Escaped the Rain
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (124240)
Gainesville, Florida
March 18, 2023 1:37pm CST
Actually, it was coincidental that I escaped the rain, but a while ago I planned a weekend getaway to Disney World to celebrate that green Irish holiday. Yes, I know...I'm at Disney again! How many freaking times can a person go there? lol
Disney World is much, much bigger place than people realize. It takes some time to visit everything there is to do there. With 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, 1 shopping district, and 28 resorts, there's a lot to see and do!
Anyway, I digress. We headed down to Disney on Friday morning to visit the Epcot theme park, and take part in "drinking around the world," a favorite activity of parkgoers when they visit Epcot. Plus, with it being St. Patrick's Day, it was a good excuse (although expensive) to go do some day drinking.
So far, I'm doing really well hobbling around on my crutches due to my broken foot. No major mishaps yet, and the crowds haven't been an issue for my mobility.
But like I said in my title, my timing of visiting Disney was perfect, as another cold front is pushing through north Florida, and it has been raining like crazy back in my hometown of Gainesville. And it's probably going to be that way the entire weekend. The cold front hasn't made it down to central Florida yet (where Disney is located), so it's been a picture-perfect weekend for me so far. So big win for me!
How's your weather looking? Were you able to avoid or escape rain or other weather conditions this weekend?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
Thank you. The rain was moving into the Disney area today, but we left before it t got there and came home to beautiful clear skies and cool temps.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar 23
@RubyHawk I was just thinking about that this morning. A month from now we’ll be baking in summer-like temperatures and high humidity, so I need to enjoy this cooler weather while I can.
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@RubyHawk (99397)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Mar 23
@moffittjc wonderful. Enjoy your cool temps and blue sky while youcan.
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@DaddyEvil (147754)
• United States
18 Mar 23
We had snow the day before yesterday and then that melted off in the rain storms. Now, it's just mostly cloudy and 27F at 1:45 pm... We're supposed to reach 32F, hopefully... but I wouldn't bet on that. 
I hope you're having fun.... Just be careful. You don't want to break anything else until your foot heals up.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (147754)
• United States
18 Mar 23
@moffittjc You should try to remember that it can still be Winter where I live until the middle of April... I can remember getting a foot of snow in April. And it stuck around for a few days, at least.
And that's where you're mistaken... You can do crazy things whether you're drunk or not... Just sayin'. 
I can remember getting a foot of snow in April. And it stuck around for a few days, at least.
And that's where you're mistaken... You can do crazy things whether you're drunk or not... Just sayin'. 2 people like this
@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
I keep forgetting that just because it's been so nice in Florida that the rest of the country is still dealing with winter. Hope you stay warm and that you don't get any more snow!
Yesterday I was day drinking all day at Epcot, and hobbling around on my crutches. That was my greatest chance of doing something stupid and injuring myself more, but I made it through with flying colors. But I have to give credit where credit is due...my gf and daughter kept watch over me and ensured that I didn't do anything crazy.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil Only til April? It never fails every single year that we'll get a freak cold front come through in May and drop our temps significantly back to winter-like weather. Two years ago, we had that freak cold front hit us in June, and everyone had to break out their hoodies and jackets.
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@velvet53 (22548)
• Palisade, Colorado
18 Mar 23
I have never been to Disney World and never knew that it is so big. What fun! Enjoy your weekend but be careful with your foot.
St Patrick's Day is a good excuse to have a drink or however many you want. I remember going out to the bars on St Patrick's Day and I had a blast. When I was down in Georgia we found this little Irish Pub and I loved going there. Sure miss those days.
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@velvet53 (22548)
• Palisade, Colorado
18 Mar 23
@moffittjc I'm glad that you had fun yesterday. You deserve it. I will have to Disney World up and check it out.
