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“What
am I doing here?” Now, there’s a question that many of us have asked
ourselves whenever we are in a place where we question why we are there
in the first place.
When I
see the nightly weather reports from up north, it reminds me of two
events where I asked myself that very question.
The
first time occurred during the holiday season in December 2001. Since
our son lives in Buffalo, NY (what many consider to be the snow capital
of the world!), we visit him in December to see the grandchildren, since
the holiday season is best enjoyed with small kids. When we make the
trip in the wintertime, we always hope to get there and back without
experiencing bad weather. We arrived a few days before Dec. 25th, but on
that day, Mother Nature caught up with us and gave us one of the
heaviest snowstorms that Buffalo has ever had, along with freezing
temperatures. The following day was spent on the driveway with a snow
blower, trying to open up a path for the cars and clearing off the snow
on our Florida-plated automobile. “What am I doing here?” The day
following the storm, we loaded the gifts into the trunk and off we were,
headed south before the next wave of snow hit the area.
Last
year, the family met the grandkids at our other son’s home in
Middletown, NJ. We convinced the Buffalo crowd to meet there, and again
we drove up in pleasant weather to enjoy their company. Again, on Dec.
25th, the day started with light rain, followed by sleet and, yes, heavy
snow that lasted for several hours. Mother Nature found me at a
different location and did her thing to remind me of the warmer
temperatures in Florida. “What am I doing here?” Again, we loaded the
car the following day and made our escape as we headed south for the
remainder of the winter season.
Let me
tell you a little about weather conditions here in Central Florida.
According to the local Leesburg records,
 the
average temperature for the last calendar year was a high of 83 degrees
and a low of 63 degrees. Average temperatures ranged from a high of 90
degrees in May to a low of 48 degrees in December. In 2001, the average
temperature for the year was a high of 83 degrees and a low of 62
degrees. Naturally, the summer months can be warmer, but aren’t the
winter months up north much colder in the wintertime? I always tell
visitors that the people up north go from heated house to heated car to
heated mall in the wintertime, and we go from air-conditioned house, to
air-conditioned car to air conditioned mall in the summertime. We still
have the advantage since we do not have to shovel the white stuff in the
winter months, or worry about chopping away or slipping on icy
sidewalks.
Last
year, the average rainfall amount was 2.91 inches and the humidity was
63 %. In 2001, the average rainfall was almost the same at 2.4 inches
and the humidity was 60 %. When I lived in New York, I remember
experiencing very high humidity levels almost every summer, sometimes
higher than they were in Florida.
What
are you doing there? We have plenty of room to share the sunshine and
the pleasant temperatures that make living in Central Florida so
enjoyable. Why not “come on down” and see what we have to offer before
another winter is upon us. We have the most pleasant salespeople who
would love to show you around and give you a chance to meet happy
residents in any of the Pringle communities.
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