As the winter season approaches, and Floridians constantly remind their northern U.S. friends they live in the warmest place in America with tweets like this:
Happy #WinterSolstice! pic.twitter.com/ENzzOGxciK
— Carlos R. Munoz (@ReadCarlos) December 21, 2016
(I may have just posted that)
It’s good to know what exactly you need to do to prepare for winter in your respective regions.
Let’s start.
Cold in Florida means:
Bring on the cold! #floridacold pic.twitter.com/QF5waOqXOG
— Abbey Mangus (@abbeylynnmangus) November 20, 2016
You can wear socks with your sandals. (No. Don’t do that.)
Cold in Milwaukee means:
Snowy Milwaukee. #Wisconsin #Snow #Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/2Havznbw5V
— Colin Jeffus (@ColinJeffus) December 11, 2016
Wear a hat. (But not a Bears hat. That’s not OK.)
Or boots:
Stay warm on this 'chilly' Sunday! #FloridaCold #SundayFunday #PSP #Clearwater #stpete pic.twitter.com/St5jXdczJu
— Pet Supplies Plus FL (@PSP_FL) November 20, 2016
Cold in Canada means, carry an ice scraper (probably three):
Extreme cold weather snap contributes to 3 electricity records in Alberta.. https://t.co/jHvK0aiYFa pic.twitter.com/gm1kiR54ue
— Skiin 🐱 Glee (@nuiotwo) December 11, 2016
Meanwhile in Florida:
Florida cold… pic.twitter.com/xIQmJ7JqoK
— ThisFloridaLife (@thisfloridalife) November 20, 2016
This one’s self explanatory:
Flying back to Florida, I can't wait to be warm again! #cold pic.twitter.com/DseJ6YWGq3
— Jacqui (@DishingDelish) December 13, 2016
Driving in New York:
Manhattan snow storm, 1947, photo by Al Fenn for the New York Daily News pic.twitter.com/IwxcHsvvnR
— matylda stein (@MatyldaStein) December 17, 2016
Florida traffic jam:
#TrafficJam on one of the river locks coming across Florida 🚤🛥⛵️🚤🛥🛥 pic.twitter.com/EqQObqIgBm
— KnowWake Boating App (@KnowWake) November 1, 2016
North of the Mason-Dixie Line:
Winter Storm #Decima will continue its cross-country journey into the weekend with snow, sleet and freezing rain: https://t.co/b2659WQMuv pic.twitter.com/d07jDxgECj
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 16, 2016
South of the Florida Georgia line:
A very warm end to the day here in Central Florida! We will see a few evening showers then a gradual cool down. pic.twitter.com/1zgdw2jXVT
— Weather Experts (@MyNews13Weather) December 19, 2016
As millions of Americans wake up to #subzero temperatures this morning — I'm glad to be living in #Florida. #SorryAmerica #Cold #ColdFront pic.twitter.com/UQiIWW4i7e
— Tyler Mauldin (@TyTheWeatherGuy) December 18, 2016
Also, temperatures here are about 8-15 degrees above normal. (It’s usually much colder, like 72!)
Wind chill in Wisconsin makes hot water turn to snow:
@ABCWorldNews What you can do on a -50 degree with windchill day in St. Cloud Wisconsin! pic.twitter.com/IqeMtHxxAl
— Dylan Guelig (@DGuelig21) January 6, 2014
@stgregsyear3 Alexia really wanted to show you her water to snow magic trick! pic.twitter.com/hQPhiaOvMg
— CLARE TIERNEY (@ClareTierney) December 4, 2016
Let’s not overreact:
Happy #wintersolstice; it's a little different in #Florida though! 😉 #happyholidays #merrychristmas #happynewyear pic.twitter.com/ZIpncnpcao
— Alpha Biz Solutions (@AlphaBizFL) December 21, 2016
That was just another dig at our northern friends. (sorry)
Happy first day of Winter or as we call it in Florida-Wednesday. #wintersolstice #winter #Florida #MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/dRjxCPniOo
— Angel Stephenson (@sandyshores813) December 21, 2016
What’s your favorite #WinterSolstice meme?
Just so you all know it is crazy hot in Florida in the summer!