No, the elections down here are finally over. All the ballots have been counted and recounted, even in Broward County. The winners have proclaimed victory and the defeated have reluctantly conceded. I'm talking about a real crisis that we're going to be dealing with for the next three days. High temperatures that are not expected to get out of the middle 60's!
Although it is the "sunshine state", it can get a little chilly down here every once in a while. As a matter of fact, I often tell folks that the coldest I can ever remember being was at a football game in December, 1980. The game was in Orlando and while the temperature probably wasn't but in the mid to high forties there was a strong wind blowing out of the north. I can't really remember but I was probably roaming around in shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops which would have been a major contributor to my teeth chattering. I've been in much colder temperatures but I really don't think I've ever been colder.
It's quite enjoyable to be in Florida when these "artic blasts" roll through. The local news and weather people lose their minds covering the "breaking news". As an added bonus you have the opportunity to see people walking around in parka's, gloves, and ski caps. When I took the trash out this morning there was a group of landscapers working in the neighbors yard. You would have thought they had just arrived from Minnesota, Wisconsin or some other northern state. Heavy coats, thick pants, wool caps, etc. I felt downright silly and unprepared for the elements making the 50 foot walk to the street in my typical attire (shorts, t-shirt and flip flops). Thankfully, by the grace of God I made my way back to the house before hypothermia set in and froze me dead in my tracks.
It's not all gloom and doom down here. A quick check of the weather shows that we'll be back in the high 70's and low 80's by Friday. We'll hunker down for the next three days. We've got plenty of food and water and with a little luck we'll survive. Whatever happened to that global warming thing?
