[CURT]

Originally Posted by LeavingFlorida05

Having grown up in the midwest and dealing with snow, yes, it can be a pain. No one will deny that. But for some people, the oppressive heat can be demoralizing. Not everyone is like you and the sooner you realize this, the sooner you'll stop making an a$$ of yourself.

Btw, the energy cost of running A/C far outweighs the energy expended shoveling snow. Running A/C 24/7 is bad for the enviroment, period. The more people we have doing that, the worse off we are, as a species. Then again, people who tell everyone to "just move please" are typically self righteous jackasses who subscribe to the same sort of duality as our president.

oil burning and gas burning furnaces are real good for the environment also.....

[FLPL75]

rofl
how many of us will use this picture as the heading for the
"this is why we moved to Fla" xmas cards

I wouldn't mind an afternoon of playing in the snow, especially if I would have franks radaint floor heating to come in to warm up with. well that and hot chocolate with a shot of Frangelico

Karla

[faithfulFrank]

Not to get political, but I've just seen so many houses up here poorly insulated, with drafty windows and doors, or poor 40% efficient furnaces.....people cannot afford to upgrade, because their heat bills are so high.....because they have not upgraded....a sad catch-22.

If the gov't really wanted us to be free from middle east oil, and to be better energy stewards, I would think they would consider a tax break or other incentive to buy insulation, better storm doors and windows, etc. Do you know how much money you save switching from a 40% to a 90% gas furnace or boiler? I installed one for a friend a few months ago..whole job cost me less then $700 to do for them...they saved that in one winter. I know that a "real" heating contractor would have charged 3-4 times that...sadly.

Even a $2.00 tube of caulk could save many times that cost in lower heating/cooling bills.

One of the first things I do to the new house is upgrade the A/C from an older 10 seer to a 14-17 seer unit.......

Frank D.

[faithfulFrank]

I don't know what Frangelico is, but the hot chocolate sounds great....right now it is too cold even for the snow to stick....no snowmen....snow does not stick this cold....although it has now warmed up to 8 degrees.....

Frank D.

[nomoresnow]

Franjelico is a wonderful liquer made from Hazelnuts, I believe. I just polished off my annual winter bottle... a bit early this year, but what the hey. :-}

[FLPL75]

nomoresnow have you tried it in hot coco yummmmmm

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by myfask

nomoresnow have you tried it in hot coco yummmmmm

We used to bring "Girl Scout Cookies" to snowy spring soccer games:
Hot cocoa and schnapps--very comforting and warming

I never minded shoveling snow as much as knocking it off broken trees, or driving in it.

There is no perfect place, and Florida being what it is, I guess this forum will always have someone complaining, or bidding us adieu, or happily arriving.

[LeavingFlorida05]

Originally Posted by CURT

oil burning and gas burning furnaces are real good for the environment also.....

It's more energy efficient to heat than to cool. It's all about thermodynamics.

[CURT]

Originally Posted by LeavingFlorida05

It's more energy efficient to heat than to cool. It's all about thermodynamics.

not according to my electric bill.

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by myfask

nomoresnow have you tried it in hot coco yummmmmm

Karla - I like the hot coco thing especially with a shot but these days I have become accustomed to something straight out of the freezer like a good shot of espresso vodka. Van Gogh makes some really good flavored vodkas you’ve got to try