Thread: Went to a really great cruise night--150Km away

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Don wrote:

In Florida 45 is like minus 45.

I know that feeling well. We go to Florida frequently and even though I live in Pennsylvania, I can honestly say that I have never experience cold as I have in Florida.

Several years ago, we drove from Tampa to Old Town for the Saturday nite cruise. It was the Saturday after Christmas that year, and we were joined by other family and friends, all expecting to have good time. But as the night went on it got colder and by the time we left at about 10 pm, it was a chilly 29 degrees. The car I was driving, a 39 Ford, had no heat, plus to make it worse it had a solid aluminum steering wheel. I had a heavy coat, gloves and knit cap and was still cold. Kept hearing a strange sound from the rear and it turned out to be my nephew's teeth chattering.

At a gas stop, he and my daughter got out of our car and got in his father's (heated) car for the rest of the journey. We laugh about it now and refer to it as the 1st Frost Bite Run. We've made the run several times since, but that was the coldest. I love Florida, but the cold down there goes right to your bones.