[ladydoc]

In my seemingly neverending packing duties for our move, I have finally hit the coat closet. I have been told it gets cold in the winter. That is a bit too vague...how cold does it really get? And in the evenings other times of the year, would I need a coat or would a sweater do. I HAVE to cut back on what I take so I need to eliminate as much as I can. Very hard for me to do, so I would appreciate a reality check. Thanks so much!!

[ajbrown]

Check this out. Scroll down to the calendar if it does not come up automatically.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/....html#calendar

Check out the first 15 days and NIGHTS .

Remember one thing, when it says 50 degrees that is at 2:00 PM for three minutes... and add some NE wind???

[ladydoc]

thank you...thats a great site!

[redwitch]

I accidently packed my apres-ski jacket (sheared lamb). I was going to give it to Goodwill. Fortunately, we hit a cold spell before I got around to it. I NEEDED that jacket! It wasn't so much the cold itself but the dampness of the air and the wind that made it really miserable. (BTW -- I rarely get cold; even the A/C in the rec centers isn't cold enough for me.) So, bring one decent jacket, something to cover your ears if you plan to use a golf cart and a pair of light to medium-weight gloves..

[Minnesotalyn]

I brought my Columbia Jacket.It has a liner I can take out. The other warm one's I gave to my little sis.

[memason]

You have gotten good advise here already, so I would only add that you might want to consider that you might visit a cold location... I don't need those winter clothes in TV, but I sure need them when we go back to Chicago for visits....Brrrrrrrr

[ladydoc]

I am from Chicago and I know what you mean!

[Freeda]

We have needed winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves in TV during the evenings (or early mornings) in TV during the coldest part of the winter; especially when out in a golf cart. (Even a short fur coat - I wouldn't get rid of it if you have one - can come in handy during that part of the year). Happily, this is just a short period of time. But, as mentioned above, they are also sometimes needed for travel.

[rjm1cc]

I have been in Fl when it was in the 30's.
Also the longer you live in Fl I think the colder it will feels when the temp drops.

[Pturner]

I would bring one really warm coat for three reasons, two of which have been mentioned: travel and the occasional cold snap in central FL. The third reason is, in FL, you'll have a hard time finding a local store that sells a really warm coat like you're used to having.

I left my very warm winter coat to my son in Pennsylvania; the first winter here I had a fleece lined light jacket, it was ok. The second winter here I bought an Izod winter coat and a cap with earflaps. And for this winter I may have to get gloves also. I keep an ice-scraper in the trunk of the car....just in case.
And my wife has a long quilted down coat, and uses it constantly in the winter.

[ajbrown]

Ok, fine, title may be a slight exaggeration...... we may not have been snowed it but you get the idea. My roof in Mallory after the January blizzard.....

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

Ok, fine, title may be a slight exaggeration...... we may not have been snowed it but you get the idea. My roof in Mallory after the January blizzard.....

Now that's my kinda blizzard! Here in the Buffalo area we would call that a "Dream-Come-True Blizzard"!

[taylor111947]

Guess I should dig my ice scraper out of the dumpster and salvage my scarfs and gloves from my donations to Purple Heart.

Thanks for the advice.