To All Cuffers in the South

[dabrockster]

Weirdest summer ever. Usually by the end of June I have mowed my lawn for the last time until fall because it is dead and stops growing. Not this year. The temps have been so mild and we have had so much rain that my grass is green and requires mowing weekly. Today it is in the 70's with zero humidity and a light breeze. I can't believe it is August either. Hopefully the weather is like this when BYU comes to town.

I am hoping winter is warmer than usual as well. Winters suck here in C-Bus

[Surfah]

I am hoping winter is warmer than usual as well. Winters suck here in C-Bus

The Midwest sucks in general.

[wuapinmon]

Yo, Clark, Surfah, UtahDan, Ocean, and anyone else out there, was today not the most fabulous August day you've ever experienced in the South? I've got the damned attic fan on because there's no humidity and it's in the low 70's outside.

I hope there's not some Manichean opposite headed our way, but for now, I'm going to revel in the amazingness of our luck.

[Bo Diddley]

Yesterday and today have been the most unbelievably gorgeous days up here in Virginia. Unfortunately I've been stuck inside all day both days. Hoping Saturday is just as nice.

[Blueintheface]

The Midwest sucks in general.

[Mormon Red Death]

Is St. Louis part of the south?

[wuapinmon]

Is St. Louis part of the south?

Typically, no. There are parts of Missouri that could be called Southern though (in culture and accent), so Missouri, like many of the border states, can be tough to classify.

[Blueintheface]

Typically, no. There are parts of Missouri that could be called Southern though (in culture and accent), so Missouri, like many of the border states, can be tough to classify.

My inlaws live in So Missouri (Springfield) and during our visits I would say it's been a mixed bag. Without knowing whether or not any/some/most of those with which I interacted were transplants, in my anecdotal experience, I would say this region leaned southern.

(Of course, this could also because I'm from Utah/Minnesota and despite many trips to the Deep South I not an expert on what makes an individual or a region more southern than another)

[Clark Addison]

Yo, Clark, Surfah, UtahDan, Ocean, and anyone else out there, was today not the most fabulous August day you've ever experienced in the South? I've got the damned attic fan on because there's no humidity and it's in the low 70's outside.

I hope there's not some Manichean opposite headed our way, but for now, I'm going to revel in the amazingness of our luck.

I agree. Yesterday was amazing. I played softball at 6:30, which on a normal August 14th would mean non-stop sweating. The weather was perfect; felt so good that when I got home I took the dog for a 2 mile walk.

[FN Phat]

The last two days have been un-effin-believable. Windows are down, screen doors are open and ceiling fans on

[Surfah]

No AC the past two days. We have 20 windows in our home that were open with the ceiling fans. Absolutely gorgeous weather. Again, it has been unbelievably mild and wet this summer. It makes me think we might be in for an ass kicking this winter.

[wuapinmon]

The last two days have been un-effin-believable. Windows are down, screen doors are open and ceiling fans on

I agree. Yesterday was amazing. I played softball at 6:30, which on a normal August 14th would mean non-stop sweating. The weather was perfect; felt so good that when I got home I took the dog for a 2 mile walk.

No AC the past two days. We have 20 windows in our home that were open with the ceiling fans. Absolutely gorgeous weather. Again, it has been unbelievably mild and wet this summer. It makes me think we might be in for an ass kicking this winter.

It's a good time to be alive. We took the kids to the park to play, in AUGUST in SOUTH CAROLINA! We look to have two more days of this down here.

[statman]

Typically, no. There are parts of Missouri that could be called Southern though (in culture and accent), so Missouri, like many of the border states, can be tough to classify.

You know what they say about the Bootheel of Missouri? If they took it from Missouri and gave it to Arkansas, both states would get significantly smarter...

[Blueintheface]

You know what they say about the Bootheel of Missouri? If they took it from Missouri and gave it to Arkansas, both states would get significantly smarter...

My beautiful and intelligent wife is from Arkansas.

[wuapinmon]

I've fought turning on the air conditioning today. We had the attic fan running at 9AM, but I will admit that the AC in the car on the way home from church felt awesome. It was so cold here recently that the concrete pad in my carport is absolutely drenched in condensation from all of the humidity in the air. Since it's polished smooth, it's slipprier than snail snot. It's supposed to cool off quickly on Tuesday night, just in time to fall asleep after Santa comes with the fireplace going watching A Christmas Story on TNT.