If you like the human zoo, Ft. Lauderdale is a nice park to visit. You see some of the strangest things here. People with birds. People with lizards. People with snakes. Snakes with people. Really bizarre stuff! We ended the day with acceptable sales, but no really big panels left the booth. A lot of this was due to the weather, which was just plain cold, and some of it was due to a general lack of enthusiasm. Break down went pretty well, and we were on the road by 7:30PM. We stopped by the 84 Diner for dinner, and than headed across US27 for Palmdale. When we arrived I began laying down lights and covering up the garden. I brought in all of the potted veggies (tomatoes, peppers, pole beans, etc) that were just about ready to go into the ground. They say this is going to last for 10 days! We are sure to lose the Papaya's, just when they are ready to produce, as well as many of the other plants. I don't think the Mango can take this again. We will certainly lose the pomegranate and bananas, and possibly some of the citrus. It is impossible to protect all of the plantings (both food & ornamental) from these types of freezes. Oh well. We will see what Mother Nature, and her occasional lover, Old Man Winter, will bring to us over the next 10 days.