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where we should be for this time of the year. temperatures were below freezing and reaching record levels in the state of florida. now, joining us live on the phone is gary parks and he is the co-owner of parksdale farms that produces more than 3 million pounds of strawberries a year. gary, just how cold and how much damage are we talking about? we re doing fine at the moment. we ll have to wait for the rest of the ice to thaw to see if we got hurt from last night. but then we ll have to turn around because then we re expecting colder temperatures tonight. tomorrow morning may be bat for you, as well. florida has seen these type of temperatures before. but, you know, this many blasts in a short period of time, is that more damaging, potentially? it could be. but, you know, we just had