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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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....screw you Florida. I just drove down 20 hours from NY and im still freezing cold. I almost get to wear a winter coat while going to disney tmmw.

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A very pissed off new yorker

JK guys...but wtf is up with this cold spell. My boss was in Miami/Ft Lauderdale last week with 80* the whole weekend. Its only gunna be high 50's in Orlando for the next week
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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.....global warming...erggghhh...I mean global climate change....errgghh....I mean a bunch of Grade A bullshit some scientist made up.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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^^^^^^
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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Racing weather!
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by slayerized6
....screw you Florida. I just drove down 20 hours from NY and im still freezing cold. I almost get to wear a winter coat while going to disney tmmw.

Sincerely,
A very pissed off new yorker

JK guys...but wtf is up with this cold spell. My boss was in Miami/Ft Lauderdale last week with 80* the whole weekend. Its only gunna be high 50's in Orlando for the next week
So it was YOU that brought this cold weather here.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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Yea its gonna suck for weather this week. Last week was niiiiiice.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 11:59 PM
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that is just the way the cookie crumbles. Cruel world we live in.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 04:36 AM
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Perfect racing weather!!!!
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 05:17 AM
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tooo bad cold asphalt + shitty kdw's = spin for days
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SheffyZ28
tooo bad cold asphalt + shitty kdw's = spin for days
Makes for a nice smoke show though!!!
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 88stepside
So it was YOU that brought this cold weather here.
Agreed, take this cold ***** back up north with ya
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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You didn't pay your weather bill? Don't you know you have to do that ahead of time? Either that, or you brought the cold down with you. You gotta trick the cold so it dosen't follow you.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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i flew into tampa new yrs day and knew it was going to be cold. this sucks lol.

i guess its better than being in nj.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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You sound homesick! 95 north buddy
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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but hey, at least it aint snowing.....






Yet
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Christmas day is was almost too hot not to wear shorts...now today its like WTF?! The news is telling us we could be having SNOW!
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by blackhawk0251
Christmas day is was almost too hot not to wear shorts...now today its like WTF?! The news is telling us we could be having SNOW!
Yeah wtf is up with that, Christmas was a damn beach day, because I was there...

No snow here, to far south but we are getting 35 degree low tonight.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 2nd Gen Fl 'bird
Makes for a nice smoke show though!!!
lol yeah thats true hahah
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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it all good man I was able to get on my father's lake on christmas day and do a few runs on my wakeboard and wasn't too bad actually but after this cold snap I won't be able to get back on the water for another few weeks haha...welcome to florida...
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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dont wanna sound like a cry baby but i've been here a few months and already begging to go back. already made plans to move back in 2011. couldnt come fast enough
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