Had a little argument with head teller today, explains all the repacks getting out.

[maverick]

Hey everyone, So, I'm out dumping at 2 banks today and I go to the first one with 3 boxes rerolled ( needed some fast cash) to dump. Hang on, I'm getting a head of myself here.

Let me start by telling you guys that I am a curtious hunter, and what I mean by that is, that I take every step I can to try and make it very difficult for a repack box to get put back into the system. Now I know everyone does it differently, and I DON'T FAULT ANYONE FOR THAT, there are some things I disagree with, but that is my problem not yours. I don't slit the rolls on the side and tape them back up, I never reuse the MWR's, and I never dump cube boxes to a cube box suplied bank and vise versa. Now, again, I have said this in the past and have no shame in saying it again, if you are one of the people that try and decieve everyone by purposely rolling the Mwr's back down so as to make it look like it hasn't been searched, then I have no patients for you, you are guaranteeing a repack getting into the system again. I understand some just fold the end back over, and I would do the same too, at least the bank would know they are searched and break them open to bag them and ship them out.

Now, that said, I allways use CWr's to reroll my boxes ( when I don't use bags) and do other things to try and make it difficult for the box to skip the hopper at the carriers facility, I always take an extra minute at my house to turn my boxes inside out before I pack them so they are just a plain brown box when I walk in the bank with them, after a time or 2 off the teller noticing the writing in the inside of the box and asking if this is the box they came in I decided to take another extra minute at my house and just shoot the inside of the box with spray paint ( just enough to cover the words " 500 Halves"), again to stop them from just sending the box back to the carrier instead of bagging them up. It got to be a little smelly so, now what I have been doing is taking a peice of duct tape and taping it over the writing on the box and ripping it back off to pull the words off of the box.

OK, so back to the bank story now, so I get to the counter with the boxes and the teller begins to help me, has my 1500 in her hand and walks away for a minute, then comes back with the head teller ( I guess to show her the boxes and ask what to do with them) the head teller looks at me and says " Don't bring your boxes in like this anymore, stop turning them inside out!" So I say to her, "Don't you ladies just bag these up anyway and send them out?" Head teller" No, I don't do that, it's too much trouble, I need them turned the right way so I can just send them back like that, I need it to say 500 on the outside!" So I explained to her that I'm not going to do that because I am a target walking in here with boxes that say $500 Halves written all over them, so , sorry, not going to happen! I also told her that that was funny because all the other branches that I bring them into don't care about the box because they break them open and put them in bags ( though I'm beginning to wonder how many are actually doing it now) and ship them out loose.

So, I know that some people could careless about detouring the boxes from getting back into the system, but It seems to be getting more and more often now, if some haven't noticed, that these are showing up. So these are some of the things that I do to try and stop these boxes from getting shipped back out. I would suggest that maybe try 1 or some of these things if you can, I'm just saying that the banks are bypassing the system and thus letting the carriers do the samething. If it is as simple as turning your box inside out, just try it, it is 1 more road block from them just shipping the box back out, if you think your bank is bagging them up then try the inside out box trick and see if they say anything to you, if they do, then you know they are just shipping them right back out. Now some of you won't care, and thats fine, but those that do hopefully will try one of these ideas. So tell me what you think ( be nice please), and maybe offer an idea or share something you do if you also try and detour the repacks.
Out of 15 + branches I use to dump, this is a far away branch that I use maybe twice a month to dump, they are also the only branch that has ever said anything to me. I have been turning my boxes inside out for about 7 months now. I may just bring them to this branch in a completely different kind of box now and see what she has to say them.

Sorry so long winded on this guys. I don't want this to turn into a flame war! Just tell me what you think about what the teller said and offer up an idea if you do something different. It is apparent that she is poisoning the system with repacks, and requesting me to help her out in doing it just pissed me off. HH, Maverick.

 

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[boristhespider88]

Hey everyone, So, I'm out dumping at 2 banks today and I go to the first one with 3 boxes rerolled ( needed some fast cash) to dump. Hang on, I'm getting a head of myself here.

