Wishing Warmth To All My Friends
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (127920)
Gainesville, Florida
January 24, 2026 5:54pm CST
Winter storm "Fern" is currently decimating a good portion of the United States, and many American myLotters are caught in the middle of it. Luckily, Florida (where I live) is having nothing to do with this storm, and rightfully so. We're a tropical state for a reason! lol. Anyway, I'm still recovering from pneumonia, so I am happy for once to be in such a warm climate.
But that doesn't mean I don't wish my fellow myLotters well during this time. I really feel for you, and hope you are finding ways to stay warm and safe. I wish I could send some of our Florida warmth up to you! Instead, I'll just have to send warm vibes your way!
Let me know how you are doing currently, and the weather conditions you are experiencing. Are you handling it well? Any major concerns?
Since I've been really sick lately, I don't have any recent photos, but here is a photo of "Spaceship Earth" at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, I took this picture about a week or so ago before my pneumonia diagnosis. I was enjoying a nice morning sitting on a bench drinking a warm coffee.
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18 responses
@DaddyEvil (170817)
• United States
25 Jan
Still sending healing vibes your way!
It's 9F here with a RealFeel of -1F... We have roughly 5 inches on the ground with a prediction of another 6 inches tonight.
Pretty and I are staying inside where it's warm.
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@DaddyEvil (170817)
• United States
25 Jan
@moffittjc You're welcome.
In one storm, that's not good. That's usually about the amount we get in one winter.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
So you’re looking at a total of 11 inches? Is that considered really bad?
And thanks for the healing vibes!
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
@DaddyEvil Ouch. That sounds bad. We’re going to get hit hard next week, which makes me wonder…are you also going to get another round next week as well?
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@kareng (80229)
• United States
25 Jan
Oh no! Didn't know you had been sick since I have been skipping out lately. A lot going on here!!
This cold is not for southerners!!! We have a week here of lows in the teens and 20's. I don't know if I can make it all week long. We have never had a stretch this long with this low of temps.
We have had light rain all day and this evening it rev'd up to hard rain with a bit of thunder. Had a wee bit of sleet, but not much in my area today. That may be a different story tomorrow or Monday.
Send me all the warmth you can and I hope you are feeling much better!!
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@kareng (80229)
• United States
1 Feb
@SIDIKIMPOLE Safe but cold. Having a very bizarre and frigid winter here that the south is not used to.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
I've been soaking up as much of the warmth as I can for the past 4 days, because starting tomorrow our temps plunge down into the 20s. And like you said, us Southerners are not used to such prolonged cold weather. Looking at our forecast, it looks like we are going to be down into the 20s and 30s for at least the next 10 days. I don't know if I can handle that!
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@LovingMyBabies (85925)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Jan
Hey there! I hope and pray you will be feeling 100% better so soon. The storm won't hit my area either in South Georgia, and I am grateful for that! =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85925)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Jan
@moffittjc Hey, how are you? Just a few days ago! =) It's good to see you again. 
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
@LovingMyBabies Glad you are back!
I’ve been really sick—since New Year’s Eve—and am battling pneumonia right now. My poor body is struggling to heal.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Jennifer!!!!!!!!!!!! When did you come back to myLot?
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@wolfgirl569 (131990)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jan
Hope you feel better fast. We have about 3 inches here.
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@wolfgirl569 (131990)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jan
@moffittjc It's snowed more since then and started drifting some
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Thank you Eva. I am slowly getting better. Slowly.
I'm surprised you only got about 3 inches. I would have thought that you would have been buried in snow, the way the weather reports keep making it sound.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3189)
• Eldoret, Kenya
31 Jan
We're like here does not get to such extremes!
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@LindaOHio (217709)
• United States
25 Jan
I hope you feel better soon. At the moment I'm cold. As soon as I'm done here I will check on the s**w and then wrap up in my blanket. It's going to continue in the teens for highs for at least another week.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Thank you. I'm slowly starting to feel better, although I still have no strength, and my lungs feel like I'm being stabbed with a knife when I cough. But I am slowly getting better.
Have you been getting more snow than normal, or is most of the worst of the ice and snow farther south than you?
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan
@LindaOHio Today is the first day of our weeklong cold spell. It’s 27 out right now, which is bad for us here in Florida. Our lows will be in the 20s for the next 5-6 nights. I’m not happy thinking about it.
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@LindaOHio (217709)
• United States
26 Jan
@moffittjc Rest and hydrate!!!!!
All tolled we have about a foot. It s**wed more after the guy plowed; and we're supposed to get some lake effect s**w today. What's really bad is the cold; and there's no end in sight.
