The one thing I miss on Android is a weather app and widget that works reliably. What do you use?
I use the beautiful widget home weather clock
Stock news and weather app.
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Depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking for a Sense like app that is more clock than weather, Fancy Widgets or Beautiful widgets are both good. I personally prefer Fancy Widgets.
1Weather is a very nice weather app. It's got a widget that is very nice, but not a clock. I like this app a lot better than the sense type apps because it actually has some decent information in it.
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Android Weather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devexpert.weather&hl=es
beautiful widget and one more clock
weather
i know people will question why... but I use weatherbug. I like it when my weather app provides a text summary for the current and forecasted weather.
Appearance wise, I like Fancy Widgets.
Accuracy wise I like Palmary Pro; I can select a weather server that I know I trust and that is updated frequently enough.
Which one do I use? Fancy Widgets since I'm a poseur.
Beautiful Widget. Nice and simple.
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audibalso said:
i know people will question why... but I use weatherbug. I like it when my weather app provides a text summary for the current and forecasted weather.
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Why would someone question it? If it is what you like.... What are they going to say, "No, you don't like that"? People will always flame but who cares.
I use beautiful Widgets for the week forecast, but I also like the weather info in AOKP.
I have used and like the Widgets for Weather bug, 1Weather, and of course Beautiful Widgets.
I wish there were more Widgets available that don't look like HTC Sense. IMO
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amaya84 said:
Android Weather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devexpert.weather&hl=es
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Damn, that's nice!
beautiful widge ts for sure, best way to go
1weather because its attractive and has an innovative layout. Doesn't look like every other weather app. 2x2 widget is nice, I hardly ever open the app. The only thing I wish is that the background color could be changed. The brown is a bit weird...
I use SiMi Clock and it's weather. I don't like the huge sun on the Sense weather clones. I use the SiMi weather icon as a launcher and use 1Weather for detailed information.
Aix Weather Widget and The Weather Channel (mainly because it has weather maps).
1weather. Most elegant I've ever seen.
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I use HD Widgets, bought it when it was part of the Google 10c sale a while back.
I do like the sense-clone weather widgets and this one offers some really nice customisation options. I have it setup with a more flat background so it matches in nicely with the Simi Calendar widget.
just tried android weather and I must admit that it's veeery nice..
As for accuracy.....
I tested several apps, and WeatherBug Elite clearly had the most accurate forecasts for me.
I also like Minimalistic Text but it's woefully short on features. I cannot seem to get rid of the damn location.
I would love a simple 3 day option in place of the city.
I also see what you guys mean about 1weather. I do like that it puts it into the notification shade though. That's very cool. Pretty much useless temp number in the corner. The font is way to small but that feature is nice as well.
Simple Weather Alert is neat in a old school kind of way.
Related
I couldn't find one of these yet so I'll kick it off.
To keep this thread from bogging down please keep your images under 1000px wide.
Please include a short note of what widgets/themes/icon packs you have installed.
very cool!!!
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well ... for me it is someting like that :
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It's not mine but almost the same due to software usage
mrassol said:
well ... for me it is someting like that :
It's not mine but almost the same due to software usage
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That's your homescreen? What launcher is that?
here is my raw main screen..
Firmware: JG1 (no more Singtel startup and shutdown screens.. yay!)
ADW launcher
Beautiful Widget
SwitchPro Widget
Vlingo
Handcent
Battery Life (uninstalled, replaced with TaskPanel X just recently)
First 2 icons on the taskbar from the left.. deleted.. forgot the name of the application.
Here's mine.
Beautiful widget
Audiomanager pro
Battery status - free
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yes it is my homescreen, it's called slidescreen pro, there is a free version with ads, and the paid version without ads.
the left screen is the main screen and the second is when you press the menu key
I really love this HS, I used it on all my android devices ( G1, Cliq, Hero, Cliq again, Desire, Droid and now SGS ) but really better on the SGS !
Nice HS... A small question..do dark or black background uses more battery?
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Nice HS... A small question..do dark or black background uses more battery?
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No, dark colors actually use less battery. And I think that on the s-amoled screen true black basically means that part of the screen is using no power at all.
http://www.glitcheaven.com/forum/showthread.php?242-Post-Your-Home-Screens!
Extended Controls
SwitchPro
Glitcheaven Widget (tapatalk)
XDA widget <<
@sensi_: which one is your default homescreen?
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@sensi_: which one is your default homescreen?