Let me start by telling you guys that I am a curtious hunter, and what I mean by that is, that I take every step I can to try and make it very difficult for a repack box to get put back into the system. Now I know everyone does it differently, and I DON'T FAULT ANYONE FOR THAT, there are some things I disagree with, but that is my problem not yours. I don't slit the rolls on the side and tape them back up, I never reuse the MWR's, and I never dump cube boxes to a cube box suplied bank and vise versa. Now, again, I have said this in the past and have no shame in saying it again, if you are one of the people that try and decieve everyone by purposely rolling the Mwr's back down so as to make it look like it hasn't been searched, then I have no patients for you, you are guaranteeing a repack getting into the system again. I understand some just fold the end back over, and I would do the same too, at least the bank would know they are searched and break them open to bag them and ship them out.

Now, that said, I allways use CWr's to reroll my boxes ( when I don't use bags) and do other things to try and make it difficult for the box to skip the hopper at the carriers facility, I always take an extra minute at my house to turn my boxes inside out before I pack them so they are just a plain brown box when I walk in the bank with them, after a time or 2 off the teller noticing the writing in the inside of the box and asking if this is the box they came in I decided to take another extra minute at my house and just shoot the inside of the box with spray paint ( just enough to cover the words " 500 Halves"), again to stop them from just sending the box back to the carrier instead of bagging them up. It got to be a little smelly so, now what I have been doing is taking a peice of duct tape and taping it over the writing on the box and ripping it back off to pull the words off of the box.

OK, so back to the bank story now, so I get to the counter with the boxes and the teller begins to help me, has my 1500 in her hand and walks away for a minute, then comes back with the head teller ( I guess to show her the boxes and ask what to do with them) the head teller looks at me and says " Don't bring your boxes in like this anymore, stop turning them inside out!" So I say to her, "Don't you ladies just bag these up anyway and send them out?" Head teller" No, I don't do that, it's too much trouble, I need them turned the right way so I can just send them back like that, I need it to say 500 on the outside!" So I explained to her that I'm not going to do that because I am a target walking in here with boxes that say $500 Halves written all over them, so , sorry, not going to happen! I also told her that that was funny because all the other branches that I bring them into don't care about the box because they break them open and put them in bags ( though I'm beginning to wonder how many are actually doing it now) and ship them out loose.

So, I know that some people could careless about detouring the boxes from getting back into the system, but It seems to be getting more and more often now, if some haven't noticed, that these are showing up. So these are some of the things that I do to try and stop these boxes from getting shipped back out. I would suggest that maybe try 1 or some of these things if you can, I'm just saying that the banks are bypassing the system and thus letting the carriers do the samething. If it is as simple as turning your box inside out, just try it, it is 1 more road block from them just shipping the box back out, if you think your bank is bagging them up then try the inside out box trick and see if they say anything to you, if they do, then you know they are just shipping them right back out. Now some of you won't care, and thats fine, but those that do hopefully will try one of these ideas. So tell me what you think ( be nice please), and maybe offer an idea or share something you do if you also try and detour the repacks.
Out of 15 + branches I use to dump, this is a far away branch that I use maybe twice a month to dump, they are also the only branch that has ever said anything to me. I have been turning my boxes inside out for about 7 months now. I may just bring them to this branch in a completely different kind of box now and see what she has to say them.

Sorry so long winded on this guys. I don't want this to turn into a flame war! Just tell me what you think about what the teller said and offer up an idea if you do something different. It is apparent that she is poisoning the system with repacks, and requesting me to help her out in doing it just pissed me off. HH, Maverick.

That's very lazy of the bank. When I have a box worth of halves, I carry the rolls in with me bundled up in rubber bands ($100 to a bundle) and give them to the teller like that. If I have to carry a box with me, I put them in a nickel or quarter box. If I reuse the MWRs, I mark over the info on the wrapper with a Sharpie. Good advice from you though bud, and I'd keep painting the boxes since no one else has a problem with it.

HH!
- DS

 

[onfire]

That's a lot of work for a little worry. If you reroll just put a magic marker line on the outside of the roll they will not resend them out.

 

[FloridaFinder]

Was this a WF branch? I had something along that line happen to me but it was a little more low-key. I won't bore you with the details of my occurrence.

