The Fat Lady is singing right now!!

[Airslot]

Hey Willy, its Ridgeland, SC. Here's a link to the weather.
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...idgeland%2C+SC

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[macojoe]

18.1* last night :'(

[Stinky_Hooker]

Man its gettin into the low 20s here to. CRAZY Arctic crap!!!

I wish we had some snow though!!!!

Havent had any since 93' ::)

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by willy

Talked to one of my closest friends in Baton Rouge LA last night. He said he had to go out and turn on the lights in the greenhouse it was going down to 34. But usually he is in a t shirt or maybe a long sleeve t shirt most of the year.
But I don't like his summers, hot and so muggy you can slice it. Then every day around noonish a torrent comes down for ten minutes and drenches everything and disappears as fast as it came.
Anyone live in Georgia near the South Carolina border. Always thought that would be a sweet area.

Willy, I just read this . . . and that's where I am. It's a nice place to live, I've been here 18 years. Boating here on the coast is great with lots of inlets, rivers and creeks. We have beautiful beaches, too. On the coast the ocean waters moderate overall temps. Just a few miles (someone mentioned Ridgeland) inland the lows are lower and the highs higher. Tides range 6-8 feet. If you're a Gulf Stream fisherman, you're looking at 60-70 miles -- too far for me. But there's plenty of nearer to shore and local fishing to keep you busy.

Hot and muggy summers we have. It pretty much swelters here in July and August, the temps wouldn't be so bad but it gets humid like nobody's business. If I could leave for 3 months or so I'd be set. Other than that I don't plan on going anywhere. If you have any more specific questions, ask away! ;D

[reelapeelin]

Willy, the GA/ SC border is divided largely by the Savannah River...damed up along it are Lakes Hartwell and Thurmond...BIG lakes, perfect V20 sized water...it WILL get cold however, ain't gonna kidja 'bout it ;)...but excellent striper fishin' in both 8) ...


...if I's lookin' like you, I'd have to look at the N FL Gulf coast...Appalachiacola, Port St Joe and most incredible; Cape San Blas ...AWSOME ...will get cold there from time to time, but not like here ...wifey and I honeymooned there in late Oct ...water like swimmin' and all ...year-round EXCELLENT fishin' ...add to your ''check it out list'' for sure... ;) ...

[willy]

Thanks Pipe and Oz. I remember the pics you guys had up about that gulf coast area. Looked sweet, very sweet. And Pipe I hear you on the southern summers, spent one in Augusta Ga. and sweated my arse off. Was also there in January and was running around in just a flannel shirt. That I can take.
Just losing my taste for the cold winters as I get older. I'm 51 and that is how I feel. Can't imagine being here when I am a little older :-/

[reelapeelin]

Yup...there's a whole lotta folks thinkin' the same thing, Willy...one day FL gonna be Nutt-To-Butt Blue Hairs... ;D ...

[Pipe_Dream]

You mean it isn't ALREADY?? :D

[Blue_Runner]

Ok I'll chime in. I live right smack in the middle of North Carolina. I love it. 1.5 hrs to the mountains (less than that to certain trout streams). I've got big impoundments nearby - one 10 minutes (High Rock Lake), another 45 minutes (Lake Norman) and another 1 hr 15 min. (Lake Wylie) just to name a few. Theres also Tuckertown, Tillery, Buggs Island (Kerr), not too far away.

On the coastal scene there's Myrtle Beach SC at 3.5 hrs, Wilmington NC 4 hrs, OBX 5 - 5.5 hours and so many coastal areas in that range it would take the rest of my life to visit them all.

The really really cold of winter doesn't last much longer than a month and same goes for the really really balmy hot summers. It gets hot but not like Florida where the sun is directly above you at 9 am in the morning.
IMO July is as bad as it gets for summer and January for winter. We are also fortunate enough to get some snowfall which is usually welcome since we only see it 3 - 4 times a winter. Kids love it - they will close school in a heartbeat. I can remember at least 3 times when I was in school they closed school down in anticipation of snow only to get pure rain and 40 degrees! ::)

One of my biggest gripes is daylight savings time. I hate to "fall back" in the fall. Can't stand getting off work and its dark already. ::) I wish NC would do away with that crap!

In summary, I think a little bit of seasons are good. The hot makes you appreciate the fall and the cold makes you appreciate the spring....

My perfect setup would be to have a place at the NC coast. When my kids get out of school we would all load up and spend the summer at the beach and move back inland when school starts again. :D

[reelapeelin]

Fat Lady no sing here ... unless she's got a big old striper pullin' her line in Jan... ;D ...