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@Ineeddentures (25251)
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25 Jan
Hope you fully recover soon Jeff.
Keep warm
Stay out of the cold
And eat Pie
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
@Ineeddentures I'm seriously debating about postponing the trip. I meet with my doctor again on Tuesday, I will bring up this situation and see what his advice is. I will follow his advice.
At the same time, I need to get out and get away from the daily grinds of life. Being outdoors in nature would be just the thing my body needs; although I could do without the frigid cold.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
I'm on my way to recovery, although we are about to get hit hard with cold weather for the next 10 days. I don't do well in cold weather, as far as my health is concerned, so I hope I don't relapse. I will eat as much pie as I can, because it's nice and warm and good for the soul.
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@Ineeddentures (25251)
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25 Jan
@moffittjc
Jeff
Do not do this stupid camping trip you were talking about especially if it gets colder.
Pneumonia , it can take months and months to recover from.
You need to stay warm, anything else, and you could relapse
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@AmbiePam (116370)
• United States
25 Jan
I sure hope you shake this pneumonia soon, Jeff. It sounds worrisome.
We have four inches of snow, but should get ten more overnight. It’s 10 F, but it will be -2 F tomorrow. Not typical of Oklahoma. For us, this is our first taste of winter. After all, on December 27th, less than a month ago, it was 86 degrees and humid!
I’m stocked up on essentials, including pee pads for Sadie. She ran out once, and came right back in. I didn’t have to go behind to chase after her. They said we won’t get a lot of ice, so our power is expected to stay on. If it goes out, I imagine my dad will try…try to come get me. They have a fireplace.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Nothing about this winter seems typical. Florida was supposed to have a hot winter (which we did up until New Years), and we were NOT supposed to get any snow this winter, yet for the second year in a row it has snowed here. And they're saying there is a real possibility for MORE snow next week.
I really, really hope you are able to stay warm and safe. Please, please, please don't let the power go out where you live!
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@kareng (80229)
• United States
25 Jan
@moffittjc Right! What happened to that MILD winter we were supposed to have????
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
@kareng We had it back in November and December! LOL
I read recently that the La Niña that was supposed to give us the warm, mild winter has weakened, which is allowing all that pent up cold air from the Arctic to plummet down to us.
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@ptrikha_2 (49483)
• India
25 Jan
Oh that is a terrible state to be in!
I hope you are recovering well.
Warmth and blessings to folks who are caught in snow storms and facing challenges.
Here, it was warming up but good rain on Friday has bought down the mercury.
max around 18 to 19C and minimum dips to 6 to 7 C.
Yet the cold winds do test us.
Do follow all guidelines from physician and get well soon.
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@ptrikha_2 (49483)
• India
26 Jan
@moffittjc
Here too often what is more challenging than cold is the big temperature difference.
Afternoons can be pleasant with one needing just one sweater or a jacket, and sudden temperature drop in the evening.
So day its close to 18 to 20C and dips to 5/6 C in the evening.
It can be so testing.
Hopefully, weather stabilizes more for you.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Thank you my friend. I am well on my way to healing. I just need this weather to stabilize, I'm tired of it being hot one day and cold the next. It makes it hard for the body to heal.
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@kaylachan (83732)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jan
It's nice and hot on my part of the state and perfect for the 24 hours at daytona this weekend.
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@kaylachan (83732)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jan
@moffittjc Yeah, I know. However, I know it won't last long. It rarely does. Tuesday is when it'll really hit for us. Monday is supposed to bring rain.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
We’re also enjoying the warm weather here in Gainesville. Let’s both enjoy it while we can, for next week it’s our turn to get hit with the cold weather.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jan
@kaylachan I hope you and I can both stay warm!
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@LadyDuck (496948)
• Italy
26 Jan
@moffittjc - Oh my, the cold is very bad, particularly if you have been sick and just starting to feel better. If you can, avoid staying in the cold.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Thank you for your concerns Anna. I am on my last day of antibiotics, and have slowly been feeling better. It's been rather warm the past 4 days, but starting tomorrow the temperatures plummet below freezing for the next week. That is when I always start to worry that my health may take another turn for the worst. It seems like every time I start to feel better, it gets cold and I get sick again. I'm hoping that with the latest round of antibiotics I will be able to withstand the extreme cold without getting sick again. My poor lungs can't take any more sickness!