So far I have picked up from [flat box] carriers and dumped either bags or rolled up in flat boxes to the [square box] carrier. Because the flat boxes being glued shut, I rip them open either from the top or by the side and close them with duct tape. That way they can't re-tape the box and reuse it. I know I only started ordering boxes in Dec. but I just totaled them up and I went through at least 86 boxes and 12 bags in that time. As far as I can tell I have not received any of my dumps back and haven't received anyone else's either.

I don't know if any of these things could help you, but it could possibly be the local office of the coin supplier doing things that way. In Miami I bought a square box of halves from a WF branch but in my area they fill orders with $500 bags.

 

[maverick]

Was this a WF branch? I had something along that line happen to me but it was a little more low-key. I won't bore you with the details of my occurrence.

So far I have picked up from [flat box] carriers and dumped either bags or rolled up in flat boxes to the [square box] carrier. Because the flat boxes being glued shut, I rip them open either from the top or by the side and close them with duct tape. That way they can't re-tape the box and reuse it. I know I only started ordering boxes in Dec. but I just totaled them up and I went through at least 86 boxes and 12 bags in that time. As far as I can tell I have not received any of my dumps back and haven't received anyone else's either.

I don't know if any of these things could help you, but it could possibly be the local office of the coin supplier doing things that way. In Miami I bought a square box of halves from a WF branch but in my area they fill orders with $500 bags.

Hey FF, no it's not a WF, I search more of the cube boxes than the flat, I know what your saying about the flat boxes and them being glued shut, those are a pain for me to bring back so what I did was save some of my cube boxes and just put the rorolled rolls from the flats into the the cubes I saved, if I'm not bagging it that week. Wow, nice volume, I only get to do 10-14 a week, but my average are good i'd say for my small volume. HH, Maverick.

 

[50cent]

i'd of not said a word, pulled out a pen or bettr yet a sharpie, and wrote $500 dollars in the box, any problems now teller? that woulda told the teller.

 

[maverick]

That's a lot of work for a little worry. If you reroll just put a magic marker line on the outside of the roll they will not resend them out.

Hey onfire if you have seen what I have received in the past you'd see that a marker line on the roll wouldn't stop them. I've received a lot worse. HH, Maverick.

 

[maverick]

i'd of not said a word, pulled out a pen or bettr yet a sharpie, and wrote $500 dollars in the box, any problems now teller? that woulda told the teller.

50, it's funny you say that, I did contemplate that very though for a second. I'm still thinking about how I'm going to bring them back in next time, maybe a pillow case, and just take the rolls out and stack them in the counter 1 by1 as she counts them, that way she has nothing to send the back in. HH, Maverick.

 

[boristhespider88]

50, it's funny you say that, I did contemplate that very though for a second. I'm still thinking about how I'm going to bring them back in next time, maybe a pillow case, and just take the rolls out and stack them in the counter 1 by1 as she counts them, that way she has nothing to send the back in. HH, Maverick.

Make sure you don't carry a nice pillowcase, she'd probably 'bag' them up that way!!! That would show you that they use the bag system!

 

[50cent]

on top of what borris says, drop it in the snow, and get some dirt on it, and make her even more mad. tell her to keep it, you have 100's of them

 

[maverick]

No snow in Florida 50.

 

[maverick]

Make sure you don't carry a nice pillowcase, she'd probably 'bag' them up that way!!! That would show you that they use the bag system!

LOL, Hey, I haven't forgot about the proofs for ya, just been a little crazy here still, plus getting ready for the kids to go back to school Monday. I'm going to hopefully get to go through some of my stuff this weekend and organize it a little better, I go down your list and see what I have for you. HH, Maverick.

 

[boristhespider88]

LOL, Hey, I haven't forgot about the proofs for ya, just been a little crazy here still, plus getting ready for the kids to go back to school Monday. I'm going to hopefully get to go through some of my stuff this weekend and organize it a little better, I go down your list and see what I have for you. HH, Maverick.

It's all good. Numismaniac sent me a 1987-P, so I don't need that one anymore. It's all good bud, no rush. Hope you are well!