You were lucky to miss the rain. I hope the rest of your weekend remains dry.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
@velvet53 Thanks. So far, the weather is holding up nicely here at Disney, but at some point the rain will make it here. Hopefully after I'm gone of course! lol
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
The entire Disney World resort property is bigger than the city of San Francisco. Yep, it's that big! And they've only developed about 1/3 of the total property they own in central Florida!
It's been a long, long time since I've gone out to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I have to admit, I really had a good time yesterday.
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@RebeccasFarm (94526)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Mar 23
Is it very expensive to enter Disney Jeff? Just curious I had never been.
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@RebeccasFarm (94526)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Mar 23
@moffittjc Wow but that is what I was estimating for sure..and tourists will pay it thats right..after all is Disney in America.
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@RebeccasFarm (94526)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Mar 23
@moffittjc Are they setting themselves up then for something by having overload of capacity?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm Disney has also been building a lot of new rides at their theme parks, so that is creating more and more demand on top of the demand that is already there. The parks are already overcrowded (some say beyond their carrying capacity), and by adding more rides they are just encouraging more and more people to come.
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@LadyDuck (473971)
• Switzerland
20 Mar 23
@moffittjc 
Oh NO! I am so sorry Jett, I hope you will be fully well soon.
Oh NO! I am so sorry Jett, I hope you will be fully well soon.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Mar 23
@LadyDuck Thank you! It must be healing quickly, because my foot is itching deep inside where I cannot scratch, and it’s driving me insane!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
Yes, I broke my foot in a paintball tournament last weekend. But I’m not letting it slow me down!
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@Deepizzaguy (109514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Mar 23
The weather in my area is cloudy and a little bit colder than expected for this work.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
Do you like the colder weather, or would you rather it be warmer?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Mar 23
@Deepizzaguy I keep hearing about this “clothes layering “ thing, but since I live in Florida I have no idea what it means. Haha
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@Deepizzaguy (109514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar 23
@moffittjc I like warmer weather since I do not have wear layers of clothes in warm weather.
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@FourWalls (74515)
• United States
19 Mar 23
I would have thought you’d have rented a motorized wheelchair and popped wheelies down Main Street.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
The parks are way too crowded for motorized wheelchairs to effectively maneuver. Otherwise, I would be popping wheelies down Main Street!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
I imagine tomorrow we'll get all that rain this is up in north Florida right now. But I will be coming home from Disney by then, so I won't really care if it rains at the theme parks or not. I'm just excited it will be a little cooler for us next week. I'm not ready for summer-like temperatures yet!
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@wolfgirl569 (115835)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Mar 23
Enjoy that nice weather. It's been cold and windy here all day
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
It’s going to be cool and rainy when I get back to my house tomorrow night.
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@RasmaSandra (84796)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Mar 23
Well I hope you have a good time anyway, We had some rain today and very cool mornings,
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar 23
I've really enjoyed the cool mornings we've had over the past week or so, but now it's starting to warm up again. And I always enjoy when it rains.
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@LindaOHio (188287)
• United States
18 Mar 23
Broken foot? You must have a post about that somewhere back about a week. My computer issues are so complicated that I won't go into them; but I can't go back more than about 12 Discussions; so I decided to start at the beginning. I am behind almost a week. But I digress. I hope you feel better soon; and yes, you can go to Disney too much. lololol Just kidding. It's in the 20s here; and we are expecting s**w squalls today. Ahhh to be in FL. Take care and keep in touch!!!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
Yeah, I broke my foot last weekend in our first paintball tournament of the year. I wrote a discussion about it. Sorry to hear about your computer issues. I think you should forget about your computer and just hop in the car and head to Florida! Actually, wait a day or two before you come, there's a lot of rain right now in north Florida due to a cold front pushing through.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
@LindaOHio You have a great weekend too! I'm already enjoying mine (the worst I can complain about is that my foot itches deep down inside, which is a sign of healing).
