Five Things to Know Today: Wednesday, December 7

1) Do you still use snail mail? Could you live without it?

2) Congratulations to for the South Pinellas Patches. She'll be working to help us bring more great stories from the beaches!

3) We're always looking for great story ideas!If you have an idea, let me know atleigh.armstrong@patch.com and we'll get right on it!

4. You can contribute to Patch as well! If there's a subject you know a lot about, blog about it on Patch! Contact us for more information.

5. Here's your Wednesday forecast. It'll be partly cloudy in the morning and then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 70s with a 20 percent chance of rain.