32 degrees: Water freezes, Floridians hibernate, Minnesotans go to the beach.

[kellinator]

It's fuckin' collllllllllld out there.

And I'm saying this as someone who likes the cold, enjoys the cold, has been stomping around declaring "it's too fuckin' warm for December." I'm happy that in the past few days it's finally gotten seasonally-appropriate cold, but damn, it's cold.

I don't think the cold would throw me quite so much if it weren't for the fact that it seems every college campus in the South seems to turn the heat waaaaay up the second the temperature dips below 50. Back at Vandy, I can remember times that it was snowing (though in Nashville, "snow" is more of an honorific given to flurries to improve their self-esteem) and I still had my windows open trying to cool down the room. I'm wearing a sweater that came out of the dryer overly fuzzy this morning, and every time today I've come inside, I've felt like an overstuffed Muppet.

Note: I'm from Tennessee. People from further north should read the first sentence of this post as "It's kinda cool out there." People from Florida should read it as "It's fuckin' FRIGID out there."

Comments

[laurel714.livejournal.com]

It was in the mid 20-degree range here in NY today. It's deceptively cold. Like when you step out of your warm house or car, you instantly feel it and exclaim, "Damn! It's COLD!"

But I spent over an hour at my barn, mostly outside, acclimating to the temperature, just thinking, "Well, I'm finally wearing gloves." When I got back into the car and turned the heat up, I realized how FROZEN I really was. My feet are still cold. And I'm thinking soup sounds mighty friendly.

[canciona.livejournal.com]

Sounds balmy to me. ;)

[karnythia.livejournal.com]

32 degrees is sounding warm right now. That would be why I need to live somewhere that it stays remotely warm.

[ariedana.livejournal.com]

In Nashville, "snow" is more of an honorific given to flurries to improve their self-esteem.

Can't wait for our first snowstorm, so that I can prove to our newsroom transplants from Milwaukee and Detroit that people will flip their SUVs on a single snowflake. And then the real snow, so I can show off my Midwest-acquired driving skillz while everyone else spins out in the ditches.

[phyrra.livejournal.com]

It was below 60 and windy out today.
This floridian was frigid!
I wore a jacket and I was still cold!

oh cry me a river

[drunkmuppet.livejournal.com]

Its 24 here in chicago with a wind that will freeze you nuts!

(nut that I am implying that you have nuts)

[libidoergosum.livejournal.com]

our HIGH today was 28F

[libidoergosum.livejournal.com]

and you spent 95% of your day indoors... we were in the motor pool today... and we still ran, tomorrow morning for PT... 15F Come run with us.

[teague.livejournal.com]

There is just no situation you can discribe that someone in the military can't top, eh? It's cold!"Oh yeah? Well I'm stationed in *Siberia*. I spit on your cold!" It's cooold.. "Oh yeah!? Well I'm in the middle of the biggest damn desert on the planet! I *wish* it would get cold! Then the spiders would stay out of my shoes!"

Kinda like that old man that yells at kids on his lawn, huh?

[teague.livejournal.com]

Heh heh heh...Well I'm from Florida, and I'm stuck in GA for awhile. I've seriously been burrowing under blankets and occasionally darting my hand out to snag a warm cat and drag them in like an octopus grabbing a tasty morsel.

[libidoergosum.livejournal.com]

I'm just fucking with her....

yeah, I'm the cranky old bastard... and I love it :)

the invitation to come running still stands :)

[teague.livejournal.com]

Come running where? Oh, out at 5 am with a bunch of muscly men and women? Tempting as that sounds..No! *goes to kidnap another feline, and watch NCIS*

[jerel.livejournal.com]

Well, it's going to be in the 20s in some parts of O-do tonight. Even this transplanted Bostonian says that's cold. Ya have a hahd time gettin ya cahr tah staht at that temprahtuh. ;)

[heathrow.livejournal.com]

I'm from Florida. It's cold. Period, end of story. Not "I'm going to die" cold, but unpleasantly so.

The wind chill at 18 degrees this morning as I was wrestling myself, a child, and a stroller into my OB/GYN made me feel really sorry for myself.

[katyakoshka.livejournal.com]

Southern Californians are on a par with Floridians, for the record. At least, the coastal ones are. We usually live in a 60-70 degree world. 55 is "freezing" while 85 is "Africa hot" -- I think we outdo Floridians on the temperature-wuss scale.

The low where I'm at might get down to 48. I think it's pleasant, and wish we had more of the cold snap like it was two-three weeks ago, when there was frost in the canyons.

Obviously, I need to live somewhere colder.

I think I win...

[fairylogic.livejournal.com]

The low here tonight is supposed to be 3 degrees, the high for tomorrow is 16.

[grunion.livejournal.com]

Well, it may not be cold enough for some people, but for some of us working outside, I'll GLADLY take last week's weather over this stuff. Soon we'll get a true Atlanta snowfall, and I'll be delayed (as I gingerly make my way to work) by some damned fool from Indiana or something who heard 1/2 inch of snow and thought "OOOH, I can drive in THAT!" without thinking of the other part of an Atlanta snowfall - the 1/4 inch of ice on EVERYTHING. Having neglected this detail, they likely played tag with a median wall or are wondering why their hood is pointing at dirt. In either case, I'll still have to be at work and will be late because of it.

Gimme back my 72 and sunny - If I wanted winter, I'd still live near the 'burgh. :)

[dawneywawney.livejournal.com]

She's not joking. Seriously. People here flip their cars if the weatherman *thinks* about snow. In July, even.

[grniiis.livejournal.com]

I'm from Missouri. It's pretty chilly, but I walked into the hangar and people (grown men) were wimping out about the cold. I walked next door (in my light jacket) to get them some hot coffee. It just wasn't that bad...

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm in Minnesota, so I'm reading this as "It's short sleeves weather out there." Not quite sunbathing. :-)

[sertrel.livejournal.com]

Dear Miss Kelly Ann, for liking and enjoying the cold weather, you, my dear, are a freak. You'd like our offices. It feels about mid-60's. You can still wear your thermals and sweaters inside quite comfortably, which is actually somewhat nice. Having to strip down at the office every morning is quite annoying, and it's not like there's lots of space in the cubicles to stash overcoat, wind jacket, fleece, sweater, hat, scarf, and later on in the winter, snow pants, and snow boots... And going from really cold air to really warm air without a smooth transition is a recipe for shocking your respiratory system and the rest of your body, weakening your immune system. I have no idea how natives can stand to be in the office wearing short-sleeved polo shirts and the like.

And I think people from further norh can say, "Hey, it's pretty warm down there!" Fuck, can we trade places? I'll take Georgia, you take Minnesota. =)

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

It's 24 degrees out there -- I think that counts as cold anywhere, doesn't it? :)

[cotharyus.livejournal.com]

Yea. It would be amusing I didn't have to drive in it too - not that driving in anything, including "the bad snowstorm of '02" around here is hard - it's trying not to be taken out by all the non-driving idiots on the road. Ever notice that if it rains in Nashville and it's below 70 degrees, everyone acts like it could turn into ice on the road any second?

[vertigomac.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm from L.I., and Atlanta is fucking cold right now!

quiet, you.

[blackacre.livejournal.com]

19 with a high of 25.

last year there was a week in janurary where it did not get any warmer than -10. Gr. Remind me why I live here?

[captain-bob.livejournal.com]

Brrrrr!