Good Morning from Sunny Florida
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (124240)
Gainesville, Florida
September 30, 2023 8:30am CST
Good Morning everyone! I was commenting with several other myLotters this past week that I felt bad that I'm not more active here (sometimes life really gets in the way), so I'm going to try to do a better job of being active here. I really miss when I don't get to interact with the so many wonderful friends I've made here.
I know many of you in other parts of the US are already enjoying beautiful fall weather, but that hasn't really been the case here in Florida. Our seasons seem to be hot, hotter and hottest, and usually the seasons are distinguished by the amount humidity in the air. But I will say that it feels a little bit like fall here this weekend, as it's not quite as hot and the humidity seems a little lower. I'm jealous of all of you with cooler weather, and the beautiful colors of the fall foliage.
My plans today (and this whole weekend) are to clean around the house and watch some football. Pretty boring stuff. How about all of you? Any exciting plans this weekend?
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@wolfgirl569 (115782)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Sep 23
We are still getting nice temps here. In the 70s which is about right. Nothing here either. Hubby will watch football and I will go to my escape room
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@wolfgirl569 (115782)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Sep 23
@moffittjc I don't mind 80s if the humidity isn't high
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
We've been in the mid-80s for much of the past week, which is still hot to most people, but we consider it a win anytime our temps drop below 90.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
@wolfgirl569 Our humidity is high. so the mid-80s you are thinking of isn't the mid-80s we're experiencing.
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@snowy22315 (189107)
• United States
30 Sep 23
Nope same for me, gonna clean around the house and watch football. I am planning on going to a cider restaurant tomorrow though, and get a caramel apple slushee. That sounds awesome. It is a new place, and has a very good reputation.
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@snowy22315 (189107)
• United States
1 Oct 23
@moffittjc Go for it. Losing my mojo though..not in the mood to drive up there now .plus probably will be later in the week maybe even tomorrow .so I will be fiscally responsible 
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
@snowy22315 Well, even if you have to delay for a few days, I do hope you get to try it. And if you do, please let me know how it was. I'm dying to know if it's good or not.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
A caramel apple slushee sounds amazing! I was at the grocery store yesterday and saw apple cider peanuts and pumpkin spice peanuts from Planters. I'm tempted to go back and buy the pumpkin spice peanuts today!
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@AmbiePam (97981)
• United States
30 Sep 23
I’m with you on this hot weather nonsense. I am so ready for the actual cool weather. I also realize I shouldn’t complain because I have been to Florida several times, and you aren’t joking when you say it is hot, hotter, and hottest. Florida and Louisiana are the most humid states I have ever stepped foot in.
Football is in my future this weekend!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
I plan on watching lots of football games this weekend! Are you a college football fan, and NFL football fan, or both?
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@AmbiePam (97981)
• United States
30 Sep 23
@moffittjc Both, definitely! If I had to choose I’d go NFL, but I love both.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
@AmbiePam I like both as well, but I definitely lean more towards the college game (I live right next to the University of Florida and have been a season ticket holder since 1992). I used to be a season ticket holder for the Miami Dolphins when I lived in south Florida, but I live too far away from both the Tampa Bay Bucs and Jacksonville Jaguars to regularly attend those games.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct 23
Maybe this is the new normal we will face every year now.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Oct 23
@nela13 Does it ever get cold in Portugal?
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@LindaOHio (188216)
• United States
30 Sep 23
Our weather has been sunny and in the 70s. Perfect. It will get up towards 80 next week; but then drop into the 60s!!! We hope to get more rain soon. Hopefully you will get a break in the weather. Our anniversary is October 3rd; and we are starting to celebrate today with some Chinese. Have a great weekend. It's good to see you. Please stop by more often!!!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
The weather you describe sounds absolutely heavenly! I would love to have that weather. There was a time before climate change reared its ugly head that we would get that kind of fall weather here in Florida. I miss those days.
Happy anniversary to you and your husband! I hope the two of you do a lot of celebrating between now and the 3rd!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Oct 23
@LindaOHio Happy 57 years to the two of you!
