This, this is what it’s come to, Florida officially posts diagrams* showing us how to dress when the temperatures dip. Folks from other climates may laugh at us but after now living here for 6 years, I can tell you it’s the honest truth – we literally don’t know how to cope with cold weather. We’re that unaccustomed to it!

Now the tricky part (that they did not address in their infographic), the difference between chilly, cold, and extreme cold. To me, anything under 70° is chilly, under 60° is cold, and under 50° is probably a sign that Hell has frozen over.

I am well aware that other parts of the country are actually freezing right now and some are even living in snow-covered landscapes. Presumably, those folks are well-adapted to their environment and have the tools and skills to manage in it.

True, we don’t have to wear ourselves out shoveling snow or worry about slipping on ice but we do have other hazards, like dodging frozen iguanas as they fall from trees (now that I think about it, I bet a snow shovel would work well for scooping them up).

Warning: if you do scoop up a frozen iguana, please do not put it in your car or take it home with you – after they thaw, they revive and tend to be extra spicy!

*Note that at no time does anyone advise wearing socks with your sandals. Even though I wear flips daily, I will begrudgingly shove my feet in shoes before ever wearing socks with sandals! 🩴