Are You Kidding Me? Cold Weather In Florida?
By Glenn Arnette, lll
What is going on? We are freezing in Florida. I took a short car ride over to Orlando last week and people are wearing jackets. In Daytona Beach the beach is empty and there are not many people walking around. In Flagler Beach you see no footprints in the sand and in St. Augustine people are shopping in Old Town and it looks like the dead of Winter in a little European Village.
Yesterday the television announced that most places have sold out of space heaters and some schools were closed because of “no heat”! The oranges have been sprayed with water to keep them from spoiling and there is ice everywhere. There is a warning about starting your car and letting it run a short time before you drive it away and there are not boats running up and down the waterway. The tropical trees and plants are dying and everything looks bleak! Gas is going up and the 70-80 % sales in all the stores are ending. Welcome to 2010!
The Snowbirds from up North decided to stay home, as the weather is almost the same here. Attitudes are beginning to change and people are beginning to wonder why this has to be the worst Winter in Florida in 10-15 years. For me I just keep on going and stay busy trying to forget the weather. Turtles are showing frostbite and fish have stopped biting and the local pier is empty. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 44 for the high and in the 20’s at night. Help!
I saw a cruise ship on the horizon yesterday and thought that might be the answer, but someone told me it is cool in the islands. Shrimp boats are running close to shore and the birds are praying for a good catch so they can pick up a little morsel.
I do not like to stay at home all day, but after the coats, warming the car, running from store to store, staying away from people coughing all around you, and the leftover merchandise in the shops, you are ready to return to your warm nest! The electric bill is going to be expensive this month. For some reason the heating system never turns off. My dog sits by my side every minute and begs for his little shirts and jackets. Dogs do like clothes!
So, another day in Paradise means digging in the closet to find something warm and drinking another cup of coffee. Taking a bath helps, but when you get out of the shower you freeze. I should have stayed in the dry climate of Colorado. Just know that I will return to my dedicated soul for the State of Florida, but for today, I want to be miserable! As the song goes, “It Only Hurts For A Little While!”
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