Yep, we're freezing here in SW Florida and so are the citrus trees and strawberries, which are being sprayed with water so the fruit will be covered with a layer of ice! We've had sunshine, but with the wind chill, it's been very cold (for Florida). I know, Floridians shouldn't complain given winter conditions in many other parts of the country, but Orlando WAS colder than Caribou, Maine a few mornings ago - yikes! Hope y'all had a happy holiday season and I wish my Mingle2 friends a very healthy and happy 2010 :-)

FFLady you are right, I'm abt 83 mi n of you and its been truly frosty up here. To hear the locals talk, you'd think there was 2 ft of snow on the ground LOL

You folks in Florida are a bunch of wimps.

Try dealing with a good ole Wisconsin winter.

I'd trade with ya ANY DAY.

Trade ya.....I have 31 inches of snow since Christmas.....6 inches last night...30-45 mph wind gusts......30 below temps.....school closed today and probably tomorrow too. BRRRRRRRRR

WE here in Ohio, have been pretty lucky so far.. except up north where they get the lake effect snow, we have only had a few inches of snow at a time but the cold has been horrible... brrrrr but not as bad as the mid west and plains states...

come up herefor cold -25 30 degres

I think our luck has run out. It's snowing and will be for the next few days. Single digits at night and low 20's during the days.

Stay warm and have a good new year.

Global warming? Ha Ha Ha

Even though I'm in Florida now, I DO know about "real" winters, having lived in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for many years. I especially recall a Christmas day when the wind chill factor was -50. There were few cars on the road visiting relatives that Christmas day, since most cars never made it out of their garages! I also remember a winter in rural New Hampshire when there was so much snow that we had to dig tunnels from the front door to the driveway and mailbox. Ah, those were the days. . .