Migration north

Parrothead Mike wrote:

tomman58 wrote:

Parrothead Mike wrote:
We're heading north the last week of March. Several others I've spoken to here in Crystal River, FL aren't leaving until after April 1st. Some say they are leaving only to head over to the panhandle or up into Georgia.

Why? You sure don't need Mi till 2nd week of April. IMHO

Well, we have doctor and dentist appointments, family, friends, a yard at home to clean up from the winter, plans to do other things in our non-snowbirding lives. This was our third year snowbirding, leaving December 30th, and our longest thus far. Next year will likely be a bit longer, but likely earlier rather than later.

You'll get better at it. We have done it for 9 years and we now leave Nov. 1st and return the second week of April or so. We visit family on way home. The 1st of April is about the worst with all the RV parks emptying then. Our family and friends are migrating down here and as for my herd of docs they can wait a few more weeks although my wife is beginning to chomp at the bit for yard work LOL. We lost a huge oak in the back of the yard and until my landscape guy gets it near my wood shop I can't process it. Base is over 40" and just cutting up will be a job.

tomman58 wrote:

Parrothead Mike wrote:
We're heading north the last week of March. Several others I've spoken to here in Crystal River, FL aren't leaving until after April 1st. Some say they are leaving only to head over to the panhandle or up into Georgia.

Why? You sure don't need Mi till 2nd week of April. IMHO

Well, we have doctor and dentist appointments, family, friends, a yard at home to clean up from the winter, plans to do other things in our non-snowbirding lives. This was our third year snowbirding, leaving December 30th, and our longest thus far. Next year will likely be a bit longer, but likely earlier rather than later.

Gr8life wrote:

LynnandCarol wrote:
those midwest highs in the 50's are REAL deceiving this time of year as if you follow the hourly forecast, they will only be for a few hours! Take low and the high and calculate the average and that is what you will really have. In south-TX you get the high most of the day.

I know about weather statistics, but I also know about Snowbirds. Many REALLY want to go home as soon as it looks good back there. It is 48 degrees at noon today here in the RGV. How deceiving is that?

There you go. Hi of 52 degrees Fahrenheit in central Okanagan in BC today. And flowers are comin up. :). We are still in Palm Springs today. About &0 degrees.

LynnandCarol wrote:
those midwest highs in the 50's are REAL deceiving this time of year as if you follow the hourly forecast, they will only be for a few hours! Take low and the high and calculate the average and that is what you will really have. In south-TX you get the high most of the day.

I know about weather statistics, but I also know about Snowbirds. Many REALLY want to go home as soon as it looks good back there. It is 48 degrees at noon today here in the RGV. How deceiving is that?

From Palm Sunday through Good Friday I 75 north bound is usually full of RV's with license plates from cold weather states and Canada After Easter the migration north tends to slow and by the end of May most that are leaving have left.

LynnandCarol wrote:
those midwest highs in the 50's are REAL deceiving this time of year as if you follow the hourly forecast, they will only be for a few hours! Take low and the high and calculate the average and that is what you will really have. In south-TX you get the high most of the day.

After the winter we've been through, I'll take that for even just a few hours. :B

those midwest highs in the 50's are REAL deceiving this time of year as if you follow the hourly forecast, they will only be for a few hours! Take low and the high and calculate the average and that is what you will really have. In south-TX you get the high most of the day.

EsoxLucius wrote:

Gr8life wrote:
With Midwest temperatures starting to be in the 50's and RGV temperatures in the 50's, there will be a lot of people heading north from here soon.

Until the next arctic high pressure system moves through.

I didn't say that I was leaving, but daily highs of 58 next week in Des Moines, Iowa will have a lot of people leaving temperatures that are really not that much higher in South Texas. People tend to be optimistic. I will be six weeks behind them. If then.

Gr8life wrote:
With Midwest temperatures starting to be in the 50's and RGV temperatures in the 50's, there will be a lot of people heading north from here soon.

Until the next arctic high pressure system moves through.

With Midwest temperatures starting to be in the 50's and RGV temperatures in the 50's, there will be a lot of people heading north from here soon.