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Yikes it is a bit nippy out there. Woke up this morning all happy to see the sun shinning bright in the sky. Slipped on my shorts for a nice morning run. Stepped outside, got to the top of my driveway and turned back. Came back out five minutes later in an Eskimo parka.
I lived in the cold for 25 years, came down here to get away from it. 55 is hot to me, but 20 reminds me of "home." Must be that darn Global Warming again.
I don't think there was a single winter in NC we lived there where the temperature didn't dip down BELOW 20 degrees in the morning at least a few times, and below freezing regularly from december through mid March.
I wish there was such a thing, because I am not a cold lover. However, it isn't all that bad having a couple of cold nights when in just a couple of days it will be in the 60's again. And when you compare our weather to the single digit highs in the upper mid west, we should not complain................although I plan on it.
Brrrr.. I'm not loving all this cold weather. Especially with the drafty windows in my house! At this rate I'm going to have to buy new windows before next winter rolls around (and I'd much rather have a screen porch). I guess on the plus side all the shade kept my electric bill down in the summer - I just have to shiver my way through the next month or two!
From reading this thread it seems that some you thought that NC didn't get cold in the winter. If you want no winter (a couple of days of cold weather) here are the states that fits that criteria: southern Cali, Arizona (Phoenix or Tucson) & Florida. Low 70s in Dec, Jan and Feb is not abnormal for those states, but here in NC it is so you gotta get those upper 60s in when you can, like this week. Enjoy it. And BTW, it'll be mid 80s in FLA this week and I'm going to beach (water down there is warm) while I'm down there this week. But that's how they roll in FLA in the "winter".
Cheers,
Last edited by he's so hott; 12-23-2008 at 06:54 AM..
I don't think there was a single winter in NC we lived there where the temperature didn't dip down BELOW 20 degrees in the morning at least a few times, and below freezing regularly from december through mid March.
I know you like to point out how cold it gets here on a regular basis....but that is just not true about "regularly below freezing december through March"
Been down here for 6 years now and I can say that Spring pretty much begins in mid February here....my kids are regularly playing outdoor soccer in February and I don't think it ever gets below freezing in March.
It also barely snows here which you regularly disagree with, but again, in 6 years I think we have seen snow maybe 3 times....
I know you like to point out how cold it gets here on a regular basis....but that is just not true about "regularly below freezing december through March"
Been down here for 6 years now and I can say that Spring pretty much begins in mid February here....my kids are regularly playing outdoor soccer in February and I don't think it ever gets below freezing in March.
It also barely snows here which you regularly disagree with, but again, in 6 years I think we have seen snow maybe 3 times....
Well, it still gets "cold" here and it stays "cold" through March. The OP walked outside like he wasn't living in NC in Dec. Like I said, if you want really nice winters, there are better places...........see my previous post. Otherwise, as long as you're living here it'll "cold" in the winter.
Cheers,
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But that's how they roll in FLA in the "winter". 
