SNOW DAY

[Jaine Perotti]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

Some time last week it was actually sort of cold in Florida.

About 28ºF with wind chill. One of the county's near me actually had snow flurries.

So yes, it does snow in Florida.

No, we don't get snow days ...we get hurricane days.

Yeah, the recent cold snap in Florida was particularly amusing for me, a New England native.

I live further south in Florida than Michelle does, so the coldest it got was in the lower 60's as a daytime high (lows were in the upper 40's). I thought it was pretty funny to see people bundling up in coats, sweaters, hats, and scarves when the temperature outside was a comfortable 60!

I admit, it wasn't tank top weather, and my blood is starting to thin from being in the warmth for so long... but still, I was able to be comfortable in a long sleeved shirt. And I also find that I am still able to get into relatively cool water without much of a problem (haha Tytus)... many Floridians think that it's too cold to go swimming when the water temperature is below 80 degrees!

It's too bad we didn't get more hurricane days this year (there is no hope for snow in Miami). All I got was two days of cancelled classes for Ernesto (which wasn't bad at all... we get way worse severe thunderstorms in Connecticut).