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@LindaOHio (188216)
• United States
2 Oct 23
@moffittjc Thanks! We celebrated 57 years since our first date on October 1!!! lol They changed our forecast. It will drop into the 50s on Saturday. Fall must be here! Have a good week.
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@porwest (99737)
• United States
3 Oct 23
Is it perhaps that sometimes one just needs a break from even a place like this from time to time? I sure did. Not even sure to what extent I will come back. But here I am for now. Sucks that summer is coming to an end, that's all I know, and in a couple of weeks I will have the camper in to get winterized.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct 23
But you got to stick around long enough to write about your camping adventures!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Oct 23
@porwest Without pictures, you will just have to be very descriptive in your narrative, so that we could use our imaginations to envision your story! Or, you can write about it and then tell us to visit your Facebook page for pictures!
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@porwest (99737)
• United States
6 Oct 23
@moffittjc Very true. Of course, I didn't write about all of them. Perhaps fodder for future posts? But of course, without pictures what's the point?
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@kareng (73587)
• United States
1 Oct 23
We have a little breeze blowing here in MS!! Woohoo! Such a nice break from the humidity!!
I am about to go take one of the twins--the one with no car to urgent care. I took here 2.5 weeks ago and she didn't have a 100% recovery so another round of antibiotics is probably in the works.
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@kareng (73587)
• United States
2 Oct 23
@moffittjc You are right there! They want to control us and make us dependent on them.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct 23
@kareng Oh, that's why it's happening! I thought it was because all the germs and bacteria were becoming antibiotic resistant!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Oct 23
I hope everything works out with the second round of antibiotics. It seems like more and more cases are taking multiple rounds to work now.
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@much2say (57521)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Sep 23
We're actually getting fall weather here (it's gotten cooler and gray - we might even get some light rain today).. . . and generally it's usually stays pretty hot through October here - so it's weird. It's strange that other states that are normally way cooler than us are now hotter. Well, we apparently go back to the 90s for next weekend . . .so we're on a weather roller coaster ride. We're probably kicking it at home . . . gas is 6+ now!!
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@much2say (57521)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Oct 23
@moffittjc Well our forecast yesterday was wrong after all . . . it was gray/cooler - but no rain. So it's usually very warm for you guys out there . . . does it stay humid in these months too?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
@much2say It is almost always hot and humid through September and into October. And then from October through November, it's hit or miss. It could be 95 degrees for a week or two, and then then next week it's in the upper 70s/lower 80s. The weather towards the end of the year tends to bounce around all over the place here. Usually the humidity starts to decline though, so even in December if we have a blazing hot day it will still feel tolerable because the humidity will be low.
It almost never gets cold during Christmas anymore, but we had a freak year last year and it actually dropped down to 20 degrees on Christmas Day. Of course, the family and I were at Disney World that day and we were struggling to keep warm.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
I saw the October temperature outlook on the Weather Channel yesterday, and it is forecasting that Florida will be cooler than normal for October. Perhaps it will only be 90 degrees instead of 95 degrees, but I'll take any win wherever I can get it. lol
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@LadyDuck (473958)
• Switzerland
30 Sep 23
@moffittjc I think I will go, I love chestnuts and it is at walking distance. If my husband does not want to come he can stay in front of his computer.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
Roasting chestnuts sounds like a wonderful community event. I hope you enjoy the event if you go!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
@LadyDuck Tell your husband that if he does not go with you that you will not bring him back any delicious chestnuts!
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@RasmaSandra (84752)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct 23
Nothing but working on my PC here in my corner of Florida it is day five and still raining, SIGH
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@RasmaSandra (84752)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct 23
@moffittjc today was day 6 of rain and I was getting ready to build an ark when I saw some sun peak through 
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Oct 23
@RasmaSandra Save room for me on your ark if you build one!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
I've noticed that your area has been getting hit by a lot of rain. It did end up raining here yesterday, but it must have been a very light rain because I didn't even hear it on our metal roof. But everything was wet when I went outside to run an errand.