HH!
-DS

 

[Numismaniac]

I just take all my dumps to the coin counter machine at the CU. There are several branches so I can spread it out.

I haven't started marking to see how long it takes to get my dumps back.

Who knows....

I've had my best luck with CWRs here in AL anyways.

 

[maverick]

I just take all my dumps to the coin counter machine at the CU. There are several branches so I can spread it out.

I haven't started marking to see how long it takes to get my dumps back.

Who knows....

I've had my best luck with CWRs here in AL anyways.

I have no coin counters in my area, they wouldn't really work for me with halves anyway, I think the safe dump to the coin counters is 200-250 in halves, having to have bag changes and drawing attention to myself, I wouldn't use them for anything but dimes and nicks. Now if I had some around me, I would probably search dimes and nickels because I could get rid of the dump qwik and easy and not tie up my halves money. HH, Maverick.

 

[GarouLady]

If you have a coinstar and can work it out with a freind, get a giftcard or E-certificate from the coinstar. You don't have to pay the 9 cent off the dollar fee if you get a giftcard. Then if you know of a freind who uses a lot of say I-tunes or Amazon or whatever else might be offered at the local coinstars, trade him cold hard cash for the giftcard.

I mostly do nickels because its just too hard to do halves up here in northwestern michigan and I think everyone else does dimes. Unfortunately I think I have another CRH to contend with because I have gotten 8 boxes of nickels and have found no silver and only 2 buffs.

Sincerely, Garoulady

 

[hokiemojo]

my main issue with coinstar is that it ends up like spening cash. thats fine if i need one, but even better is when i spend on my credit card and get 2-5% cash back. i hate losing out on that.

 

[50cent]

No snow in Florida 50.

i beg to diffa homeslice:


1774: A snowstorm extends across much of the state. The affected residents speak of it as an "extraordinary white rain."[1]
1797: Land surveyor Andrew Ellicott reports 8 in (203 mm) snowdrifts near the source of the St. Marys River in Baker County.[4]
January 11, 1800: Over 5 in (127 mm) of snow is on the ground along the St. Marys River to the north of Jacksonville, the highest recorded snowfall total in Jacksonville history.[2]
January 13, 1852: Several hours of snow accumulates to a total of 0.5 in (13 mm) in Jacksonville.[1]
February 28, 1855: Light snow flurries are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
January 29, 1868: Light sleet falls throughout the night in northeastern Florida.[1]
February 28, 1869: During the morning hours, some snow flurries are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
January 10, 1873: At 7:25 a.m., a few snowflakes fall near Jacksonville.[1]
February 4 & 5, 1875: Light sleet occurs between midnight and sunrise on both dates.[1]
January 4, 1879: For an hour and a half, sleet falls in Jacksonville before turning to rain. The rainfall covers grounds and trees with ice early on January 5, breaking the limbs of many orange trees.[1]
January 5, 1887: About 1 in (25 mm) of snow falls at Pensacola.[5]
January 14, 1892: 0.4 in (10 mm) of snow is reported at Pensacola.[5]
February 14, 1892: Pensacola reports 3 in (76 mm) of snow.[6]
December 27, 1892: Light snow falls in various intervals in the northeastern portion of the state.[1]
January 18, 1893: Falling sleet turns to snow before later changing to rain in Jacksonville.[1]
February 14, 1895: Two short durations of light snow are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
February 12 & 13, 1899: Rain changes to sleet and later turns to snow during the Great Blizzard of 1899, with the snow falling for about eight hours. With temperatures of about 10°F (−12°C), the snow accumulates to 2 in (51 mm) near Jacksonville[1] and 4 in (102 mm) at Lake Butler.[6] In some locations, the snow remains on the ground for several days.[1]

December 16, 1901: Light snow is reported in Jacksonville.[1]
February 7, 1907: Downtown Jacksonville receives light snow flurries in the early afternoon.[1]
November 27, 1912: An overnight period of snow covers the ground and trees with a 0.5 in (13 mm) layer in northern Florida.[7]
January 22, 1935: Snow falls until the next morning, with Pensacola recording 1 in (25 mm).[5]