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@LindaOHio (188287)
• United States
18 Mar 23
@moffittjc So sorry about your foot. Maybe some day I will catch up and read your Discussion about it. Yes, going to FL sounds like a winner! Have a great weekend.
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@arunima25 (90129)
• Bangalore, India
18 Mar 23
Broken foot?? I am sorry about that. I have not been here much recently. So, I might have missed the post. Hope it's nothing serious and you recover soon.
And I am on the same page when it comes to Disney world. One visit is not sufficient. You need several visits to explore it
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
Yes, I broke my foot last weekend during a sports tournament. So now I'm hobbling around on crutches with a cast on my foot.
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@arunima25 (90129)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 23
@moffittjc Oh! Sorry about that. How long are you supposed to keep that cast?
It's interesting to know that you moved around Disney on those crutches. Take care
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
@arunima25 The doctor said I would have the cast on for 4-6 weeks. So only 3-5 more weeks to go until I get it off.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
It’s hard to plan something when the weather is unpredictable.
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@Adie04 (17358)
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20 Mar 23
@moffittjc I know right! I don't want to get drench in the rain when I am going for a jog.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
I live very close by, so I’ve probably been there over a thousand times.
@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
You haven't been there once in 30 years; I go about 30 times in a year! lol
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Mar 23
That sounds nice. Yesterday at Epcot is was sunny and in the 60s most of the morning, and then warmed up to just around 80 in the afternoon. Perfect weather. I wouldn't have minded it at all if we were also in the 50s, it would have felt great walking around the theme park.
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@Chellezhere (5816)
• United States
19 Mar 23
We got a foot of snow the other day and more last night (with some snow melting in between). I prefer this over the heat, humidity, and allergens (that caused my doctors to tell me to get out of Florida and stay out), but I miss heavy First Coast Florida rain and thunderstorms.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Mar 23
I'll take cold weather over the Florida heat and humidity any day. I feel like I'm melting when it's summer in Florida.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Mar 23
@Chellezhere I’d sure give it a try! I think I would survive—no, enjoy—at least one full winter in central New York. After that, all bets are off though! Lol
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@Chellezhere (5816)
• United States
24 Mar 23
@moffittjc Would you, really? I mean, it's summer 364.5 days of the year in Florida. Do you think you could live six months up here in Central New York, where the only months that don't have possibilities of snow are July, August, and September?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Mar 23
Sadly, I don't own stock in Disney. Which is fortunate in a way, because their stock has taken a huge beating over the past year, and the value is down significantly. But then again, that means it's a good time to buy it.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Mar 23
@porwest As much as I love going to Disney World the theme park, I’ve never been a big fan of Disney the company.
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@porwest (99766)
• United States
29 Mar 23
@moffittjc That being said, I have not been a fan of Disney stock for a lot of reasons for a very long time. I would not personally be a buyer here or anywhere...but of course others have different ideas about certain companies. It's what makes the market of course.
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@Fa_Maverick (9491)
• Australia
25 Mar 23
Had a meeting Friday with my job provider, Saturday I fiddled around with the power it came back on eventually so I did washing. Tomorrow dunno sit around then go see the primary C.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Mar 23
So, if you have a primary C, does that mean you also have a secondary C? 
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Mar 23
@Fa_Maverick Is there room in there for a primary or secondary J? I want to be included! LOL
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@Fa_Maverick (9491)
• Australia
25 Mar 23
@moffittjc quaternary actually. Nah lol I kid. Primary partner lol.
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@Treborika (17895)
• Mombasa, Kenya
19 Mar 23
The weather is sunny in my country. I really like rain in my country but it doesn't come
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Mar 23
This is usually our dry season, but it’s been raining quite a lot here lately. Which is good, because it’s also our wildfire season. The rain will hopefully keep the fires away.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Mar 23
@Treborika I like rain too. It makes me happy.
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@Treborika (17895)
• Mombasa, Kenya
19 Mar 23
@moffittjc So far so good my friend. We really like the rain so much here in my country.
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