For those of you who can't figure out why generations of families stay in Florida.

[Chainfire]

I am up near the Georgia line, all of the windows in the house are open, and I am sitting here shirtless working on a leather project and sipping iced tea. I will stay here and fight the Fascists!

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. Tampa Bay Area for me. Shorts, T, flips.

Windows open. Sun shining. May go to the heated pool this afternoon. Enjoy your weekend.

[Walleye]

2. Good for you, don't let the bastards drive you out of your home

And I do envy your weather. At least in December

[brewens]

3. I'm in Idaho. I just walked a couple miles to the store and back for some scallions to make loaded baked

potato soup. In the summertime, I'm out at first light before it gets hot. It cools off enough at night to be perfect and ends up in the 90s.

I'll stay here and fight the fascists too.

[quaint]

4. Beautiful, sunny SoCal in the 70s today. Plus, we have a great governor.

[Scottie Mom]

7. Amen from another SoCal resident!

South Bay, L A County. I love this place.

[CanonRay]

5. Thank you for your service!

but not for me!

[Polly Hennessey]

21. It's 54 degrees and sunny here in Northern California.

I love it. Will stay on my five acres with beauty all around me. Plus, we have a great governor.

[atreides1]

6. I salute you

But there are not enough of you in places like Florida, Idaho and other states where the Fascists have taken control...but good luck in your fight!

[jimfields33]

8. Exactly! It's 82 degrees in central Florida

No way would I want to live up north after living in paradise.

[orleans]

19. 82 is too hot for me. i like temps in high 60s through the 70s. nt

[jimfields33]

22. I'm completely opposite

60’s is freezing to me. I lived in the country of Panama for two years. Basically on the equator. Loved it.

[Marcus IM]

9. To cut-n-run is all the rage from the land of the free and home of the (not so) brave. eom

[LudwigPastorius]

10. I just figured they like fresh gator meat.

[Phoenix61]

11. Blackened gator bites are delicious!

For me it’s an intense dislike of cold. I’ve never lived north of I-10. I’m in the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Michael didn’t chase me out of here and I’ll be damned if DeSatan and his cohorts will.

[Jilly_in_VA]

12. I have a friend

who moved to Sarasota for her health. She has MS and can't deal with cold weather at all. I told her to move to New Mexico but she likes the ocean. What can I say except move to southern California?

[jimfields33]

23. I'm sure she'd rather have a quality of life.

How could she afford to live in Southern California? It’s expensive as heck. Florida is perfect. Sure every two years in November is disappointing but then you see the sun and ocean.

[Give Peace A Chance]

13. The mosquitoes drove us out

The humidity & politics kept us out.

[mountain grammy]

14. I'm inside, with a foot of snow outside

it's up to 15 degrees. In 10 days, if all goes as planned, we'll be on our way to Arizona. Tucson is 62 and sunny right this minute..Got my sandals ready.

[Niagara]

15. Keep fighting the good fight, Chainfire!

It's a 60F day here in Buffalo, N.Y.


I don't have the windows open though.

[EmeraldCoaster]

16. It;s tough to take.

Currently looking at land to the north. People are crazy here buying whatever bullshit the right is selling.

[GAJMac]

17. A little off the subject but

Do you do leather carving? I used to do that 40 or so years ago, and I'm thinking about starting back.

[k0rs]

18. How's that work out for you in August?

I'm at 9000' ASL in the Colorado Rockies. Had a fresh dusting of snow last night, about 2 inches. The sun's out and it's just below freezing on the thermometer. Was just outside in my shirtsleeves. No wind and warm enough to get a tan if that's your thing. Solar heating at this altitude must be experienced to be understood. The surrounding mountains and conifers are beautiful with a fresh mantle of snow.

Colorado, the first state with cannabis legalization and (still) legal abortion. The first state with an openly gay governor. Not trading blue state freedom for red state fascism and religious insanity just for a brief weather respite in December. Somehow not jealous. Sorry, not sorry.

[Chainfire]

20. From mid June to mid Sept. It is rough outside. You learn how to deal with it.

You do outside tasks early or late in the day. I worked outside in it, year round, in my 20s and early 30s.

[Lunabell]

24. We own our home here.

My wife is disabled, we have 8 dogs, 2 cats and take care of over a dozen TNRed feral cats here in my neighborhood. Moving is just not an option.