Today, I saw real snow in my hometown for the first time ever. Florida’s previous record was 3 inches in 1895. Today, we received about 6-7.5 inches of snow. And - I can’t believe it - it’s still there right now!

The implications of this are of course kind of terrifying, but seeing everyone so excited and playing outside has been nice. I’ve watched people introducing their pets to their first snow, making snow angels, playing with makeshift sleds. I’ve heard people cheering and having fun all through my neighborhood.

People are happy to be off work. Even the Waffle Houses are closed. There are no cars on the road. It’s a nice little respite during a particularly horrifying time. I know it’s a symptom of something much worse to come, but it’s beautiful anyway.

  • @jqubed@lemmy.world
    31•13 hours ago

    Watch out for all the Yankees who’ve moved down and assume they know how to drive in snow because they come from someplace that gets snow all the time. What they don’t realize is in places where it rarely snows we invest very little in snow removal and pretreatment, which can result in a very different experience than what they’re used to!

    • kamenLady.
      16•12 hours ago

      They’ll be busy telling everyone “dOeS thiS LoOk likE gLoBal WaRmInG tO yOu?”

      • @NekoRogue@slrpnk.netOP
        1•4 hours ago

        Sadly I’ve actually heard people say this in person. I’ve been stuck in this ridiculous state my whole life.

      • Lad
        16•12 hours ago

        “If global warming is real, then why is there snow?”

        • @humanspiral@lemmy.ca
          2•6 hours ago

          Polar vortexes go further down as jet stream gets weaker. Polar vortexes move cold from the Arctic to fuck this one asshole in particular. Most of Europe right now is “spring like” 6C+ warmer than usual. There’s a spot in Greenland warmer than Southern GA.

          Even just for Northern Hemisphere (Winter peak FYI), all time record hot for first couple of weeks of year.