Another great reason to live in Florida

[James V]

Baking soda - Mix it with a little water, just enough to form a paste. Put on enough to cover the rubber mark (or whatever), go around the boat and do the rest. Come back and wipe off. If it did not take it all off, dry and repeat. No need to rub. The chemical reaction works well.

It is just to easy to be believed until you try it.

Another thing, Fl. Well, warm in the winter, best time spring and fall.

Worst, Hot and storms in summer, and bugs. Far to many. Another thing, it is hard to make much money there. I leave the boat in Fl and work overseas. You get paid in "sunshine".

[Scott]

Eric you forgot one . You have five # 5 is too bloody hot.And dont forget the bugs, sharks and jelly fish stings.Xmas aint the same in hot weather.Good luck to ya.

There is no such thing!!

[eric3a]

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[James V]

I guess I should add to my post. I have lived both. Being raised in the south I do not like the Snow or Ice. I can handle the heat much better. As well as the bugs.

Now winters with 50% of the population over 65, WELL, REALLY HARD TO GET ADJUSTED TO THAT!! Want to here some stories, Worse than driving on ICE.

I still like to be warm.

To each his own.

[tangentair]

Lived in Vero Beach for 6 years and never got used to the big 3 wheel tricycle with the orange flag being peddled down A1A in the right 1/4 of the right hand lane. Even at 35 mph to round a bend and suddenly there they are, well .......I could rant for a while, but I hope I make it that long so someone can complain about me sailing too slow in the middle of the intercoastal. But for now, I like the seasons, winter and construction on the Kennedy or Ike Expressway.

[Catigale]

Funny isnt it James -I am exactly the opposite - I love a biting -20F cold and hot chocoloate and extra sweaters to warm up, but cant take the heat to save my life....

[KayakDan]

Funny isnt it James -I am exactly the opposite - I love a biting -20F cold and hot chocoloate and extra sweaters to warm up, but cant take the heat to save my life....

I'm with you on this one. Of course,the Admiral and I are winter tent campers,so don't go by me!

Florida: Nice place to visit,but it's hot,flat and it blows away a couple of times a year.

Bahamas,mon,now that's how to spend some winter days..
17 days and counting...

[Mac Ziggy]

There seems to be a lot of confused Yankees these days and they are starting to settle in SC (That would be South Carolina - not Southern Cal). We have a real 4 seasons, sometimes all in one week. The local folk are adjusting. At least the Yankees speak a language we can understand, even if we don't understand them.

I know of four families that moved here from Florida in the last two years. We're used to young folks moving out, not retired folks moving in. These people moved here for horses and hunting, not sailing.

[Hardcrab]

I'll chime in on the "it can't get to hot" opinions above. Come on out to Ridgecrest or Death Valley in July or August just once. I've only been here ten years, but I have seen the air temp up to 126 in Ridgecrest, with 5 to 7 degrees more in Death Valley.
I know, I know, it's a "dry" heat, but then, so is a blowtorch.
I'll opine that it can get to hot. Anything above 110/115 means performing outside activities before 9am or after 9pm.
Then, if that's not ugly enough, swing down to Yuma, AZ in July to get about the same temps with 40-50% humidity thrown in for good measure.
Nasty, very nasty.

[beene]

Maybe its a Canadian thing, but I don't like it too hot. Up here, there is a lot of humidity in the air. Cold days and hot. When its cold, its a damp cold, you can't seem to put on enough layers to stay warm, it cuts through to the bone.

On hot days in July and August, its so humid you feel like you can't breath. Don't know how many times I've been sailing, the wind dies, you instantly feel like you are in a microwave. Getting cooked from the inside out. That's when you grab a line and jump overboard just to get out of the heat

You can always put more layers on when it gets cold, but once you're naked in a scorcher...... its still TOO HOT!

JMHO

G

[Theo]

Yeah, Hardcrab. Gotta love that "dry heat". I don't have much use for the desert but have spent some time there and I love the mountains so I am always driving through the desert to get there. On some of the "pit stops" on those drives the heat can be surprisingly "mild". It doens't hit you like a sledgehammer the way humid heat can when you step out of your airconditioned car. But those with any experience or sensitivity can pretty much feel the wind sucking the moisture out of your body like a vampire. Not a drop of sweat in sight! Helps keep the stupid tourist population down though!!

Ridgecrest Huh. Interesting country. Only 60 miles, as the Buzzard Flys, from Furnace Creek or Bad Water to the top of Mt. Whitney. From about 264ft. BELOW sea level to approximately 14,500 ft. ABOVE sea level. Love the Great American West!

Theo

[Terry]

Having been born, raised, lived all my life in the Great White North-PNW (HomeGrown) I can easily relate to a desire for southern living. I used to ski in my younger years, even did snow camping on cross country skis, I am no stranger to the ice & snow. Later in life I met my wife and she exposed me to the finer climes of the world, had me in Florida 3 times! Would I like to live there? you betcha! Fifty some odd years in the north is enough to make anyone pine for sunny weather and taking up sailing really puts it in perspective. I have never been to California, but after checking the atlas San Diego looks about as far south one can go before entering Mexico and being on the west coast it looks attractive. If I had the $$$ I would winter in the south in a heartbeat.

[Catigale]

My ultimate joy here in the winter is when the Canadians send us some of that nice Arctic air blast that is frigid and dry..

Too dry for clouds so the sun is out all day
Temp never goes above 10F...can drop to -20 or even -30 at night in the Finger Lakes

This really keeps the tourists away

[albion]

Looks like the voting so far is in favor of the north. Like people are saying , its nice to visit Florida for a week or two but not all year.Now the Carolinas are nice as its not boringly flat. Dont get me wrong, I loved the drive down to the Keys, other than that, not much going for Florida as far as scenery goes. What does it cast to run those A/Cs all year? probably more thatn my winter heating bill. A nice place to spend sme time is around the Murells Inlet area of SC. True you can use the boat langer in Florida but I read an article recently that the boater in the north usally go out more than those in the south as they only have less months to use them.

[jda]

Up here in NE Minnesota it's a dry cold. Today it was really warm, I think it got up to 32 but then we are now under a blizzard warning for the next 48 hours. Anticipating 16-24" of snow. We haven't had that much snow this winter. Only had to have the driveway plowed twice. Once, New Year's Eve, then just yesterday.

I would not want to live anywhere where it is humid. It's horrible. Sweat, sweat, sweat ... of course you can keep from sweating if you don't move. Okay to visit someplace like that ... briefly...

I'm living in the right place. It almost gets too humid here during the summer when it gets into the 80's for a few days. 90? Yuck!

Sail on Lake Superior! The Apostles. Isle Royale. etc. Not as much humidity. No sharks. Won't drown in Superior -- you'll die of hypothermia first! It's a good place.

jda