February 2, 1951: Snowfall begins and ends the following day, accumulating to about 2 in (51 mm) in Saint Augustine and Crescent City.[6]
December 14, 1952: Sleet and snow falls across the northern portion of the state, though there is very little accumulation.[8]
December 14, 1953: Light sleet occurs in the morning in Marianna.[8]
March 6, 1954: About 4 in (100 mm) of snow accumulates at Milton Experimental Station, Santa Rosa County within a 24 hour period; the highest such total for Florida according to official modern records.[9]
March 28, 1955: Snowfall accumulates to about 1 in (25 mm) in Marianna along the Florida Panhandle.[10]
February 13, 1958: An overnight rainfall changes to snowfall in Jacksonville and accumulates to about 1.5 in (38 mm).[2] Additionally, Tallahassee reports a record 2.8 in (71 mm).[6]
February 9, 1973: Snow falls over the northern portion of the state, including a total of 2 in (51 mm) in Pensacola, with unofficial reports of up to 8 in (203 mm).[6]
January 17, 1977: The pressure gradient between a strong ridge over the Mississippi Valley and a Nor'easter over Atlantic Canada sends very cold temperatures southward into the state. Areas around Pensacola are the first to receive the snow. Then the rest of The Panhandle. Followed by record accumulations for The Nature Coast, the I-4 corridor (both Orlando and Tampa receive light accumulations of about 1-2" with a few isolated spots reportedly receiving 3-6"), and finally South Florida. By early on January 19, West Palm Beach reported snow for the first time on record, with snow flurries reaching as far south as Homestead. The snow causes little impact as it was of the dry variety, though the accompanying cold air results in hundreds of millions of dollars in damage (Orlando tied the 1899 record of over six consecutive nights well-below freezing). On January 20, the Miami Herald reports the event as the front page story, with a headline of a size usually reserved for the declaration of war.[11]
Late January, 1977: Pensacola receives snowfall.[11]
March 2, 1980: About 0.25 in (6 mm) of snow covers car tops and patio furniture in Jacksonville.[2]
March 1, 1986: 0.5 in (13 mm) of snow accumulates overnight in Jacksonville before melting within 30 minutes due to the morning sun.[2]
December 23, 1989: Light rain in Jacksonville turns to freezing rain as temperatures drop, and later changes to snow. The snow totals several inches in some locations, and results in the first White Christmas in the city's history.[2]
December 24, 1989: Light flurries fall in the Tampa metro area early in the day and even during an early afternoon NFL game. 1 death is reported in Tampa, 2 in Miami and 1 in Jacksonville because of the extreme cold.[12][13]
March 12, 1993: The '93 Superstorm produces up to 4 in (102 mm) of snow along the Florida Panhandle.[14]
January 8, 1996: Snow flurries are reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation.[15]
December 18, 1996: A plume of cold air causes snow to form in the northwestern portion of Escambia County.[16]

January 24, 2003: A plume of Arctic air produces widespread record low temperatures and light snow flurries along the eastern coastline. The snow is described as ocean effect snow, identical to lake effect snow in that it occurs due to very cold air passing over relatively warm water temperatures. The snow reaches as far south as Fort Pierce.[17]
December 25, 2004: Locations along the Florida Panhandle receive a dusting of snow.[18]
November 21, 2006: An eastward moving weather system produces a very light dusting and snowflakes in central Florida. It is the first snow in November in the state since 1912.[18]
February 3, 2007: Very light snow flurries are reported in the northeastern panhandle, lasting less than an hour.[19]
January 3, 2008: Light snow flurries are reported near Daytona Beach.[20]
January 8–9, 2010: Very light dusting of snow seen in the eastern Jacksonville area. Light snow also fell in parts of central Florida, which briefly accumulated in Ocala and other parts of Marion County. Sleet was widespread and snow was isolated across the Orlando area, Tampa and also in Melbourne.[21] Isolated flurries were even reported as from West Palm Beach to as far south as Kendall and sleet in a few spots in the South Florida metropolitan area for only the second time in record history and first time since 1977.[22]
February 12, 2010: Portions of northwestern Florida experience snowfall totals of around 1 in (25 mm).[23]
February 14, 2010: 0.5 in (12 mm) of snow fell across the northern halves of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton and Okaloosa Counties.[24]
December 8, 2010: Snow mixed with rain is reported in western parts of the panhandle, north of Pensacola.[25]
December 26, 2010: A mix of snow and sleet was reported in Jacksonville by NWS.[26]
December 28, 2010: Light snow was reported at Tampa Executive at 1AM and 5AM local time, following a rare freezing fog event around midnight. [27]
January 9, 2011: Sleet is reported in the Pensacola area, as well as other places in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. There was no accumulation.[3]