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@1creekgirl (43505)
• United States
30 Sep 23
Your weekend sounds wonderful normal. Enjoy!
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@1creekgirl (43505)
• United States
30 Sep 23
@moffittjc Jeff, you have more energy than anyone I know!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
@1creekgirl My energy levels aren’t quite what they used to be, but I do try to stay as active as I can.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
It's nice to have a boring weekend every now and then. Two weekends ago I played in a big paintball tournament up in Chicago, and then last weekend I was at Disney World. As much as I like adventure and action, I can't go balls-to-the-wall every single weekend! lol
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@just4him (318816)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Sep 23
I'm glad to read a post from you. I always check to see if there's anything new with you.
I'm glad it isn't as hot or humid as usual.
Enjoy football. I'm watching TV and vegging out today. I already took my walk, shopped for my friend down the hall, and worked out on the foot cycle.
The rest of the day is total relaxation.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
Nothing better than a day of relaxation! I'm looking forward to a Sunday full of relaxation (and football too, of course! Who are th Packers playing today?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Oct 23
@just4him That comes as a shock. I didn’t think that the Lions were capable of being a good football team.
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@just4him (318816)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Oct 23
@moffittjc They didn't. They played the Lions on Thursday night and lost. 
The Lions are doing well this season.
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@JESSY3236 (20482)
• United States
3 Oct 23
This past weekend I framed Chris's diamond painting and got my best friend's diamond painting ready. I started on hers yesterday.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct 23
But the important question is…when are you going to start on mine?
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Oct 23
@JESSY3236 So does that mean I don't get a diamond painting?
@lovebuglena (46211)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Oct 23
We are in the mid-seventies here now. I think it will be in the 80s for a few days even. Not a fan. I want cooler weather. I’ve had enough of heat and humidity.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Oct 23
I’m with you, I need cooler weather to get here sooner rather than later!
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Oct 23
@lovebuglena Me too! Cooler weather all year long! Why is that so hard to do? It’s not an unreasonable request. Somebody should make it happen!
@lovebuglena (46211)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Oct 23
@moffittjc I want cooler weather and low humidity. And I want it all year round.
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@GardenGerty (163406)
• United States
1 Oct 23
We are hovering in the 90's again. I do not like it, not much I can do about it. Odds and ends at home today and that is fine by me.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
Our weather keeps fluctuating, almost on a daily basis. One day it will be lower 80s and pleasant, the next day mid-90s and miserable. Then the next day after that back down into the 80s. I guess I'm at that longitude where colder air and warmer air are battling it out for supremacy!
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
30 Sep 23
I helped Son2 move to MD this weekend. Now, he and GF are getting the apartment all setup and planning to do some shopping. I'm going to stay here and do some writing. They don't need his gray-haired old daddy following them around the stores, and I really don't want to go. GF and I will head back to NC tomorrow. She has to be back to school and work on Monday.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
It's good that you got to spend some time with the two of them, even if you were doing physical labor in helping them move. I spent last weekend with my son and his GF when we all met up at Disney World in Orlando.
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@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Oct 23
You don’t get a color change in Northern California?
@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Oct 23
I used to love watching Australian Rules football! Pretty exciting to watch.
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@JudyEv (352841)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Oct 23
@moffittjc It's a rough sport but then so are many others. We watched 12 Orphans the other night about orphans that became a major (American) football team. It was a great film.
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@MarieCoyle (43650)
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2 Oct 23
Sometimes, as you said, life just gets in the way. But that's ok. I haven't been here a lot, either. Family, obligations, etc. have to come first.
We are having a few days of summertime 80's, then this weekend is supposed to be fall temps! I am anxiously awaiting the changing of the leaves, which is usually peaking week 2-3 in October. But this year is very dry, so there might not be such pretty colors. I hope I'm wrong.
@moffittjc (124240)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Sep 23
I feel honored that I can be part of your weekend plans!