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as much as id want it to be her ass lol
its number 2
left for settings, right for social and 1 more for other apps i also have facebook widget on 3 but removed it for purposes of SS
DocRambone I like yours. Where did you get that nice icons in status bar? And the clock... and wallpaper...
Nice homescreen DocRambone. Very clean; same goes for the status bar.
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DocRambone I like yours. Where did you get that nice icons in status bar? And the clock... and wallpaper...
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for the clock you can buy the widget called beautiful widget (its on the market)
and for the status bar it is part of a ROM : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723103
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for the clock you can buy the widget called beautiful widget (its on the market)
and for the status bar it is part of a ROM : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723103
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Thanks mrassol! What what about the rumors that beautiful widget drains battery?
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My mistake, it was about Fancy Widget not the Beautiful Widget.
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Thanks mrassol! What what about the rumors that beautiful widget drains battery?
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My mistake, it was about Fancy Widget not the Beautiful Widget.
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Thanks for the link, but the pack doesn't include the galaxy wallpaper I'm looking for. It's the one that spins and tilts as you move from page to page.
search for beautiful widget .apk on google
@ DocRambone
would you plz share your background !!!!
very neat and sleek
Is their a calendar widget that I can put on my home page that syncs with my gmail calendar??
Thanks in advance!
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Yes, the default calendar widget that comes with the phone will sync with google calendar if you have 'Calendar' selected in Settings->Accounts & Sync->[your google account]
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Type "smooth calender" (without quotes) in the market place. It is a god widget that syncs with your android calender app (google). You can change certain colors and things in the settings. I recommend it.
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How do I get it to show the full month calendar on the widget instead of just one day??
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You could download launcher pro and upgrade to launcher pro plus. It has a scrollable calendar widget. To be honest, it's the only lp+ widget I use
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Unfortunately smooth calender only lets you see up to 3 days of events. I haven't looked for a full calender widget for the day view is what I want.
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Pure Grid Calendar Widget. It will do exactly what you want. It's on the market for $2.00... worth it in my opinion.
Get Launcher Pro and upgrade to Plus for $2.99. Then you've got a calendar widget and more
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Get Launcher Pro and upgrade to Plus for $2.99. Then you've got a calendar widget and more
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can you or any one who has lp+ post a screen shot of the calendar widget.. i dont want to spend the $3 if i dont have to
Is there any way to make phone numbers dialable from the calendar. It was like that on my Hero. Any ideas?
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can you or any one who has lp+ post a screen shot of the calendar widget.. i dont want to spend the $3 if i dont have to
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thanks Gravis86... i think ill be purchasing pl+ !
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Pure Grid Calendar Widget. It will do exactly what you want. It's on the market for $2.00... worth it in my opinion.
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I second this.. It also has weekly view and shows timelines. Pretty nice looking.
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Is their a calendar widget that I can put on my home page that syncs with my gmail calendar??
Thanks in advance!
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Try Calendar Pad. I love the month widget!!!
http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/jp.ne.gate.calpad/
market://search?q=pname:jp.ne.gate.calpad
I have a full screen with just my months calendar.
SoTacMatt
I like Jorte more than the others. The others prob have a better UI, but Jorte has better features for what I need. It has multiple midgets available, and allows you to link to your dialer AND map/nav app from within an appointment/note/task!
hurray for jorte and his midgets
I'm personally a big fan of Biz calendar (or business Calendar).
I set mine to go straight to full month view when clicked on and have many options for how to have the widget on the home screen set up.
Nice, fast and versatile.
I tried smooth and it didn't give me what I needed, but then I have 2 calenders and I have 3 others from colleagues and friends that I want to keep an eye on
Good luck in your search
+1 for Jorte and Business Calendar.
Believe me, I have checked out a lot of homescreen calendar widgets as I use my phone primarily as a PDA. Jorte and Business Calendar have the best full-month homescreen widgets in my opinion, and both support text display for appointments rather than useless time bars. They are also both free!
I think Jorte has the edge visually - it is very clean and crisp. Right now though, I am using Business Calendar because when you tap on a day on the widget, you can go straight to day view in the app. That is perfect for me, and Jorte can't do that yet.
Here is some linkage:
Business Calendar (Free Version)
Jorte
simple calendar is cool, it doesnt have grid month view, but it can show as much events can fit in the screen, no matter how long its to it. i have set it to show events from next month, bit overkill if you have lots of events but, works.
Jorte
Personally, I like Jorte because I can put my full calendar and tasks as a widget on my screen.
Hi,
What widget do you use to display calendar entries, tasks, etc.?
One of most popular is Pure Calendar Widget, but it is very ugly ...
