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Closures due to cold weather
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scpergj
Well-Known Member
It was 1983. I had a 12 week old infant, and had a terrible time getting the house warm enough. The heat pumps of that era were not very efficient when the temperatures fell below freezing. I also remember my washer outflow hose freezing; I ran a load of wash (see the second sentence :loland it overflowed. I ended up sloooowly pouring warm into it to defrost it.
Then, Christmas of 1989 we had snow followed by cold (so it didn't melt immediately) and my neighbor's (out of town) pipes froze. They thought that leaving the thermostat at 60 would be enough to prevent it.
I remember both of those quite well, too! I had to help my mom thaw the water pipe coming in (we used two blow driers), and had to run the pool all night to keep the pump from icing up!
In 1989, the snow was bad...the day before Christmas Eve, and I had to work on Christmas Eve. I drove a Mustang 5.0 automatic, and had to shift out of drive at every light to keep the wheels from spinning and moving sideways!
BTW...it was 26 at my house in the Jacksonville area this morning, and one of the guys that I work with has a son at Emery Riddle in Daytona that called him to say he was watching snow flurries. Doesn't happen often, but I've seen it about 10 times in almost 30 years. How cold did the Orlando area get last night?
Kevin
Yes it can.
Not much. Nine times out of ten when we get snow it melts immediately so there is no accumulation. The worst I have ever experienced was Christmas of 1989. We got an evening of freezing rain followed by a few inches of snow. This basically shut the entire city of Jacksonville down for 2 or 3 days.
cmothemoose
New Member
I too am enjoying the single digit temps here in Boston. Man do we northerners love to talk about the cold weather! My wife and I went down in '03. It was cold the week before we were there. And got cold again the week after. But we were lucky to have beautiful, warm sunshine during our trip. While I could certainly handle anything a Floridian would call freezing with shorts and a long sleeve tee.... I must say it would be disappointing to miss out on the warmer weather in the Happiest Place on Earth.
FYI- all of the attractions stayed open during the cold weather before we arrived. The water rides (rapids, splash) just lower the water levels so guests stay dry(ish). And for those brave enough to go to the water parks the water is well heated. It's getting out of the water that gets you.
FYI- all of the attractions stayed open during the cold weather before we arrived. The water rides (rapids, splash) just lower the water levels so guests stay dry(ish). And for those brave enough to go to the water parks the water is well heated. It's getting out of the water that gets you.
wdwjmp239
Well-Known Member
Occasionally, it snows in Florida. It occurs every three to four years. Understand that when I say snow, I'm not meaning in the "up north" sense of snow (I'm originally from Holtsville, NY (Long Island)). We get what "up north" calls snow flurries. It's very rare that you'll actually see any accumulation unless a freak snow storm blows through such as the Superstorm in March 1993. I believe the Florida Panhandle got a couple of inches of snow before it melted away.
If you do some research on the Internet, snow did accumulate in Tampa, FL (which is about an hour west of Orlando) back in the late 70s if I recall correctly. I wasn't down here at the time, but I've heard stories of it where the students going to USF (University Of South Florida) had a "snow day" to play in the snow. LOL
Last night, in Naples, FL (where I'm located), it got down to 31 degrees. We had the heater running all night. A few years ago, I'd be used to this type of weather, but I acclimated to the winters down here and 31 degrees is extremely cold especially when you deal with 80 degrees during the day.
1disneydood
Active Member
lol I wonder how the folks who handle the 40 degrees weather in t shirts would handle days of 100+ degrees.
darthjohnny
Active Member
It's funny. Just a few days ago it was so warm at WDW. Now it's so cold they have to close these things down. :lol:
MythBuster
Active Member
They turn off the Splash Cannons and turn off the many geysers and effects, but they DO NOT lower the water level!!
Shadowdawn
Member
I'll still take the 40 degrees down there compared to the 15 it was here in CT today.
DABIGCHEEZ
Well-Known Member
Yeah.. and thank God he invented the internet:lol: or we all wouldn't be able to tell each other how cold it is outside our front doors!!!
donvincenzo
Member
I second that. It was 4 degrees when I went to work this morning...
mousefan1972
Well-Known Member
T-i-doubleguher
Member
I'm from Jersey as well and feel your pain about the cold weather!
Victoria
Not old, just vintage.
I sometimes think only NJ can outdo FL though. Tonight it is 13 degrees here with windchills below zero. By Sunday it will be in the high 50's again...which very unseasonably warm for NJ this time of year. If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes.
seabee1
Member
That is true. I think I would be disappointed not to have the nice warm FL air if I went down right now. But with the temps. hitting -17 last night, not counting the wind chill, and my yard looking like this...
I would still take it! Although, I must admit, we were there this past Oct. and the heat was brutal for us. While I am sure the "locals" were quite comfy.
Hopefully those that are vacationing are still getting all they can in!
I-4Warrior
New Member
Yes, some of us are complaining because 20s and 30s are such a bizarre occurance for us. Even in the dead of winter, we typically won't drop below the low 40s (at least in Pinellas). We're not used to it, so we'll voice displeasure. Sorry. Even though it's only ranging from 8.4 to 11.6 where you are, I'm quite certain that this is something that happens each winter.