2012 off to a pretty snow-y-start up north, it's gonna move south sooner or later

 

[sagittarius98]

i beg to diffa homeslice:


1774: A snowstorm extends across much of the state. The affected residents speak of it as an "extraordinary white rain."[1]
1797: Land surveyor Andrew Ellicott reports 8 in (203 mm) snowdrifts near the source of the St. Marys River in Baker County.[4]
January 11, 1800: Over 5 in (127 mm) of snow is on the ground along the St. Marys River to the north of Jacksonville, the highest recorded snowfall total in Jacksonville history.[2]
January 13, 1852: Several hours of snow accumulates to a total of 0.5 in (13 mm) in Jacksonville.[1]
February 28, 1855: Light snow flurries are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
January 29, 1868: Light sleet falls throughout the night in northeastern Florida.[1]
February 28, 1869: During the morning hours, some snow flurries are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
January 10, 1873: At 7:25 a.m., a few snowflakes fall near Jacksonville.[1]
February 4 & 5, 1875: Light sleet occurs between midnight and sunrise on both dates.[1]
January 4, 1879: For an hour and a half, sleet falls in Jacksonville before turning to rain. The rainfall covers grounds and trees with ice early on January 5, breaking the limbs of many orange trees.[1]
January 5, 1887: About 1 in (25 mm) of snow falls at Pensacola.[5]
January 14, 1892: 0.4 in (10 mm) of snow is reported at Pensacola.[5]
February 14, 1892: Pensacola reports 3 in (76 mm) of snow.[6]
December 27, 1892: Light snow falls in various intervals in the northeastern portion of the state.[1]
January 18, 1893: Falling sleet turns to snow before later changing to rain in Jacksonville.[1]
February 14, 1895: Two short durations of light snow are reported in Jacksonville.[1]
February 12 & 13, 1899: Rain changes to sleet and later turns to snow during the Great Blizzard of 1899, with the snow falling for about eight hours. With temperatures of about 10°F (−12°C), the snow accumulates to 2 in (51 mm) near Jacksonville[1] and 4 in (102 mm) at Lake Butler.[6] In some locations, the snow remains on the ground for several days.[1]

December 16, 1901: Light snow is reported in Jacksonville.[1]
February 7, 1907: Downtown Jacksonville receives light snow flurries in the early afternoon.[1]
November 27, 1912: An overnight period of snow covers the ground and trees with a 0.5 in (13 mm) layer in northern Florida.[7]
January 22, 1935: Snow falls until the next morning, with Pensacola recording 1 in (25 mm).[5]



