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Reduce the humidididi about 2/3 and take out the partly cloudy and you have Phx. LOL

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I've lived in Florida twice and I did enjoy the warm weather. But, the humidity and the bugs were too much. I'd sit outside at night (10p.m.) and smoke a cigar. By the time I was done I was covered in sweat and swarmed by every living insect known to man - and probably a few who morphed and are new species.

I especially liked the palmetto bug - a roach look-a-like bug about the size of a Volkswagen (some of them fly too). You need a shotgun to kill them and you better hope you get the first shot off or hard telling what they would do to you. Plus, the fire ants were tons of fun - especially when I mowed wearing sandels (yes, I know it's a safety issue). I especially liked the puss filled sores they left on your feet and ankles.

Worse yet, Florida smelled like Geritol and mothballs. Many cities have laws that state you must wear your pants pulled up to your nipples or you had to leave. . .

Just sayin'

^Palmetto Bug = American Cockroach.

I HATED roaches when I lived in FL.

We didn't have AC growing up, plus my brother and i were slobs....leaving food around. There were tons of roaches in our house.

Now, when I visit home I rarely see a roach.

#5 LOL. Yeah, I've seen that side of Florida (Mrs. Pacman and I have visited three times). Still, it's cooler and less buggy than where I just vacationed. I never got bitten in Florida the way I did in CR, and the heat and humidity is understandably higher given CR's proximity to the equator.

Back here in the Pacific NW, we dropped down to 30 last night. That's already below the average low for this time of year, and word has it that we may get a dusting of snow on Sunday.

Last Sunday, I was in a resort on the Pacific Ocean side of CR, dealing with 93 degrees and high humidity. This coming Sunday, we'll see temps at least 60 degrees below that.

Whats it like in my area weatherman

Nice weather. I was born in Florida and raised there the early part of my childhood. Loved it in the '60's.

Now, my folks live there and I visit them sometimes. Rarely, these days. The weather is still nice but you couldn't pay me to live there anymore. Too many people per square inch and just too flat for me now. Plus, it is exceedingly rare that we have life-threatening weather up here.

New York has ruined me. I'll put up with the relative cold in favor of the woods, lakes and hills.

I Love New York!!

LOL @ chiefburg,

Geritol and mothballs?

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Chief,

When I first moved to Miami way back in the late 70's a found a Palmetto bug in my kitchen, being from the northeast I assumed it was just a VERY VERY large roach, as I when to kill it and the little bastid FLEW right at me, scared the living sh*t out of me the dam thing can fly and its aggressive...

The nest morning as I relate the story to my coworkers adding the thing is so large it's named after a highway (you must be from S. Florida to understand that) .. everyone sure had a good laugh...at my expense... Next story, my first encounter with Cubano coffee!!

I MISS FLORIDA....

Here in SC the days are in the upper 70's and the lows around 50. This is a great time of the year.

I have sort of a roach phobia.

One day, I was motoring down A1A in my VW Bus......no AC, so the window was down.

I felt something hit my leg.

Naturally, I assumed it was a giant roach........then of course I gathered my bearings and realized that it was extremely improbable that a roach would fly through my window and land on my leg.

I looked down and sure enough, it was a giant roach.

Then it bit me.

Boy did that suck.

Having your worst phobia just go ahead and......happen.

#2....that's what i was thinking

Snow sucks! Cold sucks!

I miss Florida.

I'll trade you 2 weeks of butt cold with no sun for 8 months of 70-90's temps, 100000% humidity, palmetto bugs, lovebugs, mosquitoes, ants and various other insects.

Chiefburg

Every Navy man has served time in Florida, with its unpredictable weather, etc....

I liked living there myself.

Charlie

Upper 70s after a week of snow here, but I'll be down in Florida on Monday so I'll get to enjoy those 80s

Take away the humidity, bugs (especially mosquitos) and rain and you got SoCal!!

^ Amen, brother!! That's what I'm talkin' bout!!!

Charlie: Yes, I've done two tours in Florida - both in Pensacola. Of course, Pensacola is not Florida but LA (Lower Alabama for you non-knowers). I have a brother who lives in Lakeland and friends all over Florida. I could probably take the bugs but I never acclimated to the humidity. Even after 3 years to acclimate, it still killed me just to mow the lawn (I would literally melt - shirt soaking wet, near dehydrated, etc).

MACS...I partially agree with what you said but you forgot to substitute millions more people for the bugs and humidity you lose (sometimes that's not a good trade). SoCA was okay but I have to vote for SoFL...both have their own set of problems I guess. You have earthquakes and we have hurricanes...