The wodget itself is very powerful.
If it has ICS theme, beautiful skin, that would be perfect. Checked its skinning system and bit confusing, no wonder there are not a lot skins available. All sucks, old style rounded corner box with no padding!
I have been using Android Pro Widget. I use it over Pure Calendar widget.
Yeah Android Pro Widgets are great.
Jorte is a great calendar app that really nice looking widgets.
Pure calendar is very powerful and provides some rather optimized view of calendars...
If there would be a way to make the widget use more of the available screen real estate it would be great.
Also, resizable Widgets instead of many different size ones would be very convenient.
APW is very good...also try Wizz ...i use pieces of each and alternate...
Android Pro Widgets here.
Pure GRID Calendar. You can set it to show your events and description words from within the calendar days, so you can see your tasks for the whole month in the calendar view right on your home screen
does anyone know of any calendar widgets that are 4x5? i used to always use pure grid calendar and pure calendar but it bothers me that they dont fill the screen anymore
Android Pro Widgets. It's free and has Twitter, Facebook, People, Calendar, etc.
I bought the Premium License because the themes are really cool... plus I wanted to show my support. Basically they are Launcher Pro Widgets without the Launcher Pro. APW finally freed me to use other Alternative Launchers.
Very handy.
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does anyone know of any calendar widgets that are 4x5? i used to always use pure grid calendar and pure calendar but it bothers me that they dont fill the screen anymore
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Install Nova Launcher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
Same as the stock Launcher but greatly enhanced, includes the ability to resize widgets (so they can fill the screen).
The Whizz Widgets pack is nice..the calendar is great after you tweak the settings, fonts, and colors a bit. I use it for my Nexus and my Tab 10.1
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Install Nova Launcher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
Same as the stock Launcher but greatly enhanced, includes the ability to resize widgets (so they can fill the screen).
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thanks for the tip
It may not be exactly what you are looking for but I have been using Smooth Calendar for a long time and love it. It was just updated for ICS yesterday and is now working fine.
Whats wrong with the default calendar widget?
The one from 4.0.3 now shows all day events.
get the Honeycomb theme for Pure Calendar, its the best looking one. I was about to ditch Pure till I find that theme.
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wizz is exactly what i've been looking for! thanks! too bad vertical scrolling for widgets (especially wizz) stinks in ADWex
Been using Pure Calendar Widget since I bought my Droid. It's a great widget.
I made my own ICS skin to match the Beautiful CL Widget.
Still have to make a couple tweaks to it
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dwang said:
Whats wrong with the default calendar widget?
The one from 4.0.3 now shows all day events.
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Would you mind extracting the new apk please? Greatly appreciated!
dwang said:
Whats wrong with the default calendar widget?
The one from 4.0.3 now shows all day events.
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does it show it in a grid/month view like mrZoSo's post? http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o301/jeepsir/DroidStuff/cwidg.jpg
I'm unhappy with the upgrade to Beautiful Weather/Beautify Widgets. For a replacement, so far I've looked a bit at:
Go Weather
Snowstorm'
Any suggestions on something else I should look at?
BeWeather or Beautiful Widgets. There are both excellent.
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Eye in the sky is good if you like minimalistic
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Thanks. I'll check 'em out.
BTW...I should say, I interest in something that provides the functionality of Beautiful Home Widget.
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Go Weather
Snowstorm'
Any suggestions on something else I should look at?
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This one is awsome .. I love it.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5jbG9ja3dlYXRoZXJwcm8iXQ..
And here is free edition : https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDIxMiwiY29tLmNsb2Nrd2VhdGhlciJd
I use 1Weather and it has some gorgeous and functional widgets!
~Ibrahim~
ewingr said:
I'm unhappy with the upgrade to Beautiful Weather/Beautify Widgets. For a replacement, so far I've looked a bit at:
Go Weather
Snowstorm'
Any suggestions on something else I should look at?
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I didn't care for the upgrade either, Losing the B. Home was a bad idea.
Anyway, I changed to HD Widgets, it's very nice.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloudtv.hdwidgets&hl=en
I don't like that I cannot quickly swipe left or right to get the weather in alternate locations anymore after the upgrade.
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I didn't care for the upgrade either, Losing the B. Home was a bad idea.
Anyway, I changed to HD Widgets, it's very nice.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloudtv.hdwidgets&hl=en
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+1 on that. Have been enjoying hd widgets for a long time.
