Living in Florida, the terms “winter” and “cold weather” are not used the often together in the same sentence. In fact, most Floridians winter wardrobes are no more than three days worth of shirts with sleeves, and one pair of closed toed shoes. Living in a state with an average annual temperature of 70 degrees can cause some hysteria when a …
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News4JAX Facebook Flooded With Dick Jokes After Posting Storm Advisory Map
The past few days, hurricane season has been in full swing and the big word around Florida has been Tropical Storm Hermine. What started as “Tropical Depression 9” is now inbound to hit the Sunshine State sometime Thursday evening. In light of Tropical Storm Hermine’s arrival, News4Jax did what any news station would do, post a map highlighting areas …
Read More »Growing Up Floridian, The Funniest Floridian Memories
It’s no hidden secret that Florida is a unique state. The Sunshine State is notoriously known as the home to bizarre news stories, visitors from all corners of the world, dinosaur-like animals and notably strange weather patterns. The unusual life Florida create experiences that mold Floridians into the unique individuals that they are. Floridians have taken to Twitter to …
Read More »Guide: How to Survive the Florida Heat
Is the sweat dripping down your leg as you read this? Are you nervous to peel yourself off of your chair? Yeah, don’t worry, it’s summer. These are just some of the struggles we have to deal with if we want to munch on watermelon and get a tan. But, there has to be some way to survive the season …
Read More »Florida’s Weather Is The Reason I Have Trust Issues
You’d think we humans have enough trust issues as it is. But not for us Floridians- we have the weather to also add onto our list. If you’re simply a tourist, you probably have this image in your mind that you can wear flip flops here for the rest of your life and party for the entire year on the …
Read More »Woman Finds Manatees Snacking In Her Backyard After Tropical Storm Colin
The gulf coast of Florida had a great start to the week with a nice visit from Colin…Tropical Storm Colin. The storm dumped an unrelenting amount of water along the west coast of the Sunshine State. The Tampa/St. Petersburg area was hit particularly hard. Schools and businesses were closing their doors early to brace the storm. Turns out one …
Read More »7 Summer Essentials That No Floridian Can Live Without
Living in Florida we all know that the summer time here isn’t like any other season – It’s one you have to prepare for. So it’s time to brush up on some of the essentials every Floridian should own to make this years summer one to remember. S’Well Stainless Steel Water Bottle We all know how hot it gets in the summer …
Read More »An Open Letter to the Rain
Dear Rain, You give me such mixed emotions, on one hand you give me relief from the ever-humid 80-90 degree weather, buuuut on the other hand you ruin my pool and beach plans pretty regularly. It wouldn’t be so bad if you could make up your damn mind…you can never decide if you want to stay for long. Florida’s weather …
Read More »12 Things Floridians Do To Make It Feel Like Fall
Florida’s weather is consistently above 80 degrees for a majority of the year. The state nicknamed “The Sunshine State” does not need much explanation as to how it earned it’s title since the summer season dominates most of the year. Unfortunately, with the constant sunny weather comes a lack of seasonal changes. Florida does not experience the traditional four seasons …
Read More »The Real Four Seasons of Florida
We all learned in elementary school that the four seasons are spring, summer, fall and then winter. It’s a pretty simple concept to understand for most people since they live through the traditional four seasons year after year. The calendar begins with spring- rain, green landscapes and budding of new life. Followed by summer- a season of sunny weather and …
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