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lungimsam
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Finland’s state mascot is the Frozen American…
…retirees always “Finnish” in Finland.
Ok enough joking. I am sure Finland is a gorgeous place and well worth at least visiting in my lifetime!
It sounds very nice there.
…retirees always “Finnish” in Finland.
Ok enough joking. I am sure Finland is a gorgeous place and well worth at least visiting in my lifetime!
It sounds very nice there.
Cougar
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First of all, you don't want to relocate to Florida.
Mrs. Cougar and I spent about 3 years pondering where we were going to relocate to. Florida was nixed right away. (We were looking at places all over the Pacific states and Ariz, Nev, NM.... I notice you're choices are over on the eastern side of the country... and Florida. We're East-West biased, lol.) In any case, we ended up in North Idaho by a big glacial lake. We're loving it. Days are long in summer and damn short in winter. And snow of course. Gotta have 4-wheel drive, plow your driveway, etc. It's the seclusion, though. Our few neighbors are distant and not visible.
Nuuska
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I’d take Florida 45-95F year round any day over -50C Finland winters and no light!
You can test-drive our winter by sleeping a week in your freezer.
Oh - and we use freezers for melting us after coming in from outdoors - in summer
Nuuska
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And then there's this
+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.
+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.
+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.
0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.
-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.
-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Finns start using long sleeves.
-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.
-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.
-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.
-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
winter weather.
-60°C / -76°F
Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes.
The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.
-70°C / -94°F
The false Santa moves south.
The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva
vodka) outdoors.
The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.
-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movent halts.
The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."
-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over.
Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest
+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun,getting a tan.
+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.
+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.
0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Vantaa river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.
-5°C / 23°F
People in California almost freeze to death.
The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.
-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Finns start using long sleeves.
-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.
-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.
The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.
-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Finns stand in line at the hotdog stands.
-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real
winter weather.
-60°C / -76°F
Korvatunturi (the home for Santa Claus) freezes.
The Finns rent a movie and stay indoors.
-70°C / -94°F
The false Santa moves south.
The Finns get frustrated since they can't store their Kossu (Koskenkorva
vodka) outdoors.
The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.
-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
The Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
-273°C / -459.4°F
ALL atom-based movent halts.
The Finns start saying "Perkele, it's cold outside today."
-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over.
Finland wins the Eurovision Song Contest
jedzep
Senior Member
Michigan? From Arizona? When it's a hard winter in upstate NY, you might get a smattering of -15F days, but when the so-called Polar Vortex drops down from Canada, Michigan is usually one of the targets. If you don't equip your car with a block heater, as Bob says, 'you ain't goin' nowhere'. Despite that level of cold, the mosquitoes are as big as hummingbirds.
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, they call summer "2 bad weeks of snowmobiling."
Originally from New Hampshire but spent the majority of my life in Florida. Floriduh has become the state of Wackos and Lunatics. I live in Lake Mary next to Sanford. If you like hot why not. Housing is NOT affordable here. It used to be but wages suck and rents are crazy high. The Panhandle is a magnet for hurricanes much more so than the East Side but it is also very pretty. We considered a second home up north but I am too lazy. Good Luck!
Nuuska
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Here's a trick how you protect yourself against mosquitos in forest :
Take a dog with you - and when you see them come - bite the dog - makes them believe you're one of them . . .
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So have we successfully walked you back from the Floridian ledge? No question you can do better. Here’s the bay we see from our living room windows. The Pacific is just over the rise. Not saying specifically where, since the traffic on Hwy 101 is already quite enough. Heaven forbid people stop & decide to stay here!
Ha! I had a blast with the kinds several times in Disneyworld, but I don't think Woody wants to live there!
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That'll be before the UK ever wins the Eurovision Song Contest again : -) United Kingdom nul points!
Okko
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Searching for mild temperature : come to the Netherlands… searching for rest DON’t come to the Netherlands go to Finland.
Okko
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I know what Nuuska means, so no video …. but I think that moving east-south - west in the USA Seems a very common habit? And it‘s not only for vacation ? I think that’s a difference with us here in Europe. We visit the countries as a vacation trip…but thinking this over , I maybe wrong. More and more People from the Netherlands move to countries like Portugal, France, Austria (not Australia 
) and even the old Balkan states. And in the Netherlands we say, that’s every that changes in the USA, will happen in Europa about 10-20 years later. I think you may delete the 20…..the internet is closing the gap.
But I didn’t know that Florida seems to change so fast….
Okko
) and even the old Balkan states. And in the Netherlands we say, that’s every that changes in the USA, will happen in Europa about 10-20 years later. I think you may delete the 20…..the internet is closing the gap.But I didn’t know that Florida seems to change so fast….
Okko