It’s Winter Here, Too!

@DianneN (246643)
United States
January 20, 2019 9:19am CST
It’s winter here, too, in The Sunshine State, but you’d never know it. We had some rain this morning, but the sun is back. It will be pleasant during the day, but cold tonight and very breezy. Our friends, the famous playwright and his wife, are back. They invited us out to dinner tonight with my sister-in-law and a few others. Can’t wait to see them and catch up. Meanwhile, I will work on notifications that crept up on me. I just took a look at the weather forecasts for my family and myLot friends all over the USA and Canada. I pity you all. How is your weather? ~Photo of my husband and me by the Atlantic Ocean at The Breakers Hotel~
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
As I look out, you winter is much more appealing. It's a white-out with winds blowing and we'll probably get more than a food of snow before this storm ends on Monday. We've been asked to stay home if possible and many activities including religious services have been cancelled.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
21 Jan 19
@DianneN About 2 more months and winter will be over for another year. Send us a bit of sun if you can spare some?
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
21 Jan 19
@1hopefulman I wish I could. You will make it through winter as you always do, and hopefully will have some nice warm, sunny days thrown in.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
I'm really sorry to hear it, Felix. I did check the weather in certain parts of Canada and it ALL looks awful, especially the bitter cold. We lost our power at our "vacation" home up north, but it's on again. Although there is no snow, they are getting rain and the temps will freeze tonight. Not good.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jan 19
The different shades of blue in the picture and the persons there making it a wonderful one
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Thank you! I never noticed until you mentioned it.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
@responsiveme Just pure coincidence.
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• India
20 Jan 19
@DianneN oh, it's like you colour coordinated with the sea and each other
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@snowy22315 (169890)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Not too bad now,,,but going to turn bitter. I don't think we will have snow though.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
It's in the 40s at my house up north, but will drop to 6 degrees tonight! That's bitter, At least you can go to your party today. Stay safe!
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@jstory07 (134400)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Jan 19
It is raining here and cold outside. Nice picture.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Thank you. It's raining up north and we lost power today. It's on now, but very windy.
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@paigea (35677)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
Warming up to freezing in central Alberta.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Oh, brrrr. Stay indoors if you can. I can still remember freezing my $ss off.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
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@paigea (35677)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
@DianneN It is bright and sunny. If there is no wind I will walk outside. If it is windy the treadmill.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jan 19
The weather here in SoCal mirrors yours.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
We are very lucky ducks!
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@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Jan 19
@DianneN Speaking of ducks, I saw a flock of ducks dropping down from flight, into the icy cold Tawas River this morning! They aren't phased by that, in the least bit
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@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jan 19
I love this pic of you two ! We actually had some good days of rain - real rain - and we actually were soaking wet here . . . unbelievable as we haven't had this much rain in eons - we loved it!! And now it looks like we are back to 70s again soon - so we are good .
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Thank you! This was our third rain since we came down on December 6th. Not much, but we'll take it. I'm glad you had your rain and are back to being the best place to live weatherwize in the country!!!
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
20 Jan 19
This morning feels much like spring here but winter is rolling this way fast. We are not expecting snow but temps are expected to drop from near 60F (15C) to below 20F (-5C) overnight. We will be down near freezing by dinnertime. I know you must be missing CT this morning and all the beautiful snow their having.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
25 Jan 19
@DianneN Today was so different from earlier this week. This afternoon we reached nearly 70F. My older son is in North Dakota. He sent me a message this morning that is was -36F with the windchill at his house this morning.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Feel free to use Fahrenheit temps with me. Lol! 20F is darn cold, but at least it won't last long. Of course I don't miss CT, but I do worry about our vacation home there.. We lost power, but it's back on now. My son went to check the house before the rain freezes. We are so grateful that he bought a house so close to us - 1.8 miles away.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
26 Jan 19
@DWDavis And we only hit about 64 today! I am sure we would both take it over -36F any day. How darn cold!!!!!! I don't know how your son can take that.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
20 Jan 19
what can I say.This is New England.We expect this type of weather. Enjoy your time there.We had mostly rain but freezing rain which I do not like
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
20 Jan 19
@DianneN No power outage here yet.We will be okay we have our generator if we need it
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
I heard. We lost power at our house up north, but it will be turned on soon. Our son is checking our house right now. Stay warm and safe. That ice is the worst thing about winter.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
@amadeo Good! Our power is on, so no need to put ours on. Stay safe and warm.
