[Mrfriendly]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Asking the northern people, do the holidays seem different here in Florida without cold snowy weather like during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's up north?

A Christmas greeting down here reading "Let it snow" attached to a palm tree just seems strange.

EVERYTHING here seems different

[DonH57]

It certainly is different. No busting my rear end slipping on ice or having to snow rake the roof every now and then. The only time I got to enjoy a good snowfall was after I was laid off. No where I had to be. It was a beautiful sight then!

[Notsocrates]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Good lord!

The first thought when I saw that was "those are definitely NOT palm trees!"

Can't say more without the thought police dinging me for obscenity or something...

Did you think they were phalluses?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Notsocrates

Did you think they were phalluses?

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Notsocrates

Did you think they were phalluses?

Never crossed my mind.

Get your mind out of the gutter.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Asking the northern people, do the holidays seem different here in Florida without cold snowy weather like during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's up north?

A Christmas greeting down here reading "Let it snow" attached to a palm tree just seems strange.

If by different you mean better, then yes

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Laker14

Never crossed my mind.

Get your mind out of the gutter.

[manaboutown]

Friends of mine sent me some photos of Christmas in Australia. Pretty funny to see Santa and his reindeer in high green summer pasture grass.

I literally hate dealing with, especially driving in snow and ice, and am happy to be free of it all year round - finally!

[Laker14]

I lived in Upstate NY for over 40 years. I never minded the snow on the day it fell, or even the next day digging out. What I hated was dealing with it for weeks and months after that.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Laker14

I lived in Upstate NY for over 40 years. I never minded the snow on the day it fell, or even the next day digging out. What I hated was dealing with it for weeks and months after that.

The longest 20 years I ever spent in 30 months was in Rochester, NY due to the long wet heavily overcast winters, almost no sunshine. The first year I was there (1970-1971) we got 142.7 inches, twice the 72 inches average. The next year we received 105.1 inches. That was enough for me to move ASAP! I left in January of 1973 and never looked back.. Brrr...

Rochester Monthly Snowfall

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Notsocrates

Did you think they were phalluses?

Good God Man. What would make you say that. Do you often see things with this particular slant.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

The longest 20 years I ever spent in 30 months was in Rochester, NY due to the long wet heavily overcast winters, almost no sunshine. The first year I was there (1970-1971) we got 142.7 inches, twice the 72 inches average. The next year we received 105.1 inches. That was enough for me to move ASAP! I left in January of 1973 and never looked back.. Brrr...

Rochester Monthly Snowfall

I was down in the Southern Tier...not as much slow, but months and months of ceaseless gray days. My primary reason for retiring when I did was to escape that.

[PugMom]

thanks to all for such an entertaining thread!

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Asking the northern people, do the holidays seem different here in Florida without cold snowy weather like during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's up north?

A Christmas greeting down here reading "Let it snow" attached to a palm tree just seems strange.

There were palm trees and sand at the very first Christmas. I keep this in mind when I miss the fireplaces and the sound of snow falling in the forest on the mountain. It helps, a bit. I love snow and winter weather until January 2nd. After that I longed for Spring. If you are able, try and book a BnB or a house in Vermont sometime between Thanksgiving and January 2nd. That helps quite a bit. In the autumn I rent the wedding cake house in Savannah for ten days and have our friends and family visit. If we are lucky we will get chilly weather. That takes care of my longing for autumn.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

They do indeed.

There's something just wrong about Christmas tree decorations on palm trees!

I get to go crazy decorating down here. Up North, by the time I decorated after Thanksgiving, the ground was frozen solid. I had 15 animated deer scattered throughout eight acres on a mountain with a lake in the valley. The winds would blow off the lake and knock over anything not staked down. Add the angel on to roof (secured to the various chimneys, the roping and live wreaths and I was an ice cube by the time it was done. In Florida I can take my time and decorate in a short sleeved shirt.