John B wrote:
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:19:47 -0800, "John B"
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Yes. I do. Any day now I expect to see my first wild flower of the
season...I think they're buttercups...

I'm just afraid this is going to have to be my last winter...'twas the
worst
I have ever had. There were just days when I didn't even leave the
house....if I saw a sunbeam I'd have to run outside and try to stand in
it,
then I'd get numb from cold...

Clothing that used to suit me well to zero and a little below now barely
works in the low 20's...

I talked to a realtor Sunday..soon I'll be southbound and down, loaded up
and truckin...if the house sells...
I'm not sure what you mean by "southbound," but if you plan on staying in
the
US, a couple of things you may wish to consider: 1. I am currently within
sight
of the Sound (well, I would be if I went outside, but, well, it's a bit
chilly
outside...) and, well, it's a bit chilly outside, and 2) I can't tell you
the
exact date, but it snowed in Houston within the last coupla weeks.
Currently,
it's low-mid 30s here and in NO, and mid-20s up in the country. That said,
I
don't ever recall it being truly cold in S. Florida, the Keys, or the
Bahamas
...which, in a demonstration of why there is chocolate and vanilla, is one
of
the few things I _don't_ like about that region (rude Yankees and certain
Quebecois being among the few remaining other things, mainly in S.
Florida, the
Keys mostly, but not entirely, excepted...).

A tidbit of trivia - it has never, in however long the records have been
kept,
gotten down to 32F/0C in Miami or most of S. Florida (most records are in
the
mid-30s) until this year, where a number of record lows were set in some
of the
inland areas of Palm Beach County - IIRC, it got to 28F around the lake -
still
no "freeze" in most areas, though.

TC,
R


Those are extremes that are easily tolerated...My main problem is the
extremely short days...and sometimes weeks of not seeing the sun. for some
years now I have fought back valiantly by going to a tanning parlor once a
week for 'light therapy.' this year, I give up...

On a happy note...YUP! The buttercups poked there head above ground
today...and I 've had two days of sunshine looking forward to three more...

john



well hell john, seasonal affective disorder, eh? ...and all this time i
thought it was simply...uh...well, nevermind. G so, where are you
planning to relocate?

jeff