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• United States
20 Jan 19
We didn't get as much snow from the storm as predicted but yes, it's going to be freaking freezing. Enjoy your Florida weather ! Beautiful picture of you and your husband
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
I'm glad you didn't get as much snow, but that bitter cold is worse than snow. Our power went out up north. Thank you!
@moffittjc (118425)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jan 19
I was beginning to wonder if we were even going to get a winter here in Florida. Just yesterday, I spent the day at the beach in Tampa, as it was sunny and very warm, and yet tonight we are going to get down below freezing. So funny how we can have such crazy temperature swings in just one day.
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@moffittjc (118425)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jan 19
@Elizaby In my opinion, the temperature fluctuations have gotten worse with global warming/climate change. Gone are the days when it would get cool and stay cool for weeks at a time. Now it's hot one day, cold the next day, rainy the day after that, etc. It also makes it hard to plan for weekend outdoor activities in the winter because you can never be sure what to expect with the weather.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
21 Jan 19
If you live in Florida temperature swings are to be expected from the end of October to April and thus our bodies can't get adjusted to the changes.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
21 Jan 19
@moffittjc That is why I often say from the first cool or cold snap in Florida we are in our second season when you flip from one extreme (or some times inbetween) to the other as you wake up to see if you are wearing spring summer fall or winter clothing that day or need to take clothing with you for a front coming in)
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jan 19
We will have one cold day and two cold nights, very windy today.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Not bad at all. It's very windy here today, too.
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@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Jan 19
Such a lovely couple and what a nice photo:) Your weather is beautiful and our wind chill factor this morning, was -20 degrees below zero! Monday, it's suppose to be even colder I refuse to go outdoors to shovel this darn snow I hope your dinner date was fun:)
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Many thanks, Karla. I hope you get a warmup soon. It's the bitter cold that would keep me indoors, too. We lost power at our "vacation" house up north today, but it's back on now. We need the power to keep the heat running to prevent our pipes from bursting. Thank goodness our son and neighbors keep us posted.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
21 Jan 19
@kobesbuddy Yes, we are so lucky to have him around. He's very savvy with houses, unlike our older son. Useless. lol
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@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Jan 19
@DianneN Thank heavens, your son is keeping a close eye on those critical issues, in the north! My brother had heat-tape wrapped around his water pipes. Whenever the weather got bitter cold, he could just plug it in to keep their water from freezing.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
20 Jan 19
Here is the weather better, there is still snow, but the temperature is a little above 0.You are both beautiful in the picture.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
I'm glad the weather is a little better for you, but yikes, that is still so cold. Thank you so much!
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
@Nevena83 Darn winter!!!!
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
20 Jan 19
@DianneN welcome Yes, I have plenty of snow, but they say snow will fall again.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
20 Jan 19
I am ready for winter to retreat. However, it is best if we have it now rather than late March or April.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
21 Jan 19
Yes, winter is always best in winter.
@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jan 19
It truly looks like you feel bad for us Enjoy
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@wolfgirl569 (95082)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jan 19
@DianneN Good that he is there to check it. Hope everything is ok.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
@wolfgirl569 Yes, everything is okay. We have to worry about the house even when we're away.
@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Lol! I do feel bad. Our house up north lost power. They informed us it will be back on by 2:30PM. Our son is there now checking everything before the temperatures drop. We don't want our pipes to freeze with the heat off.
@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Probably not a good time to rub it in since many of the rest of us have snow.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Been there, done that. We're getting it at our house up north.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
20 Jan 19
You look great in that photo; also your husband. We have fine weather here, cooler unlike during those hot dry months.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Thanks so much, and I'm very happy you are enjoying fine weather, too.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
20 Jan 19
@DianneN Do they get rain a lot there? In winter here in Jerusalem we need the rain.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Not this time of year. Since we've been here, it's only rained 3 times, and not for very song. I think it rains more beginning in June. Jerusalem is very dry.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
20 Jan 19
@DianneN It was dry but lately I felt that it reminds me of Tel Aviv where it feels more humid.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
It has been freezing rain here for the past 3 or 4 hours.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
20 Jan 19
Ugh! We are having rain up north, but it will freeze into a sheet of ice. Then high winds until midnight. Will you be able to go to work tomorrow? I know the kids have a holiday, so can stay in.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
21 Jan 19
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Jan 19
@DianneN yes I will have to work. They never close.
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