

I believe you about the rug, Frog. You are much too dignified and honest to pull off such a stunt as that.

PM me so you can send me $50 for that (Sincere) compliment.

Dusting of snow this morning...I'm with Ren, wish it would snow a bunch so I can go home.

Maybe I can arrange it so the pipes "accidentally" freeze.
Let me google this and try it out later.

Maybe I can arrange it so the pipes "accidentally" freeze.
Let me google this and try it out later.

Could you make the pipes freeze here, too? I mean, it's only a university, so it shouldn't be that hard, right? But, not the ones at home. I don't want to go home to frozen pipes.

I'll see what I can come up with, but in the meantime let's make the toilets overflow by dropping spoons down them. That'll be good for some snooze time anyhoo, not to mention, laughs. The lazy maintenance men don't do anything but sleep at their desks or drink coffee anyway.

Wait--one DID pick up a leaf last fall. I shouldn't have lied.

I'll see what I can come up with, but in the meantime let's make the toilets overflow by dropping spoons down them. That'll be good for some snooze time anyhoo, not to mention, laughs. The lazy maintenance men don't do anything but sleep at their desks or drink coffee anyway.

Wait--one DID pick up a leaf last fall. I shouldn't have lied.

Maintenance crews don't show up here until we're about to leave, so it would be a waste for me to try that here. LOL @ the leaf! Sounds like your maintenance guys and mine are kin.

Snoooowww everywhere. We're supposed to get some accumulation too... At least a few inches.

snow

43 degrees and overcast...:rolleyes:

Low 80's and overcast.

I have two guys installing tile on my balcony right now. I'm having a lot of work done to the place; balcony repair, refrig. repair, two full length floor to ceiling mirrors replaced, ceiling painted, new hurricane proof balcony door. The place is in a constant state of messiness with all the workmen coming and going.

Frogger-wouldnt it be more interesting if ya got the mirrors installed on the ceiling :)

Not at my age. I don't really want to see myself naked in a full length mirror.

my living room in Florida is only fourteen feet wide and the mirrors make it seem wider.

When are you coming to Florida? If you aren't too far away maybe we can get together.

Still in the 30's this afternoon in Big D. Could be some snow flurries to our south. With my luck, it'll prob come a blizzard since tomorrow's my day off.

*grumble*

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Not at my age. I don't really want to see myself naked in a full length mirror.

my living room in Florida is only fourteen feet wide and the mirrors make it seem wider.

When are you coming to Florida? If you aren't too far away maybe we can get together.


Id like that-Im waiting on some big bucks inheritance being released by the court in Hackensack, but no sign of it yet :(

A good three inches on the ground. Arctic Express is right on time for this weekend.

snow & wind

15 degrees to start out, supposed to get up to 40 and sunny.

I'm a popsicle this morning!

Sunny with a gentle sea breeze. The temperature is about 80. The men ought to finish laying the tile on the balcony today so tomorrow it is breakfast al fresco.

Sunny with a gentle sea breeze. The temperature is about 80. The men ought to finish laying the tile on the balcony today so tomorrow it is breakfast al fresco.

What time? I really hate this cold weather.

37 degrees and sunny...it's a beautiful day! :bighug:

What time? I really hate this cold weather.


Back when it was mskimi I might have invited you but now that it is mrskimi I don't know. Can't be messing around with married women. Hell, I can't mess around with any women. My wife would kill me.

cold...so cold you can get icicles in your lungs just from breathing

It's not that cold here yet, but the low temp is 13 on Sunday! :eek:

we're suppose to get below zero overnight here. Not worth it to smoke in this weather since I have to go outside to smoke

cold

I've had several posters ask how cold it gets here.

Been getting as low as the high teens at night and hovers around 40 during daylight hours.


edited to add that we've received snow here as well.

I've had several posters ask how cold it gets here.

Been getting as low as the high teens at night and hovers around 40 during daylight hours.


edited to add that we've received snow here as well.
one of my drivers walked across the ice covered truck lot in a pair of denim shorts Tuesday...i wasn't sure if i should have sent him for a drug test or to FL.:@@:

way too cold, and only getting colder...

Mild here about 42f.

High of 38 today with a low of 24....Breezy with decreasing clouds :D