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Fancy Widgets and HD Widgets and HD Widgets for laptops... lower the DPI enough and set the launcher to 6 x 6 and you can use a 4 x 4 clock / weather widget and still have plenty of room for shortcuts...
I just reverted back to my previous version from titanium backup. I kept having weather animation in every app.
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I like Koxx Forcast Weather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.koxx.forecast_weather.v2
You can have multiple instances on the home screen (I use 3) and it has a nice integration with your calendar and can show your appointments on the screen. Touching the sun/moon brings you to the weather page, else you can get to the calendar app. Very battery friendly.
Here's two shots of how I have it set up with. transparent backgrounds.
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I'm unhappy with the upgrade to Beautiful Weather/Beautify Widgets. For a replacement, so far I've looked a bit at:
Go Weather
Snowstorm'
Any suggestions on something else I should look at?
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What App did you end up settling with as a replacement? I checked out the ones people recommended but they all seem to miss some option that BW does. Example: I like the refresh on wake option. None of the other apps had that option. HD Widgets was the closest to replacing BW for me, it just misses on the configuration ability. So in the end, I went back to BW.
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What App did you end up settling with as a replacement? I checked out the ones people recommended but they all seem to miss some option that BW does. Example: I like the refresh on wake option. None of the other apps had that option. HD Widgets was the closest to replacing BW for me, it just misses on the configuration ability. So in the end, I went back to BW.
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I found the same as you. I had a backup of previous version of BW, and restored back to that, and have stopped updating it. I suspect the day will come when that won't work, but that'll probably be a while.
Whatcha got ladies and gents?!
Top 5 (in no order):
Beautiful Widgets (weather+clock)
APW Widgets (Fave contacts/Twitter/Calender)
Google Now
ScoreCenter
GSam Battery Monitor
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Whatcha got ladies and gents?!
Top 5 (in no order):
Beautiful Widgets (weather+clock)
APW Widgets (Fave contacts/Twitter/Calender)
Google Now
ScoreCenter
GSam Battery Monitor
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I personally like a streamlined look. I've only been using the 1Weather app tabbed widget, and even then it's only once in a while. See below:
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I'm currently using Carbon Rom v1.3, with an LCD density of 241. I had to install the modified gapps to work nicely with the lower DPI.
EDIT: Added link to tweaked gapps.
FancySense Clock
Beautiful Widgets weather+clock
Google Now
Battery Monitor Widget (thats what the app is called, has a widget too)
CNexus said:
FancySense Clock
Beautiful Widgets weather+clock
Google Now
Battery Monitor Widget (thats what the app is called, has a widget too)
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What is FancySense Clock?
Joe0113 said:
What is FancySense Clock?
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This
Sense 4 skinned clock widget (has other sizes too)
Its modded FancyWidgets, you can find it at this thread
CNexus said:
FancySense Clock
Beautiful Widgets weather+clock
Google Now
Battery Monitor Widget (thats what the app is called, has a widget too)
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CNexus said:
This
Sense 4 skinned clock widget (has other sizes too)
Its modded FancyWidgets, you can find it at this thread
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Does it have the sense unlock animation?!
Joe0113 said:
Does it have the sense unlock animation?!
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No
Only a system / more integrated app would be able to do that, but this is just a clock with a skin
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No
Only a system / more integrated app would be able to do that, but this is just a clock with a skin
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Damn! I miss that from my old HTC EVO 3D. It would amaze everyone when it was foggy out and fog would go on my homescreen, or when it was raining and it'd be raining on my homescreen. I loved that neat feature and miss it lol.
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Damn! I miss that from my old HTC EVO 3D. It would amaze everyone when it was foggy out and fog would go on my homescreen, or when it was raining and it'd be raining on my homescreen. I loved that neat feature and miss it lol.
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Yeah, I love sense. Especially Sense 4+, its really awesome
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Yeah, I love sense. Especially Sense 4+, its really awesome
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I wish some Samsung features + some Sense features could be mashed up in a ROM, now that'd be awesome lol.
Hd widget ( my clock and weather )
Solo battery widget
Clock
S voice / s memo
Apps to sd widget
Settings
Gmail
Email
Voicemail
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Hd widget ( my clock and weather )
Solo battery widget
Clock
S voice / s memo
Apps to sd widget
Settings
Gmail
Email
Voicemail
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Wow I hate you. 73 degrees...... try about 20 degrees here in NY lol.
Joe0113 said:
Wow I hate you. 73 degrees...... try about 20 degrees here in NY lol.
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to funny my step son just got home tonight from ny he said he could tell he was back in florida winter and can wear shorts and a shirt
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