February 2, 1951: Snowfall begins and ends the following day, accumulating to about 2 in (51 mm) in Saint Augustine and Crescent City.[6]
December 14, 1952: Sleet and snow falls across the northern portion of the state, though there is very little accumulation.[8]
December 14, 1953: Light sleet occurs in the morning in Marianna.[8]
March 6, 1954: About 4 in (100 mm) of snow accumulates at Milton Experimental Station, Santa Rosa County within a 24 hour period; the highest such total for Florida according to official modern records.[9]
March 28, 1955: Snowfall accumulates to about 1 in (25 mm) in Marianna along the Florida Panhandle.[10]
February 13, 1958: An overnight rainfall changes to snowfall in Jacksonville and accumulates to about 1.5 in (38 mm).[2] Additionally, Tallahassee reports a record 2.8 in (71 mm).[6]
February 9, 1973: Snow falls over the northern portion of the state, including a total of 2 in (51 mm) in Pensacola, with unofficial reports of up to 8 in (203 mm).[6]
January 17, 1977: The pressure gradient between a strong ridge over the Mississippi Valley and a Nor'easter over Atlantic Canada sends very cold temperatures southward into the state. Areas around Pensacola are the first to receive the snow. Then the rest of The Panhandle. Followed by record accumulations for The Nature Coast, the I-4 corridor (both Orlando and Tampa receive light accumulations of about 1-2" with a few isolated spots reportedly receiving 3-6"), and finally South Florida. By early on January 19, West Palm Beach reported snow for the first time on record, with snow flurries reaching as far south as Homestead. The snow causes little impact as it was of the dry variety, though the accompanying cold air results in hundreds of millions of dollars in damage (Orlando tied the 1899 record of over six consecutive nights well-below freezing). On January 20, the Miami Herald reports the event as the front page story, with a headline of a size usually reserved for the declaration of war.[11]
Late January, 1977: Pensacola receives snowfall.[11]
March 2, 1980: About 0.25 in (6 mm) of snow covers car tops and patio furniture in Jacksonville.[2]
March 1, 1986: 0.5 in (13 mm) of snow accumulates overnight in Jacksonville before melting within 30 minutes due to the morning sun.[2]
December 23, 1989: Light rain in Jacksonville turns to freezing rain as temperatures drop, and later changes to snow. The snow totals several inches in some locations, and results in the first White Christmas in the city's history.[2]
December 24, 1989: Light flurries fall in the Tampa metro area early in the day and even during an early afternoon NFL game. 1 death is reported in Tampa, 2 in Miami and 1 in Jacksonville because of the extreme cold.[12][13]
March 12, 1993: The '93 Superstorm produces up to 4 in (102 mm) of snow along the Florida Panhandle.[14]
January 8, 1996: Snow flurries are reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation.[15]
December 18, 1996: A plume of cold air causes snow to form in the northwestern portion of Escambia County.[16]

January 24, 2003: A plume of Arctic air produces widespread record low temperatures and light snow flurries along the eastern coastline. The snow is described as ocean effect snow, identical to lake effect snow in that it occurs due to very cold air passing over relatively warm water temperatures. The snow reaches as far south as Fort Pierce.[17]
December 25, 2004: Locations along the Florida Panhandle receive a dusting of snow.[18]
November 21, 2006: An eastward moving weather system produces a very light dusting and snowflakes in central Florida. It is the first snow in November in the state since 1912.[18]
February 3, 2007: Very light snow flurries are reported in the northeastern panhandle, lasting less than an hour.[19]
January 3, 2008: Light snow flurries are reported near Daytona Beach.[20]
January 8–9, 2010: Very light dusting of snow seen in the eastern Jacksonville area. Light snow also fell in parts of central Florida, which briefly accumulated in Ocala and other parts of Marion County. Sleet was widespread and snow was isolated across the Orlando area, Tampa and also in Melbourne.[21] Isolated flurries were even reported as from West Palm Beach to as far south as Kendall and sleet in a few spots in the South Florida metropolitan area for only the second time in record history and first time since 1977.[22]
February 12, 2010: Portions of northwestern Florida experience snowfall totals of around 1 in (25 mm).[23]
February 14, 2010: 0.5 in (12 mm) of snow fell across the northern halves of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton and Okaloosa Counties.[24]
December 8, 2010: Snow mixed with rain is reported in western parts of the panhandle, north of Pensacola.[25]
December 26, 2010: A mix of snow and sleet was reported in Jacksonville by NWS.[26]
December 28, 2010: Light snow was reported at Tampa Executive at 1AM and 5AM local time, following a rare freezing fog event around midnight. [27]
January 9, 2011: Sleet is reported in the Pensacola area, as well as other places in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. There was no accumulation.[3]

2012 off to a pretty snow-y-start up north, it's gonna move south sooner or later

And yet people think the climate is getting hotter.

 

[FormerTeller]

I may just bring them to this branch in a completely different kind of box now and see what she has to say them.

Just tell me what you think about what the teller said and offer up an idea if you do something different.

I think you answered your own question...