• Re: Too polite to mention the weather

    From Tal Yessen@flwp@in.valid to rec.food.cooking,alt.home.repair on Sun Feb 1 09:51:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.home.repair

    On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:11:40 -0600
    Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 1/31/2026 2:50 PM, Tal Yessen wrote:
    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:26:57 -0500
    Pete Tuttle <pmt777@yohaa.not> wrote:

    Ed P wrote:
    Every day at 6:30 I send a text to a friend in PA/NJ.-a Every
    Saturday I talk to another friend and send a text on Friday to be
    sure we are both available.

    I noticed they are both having single digit temperatures today and
    well below zero tonight.-a In both cases, I told them I will not go
    on about how it is 73 degrees this afternoon as it would not be
    nice of me to do that.
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    >
    Don't look now but the low temp in Ft Myers Fl is 33 degrees F
    Sunday, are you that far south, and in the Gulf?


    I saw where Tampa was due for a rare Gulf-driven set of snow squalls
    last night - mercy!

    It's not as big of a deal as it was 35 years ago, when I lived there, because most of the orange groves have been cut down to make room for
    ugly houses and ugly condos.

    You will appreciate this insight into local "culture" then: https://x.com/DOGE__news/status/2017430272736956624
    Theo von describing Tampa, Florida Efye
    Surprised he bumped into Eddy P at the beach...
    :-0
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