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@RasmaSandra (95872)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jan
Stay warm and comfortable and I hope you feel much better soon,
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@RasmaSandra (95872)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jan
@moffittjc I am well layered in a long warm nighty, a warm pullover over that and topped with a fuzzy hoody type jacket.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jan
@RasmaSandra Layering is good! I hope you stay warm! It was 27 this morning when I went to work, but the wind made it feel closer to the teens. I was all bundled up in my thickest winter gear, so other than my face, the rest of me was nice and toasty!
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan
Thank you. It’s freezing cold outside right now, so the staying warm part is going to be what’s hard for me.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
There's a ride inside that big "golf ball!" It's a slow moving travel through time, taking "travelers" through the history of human existence, from caveman days to the future filled with technology and innovation.
I'm slowly starting to feel better, although I don't have my full strength back yet. But I'm getting there.
And I'm not sure where they come up with the names of these winter storms.
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@sol_cee (38532)
• Philippines
26 Jan
@moffittjc That ride sounds fascinating - like a mini history lesson inside a giant golf ball! 
. I’m glad to hear you’re slowly feeling better; it takes time to get your full strength back, but you’re on the right track. And yes, those winter storm names can be pretty random sometimes - makes you wonder who’s in charge of the list!
. I’m glad to hear you’re slowly feeling better; it takes time to get your full strength back, but you’re on the right track. And yes, those winter storm names can be pretty random sometimes - makes you wonder who’s in charge of the list!2 people like this
@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan
@sol_cee I have slowly been getting better each day, but now we have been hit with a frigid arctic ice storm and our temperatures have dropped below freezing. I’m worried that my poor healing lungs won’t be able to handle that cold!
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jan
Hi Dianne! Great to hear from you! Are you in Florida, where it's freezing, or up in Connecticut where it's freezing? LOL
I am feeling much better now. The antibiotics finally worked this round. I got a clean bill of health from the doctor today.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb
@DianneN Even in south Florida I know you got affected by this frigid weather this past week. How cold did it get where you are? Did you get hit on the head by any falling iguanas?
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@DianneN (252326)
• United States
28 Jan
@moffittjc So happy you are all better.
Yes I am Florida. I love days when it’s in the 60s and cooler nights in the 40s when I don’t need the a/c on. I came prepared this year. Just glad I don’t see snow anywhere
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@Deepizzaguy (119683)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jan
The weather reports from Lake Charles are saying that areas north of Lake Charles will get ice and rain. My area will not deal with heavy snow but a little bit of ice tomorrow morning.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
I hope you won’t have to go out in the I y conditions tomorrow!
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jan
@Deepizzaguy I'll be out camping in the woods during the worst of our cold weather. I hope I survive!
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@Deepizzaguy (119683)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jan
@moffittjc I am staying home on Sunday.
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@shaggin (74937)
• United States
25 Jan
@moffittjc I’ve never had pneumonia. I’m recovering from having the flu. I got hit with it the 14th and still feel tired easily. I can’t even imagine how much worse it must be to get pneumonia.
@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
I'm on my last day of antibiotics, and feel like I'm maybe 75-80% better. I was hoping to be much more healed, but I am going to trust the process. My lungs are sore and hurting from so much coughing. I'm worried about relapsing, because starting tomorrow our temps plummet down into the 20s for at least the next week, if not longer. I don't usually do well in cold weather, health wise.
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@snowy22315 (205349)
• United States
25 Jan
Feel better, I wouldn't mind being in Fla. now
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
I would invite you to come on down, but I don’t think you’d be able to get a flight. So many airports are closed and thousands of flights are cancelled.
@FourWalls (84462)
• United States
25 Jan
I’m sorry you have pneumonia. Glad you’re feeling better. I’m getting over Covid. I thought of you getting it every other week a few years ago.
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@FourWalls (84462)
• United States
25 Jan
@moffittjc — they told me to wait five days of quarantining, but I was still positive. I’ll re-test again tomorrow or Tuesday. I’m getting all the “gunk” out, which is helping the taste come back.
@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan
Oh no, you had Covid too? Valerie up in Green Bay just got over Covid. I hope you are doing well and recovering speedily from that thing.
I thought maybe I might have Covid again as well as pneumonia, because for a few days I lost my sense of taste and smell. But I tested negative for it.
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@JESSY3236 (21821)
• United States
27 Jan
We had power all through the storm, but right now we have no water. We think the pipes are frozen. We hope to have water soon. We did have a little bit of snow and sleet.
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@moffittjc (127920)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Feb
@JESSY3236 I'm just glad to hear you got it fixed! Losing power is one thing, but losing water is a completely different beast.
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@JESSY3236 (21821)
• United States
3 Feb
@moffittjc no there was ice in the pipes. We thought we fixed it then it froze again. But now it's fine.
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