OT.. Maybe. The rambling man has yet another question.... good grief... now what?

OK, OK. Enough with the bitching about winter. We got another inch or two of snow last night. But at least we're finally getting above 0F temps, and in a week I should finally get sunshine through my window. Cold weather is inconvenient, but you can dress for it and you can heat your environment with quite simple equipment.

Move to Florida or Texas? Not a chance. Heat you can't escape simply. Without air conditioning I'd be nauseated and subject to heat prostration, and seriously unable to think. Sure I could be a snow bird, but I can only afford one home.

So I live where I can tolerate the weather all year, and I like it. Because it's a waste of time not to like what your best choice is.

OK. Rant done.

Tina

"Harry" wrote

I agree with that one. Rain with snow is the worst of all (except too much heat).

I think the one thing I've learned about weather in Alaska is that I don't have to let it control my enjoyment of life. There is so much I can enjoy when I'm stuck here by the weather, and there are surprisingly few times when the weather actually stops me.

And I was thinking about you when you mentioned the big pine. Pete is an arborist, and though most of his work has been in safeguarding the powerlines, he also works on protecting the trees themselves.

Tina

Hey, hey, hey ---- I hate cold weather. At least here in Texas you can take off clothes and jump in water. I love it! I don't like 117s when I go to Larado, but is way down south and I love going to Mexico's markets.

Harry, I have a couple of these, and in addition to being called "floatts" they are also catlled "witching balls" or "witches balls". I believe they are meant for floating fishing nets.... I've seen them for sale in the local Tibetan Gift store, and at places like Pier One. Sarajane

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Thank you so much and yes they are used to float fishing nets, but most are big and I want the smaller ones. I will check Pier 1 when I get a chance to get to Sandusky. Thank you again... never dawned on me to check there.

Harry My Ebay Auctions are at

Thank you so much and yes they are used to float fishing nets, but most are big and I want the smaller ones. I will check Pier 1 when I get a chance to get to Sandusky. Thank you again... never dawned on me to check there>>>

you can get them on ebay... ranging from the cheap ones to the rare and collectible --- just type in "fishing float" like these???

Cheryl last semester of lawschool! yipee! DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

Harry My Ebay Auctions are at

Hear, hear! The one downside of living where it gets seriously cold can be the

*expense* of heating your environment appropriately. But that's even more of a problem with cooling. Our electric bill goes up by a factor of 5 or 6 during the summer.

Our house isn't insulated as well as it should be (it was built in the 60s when they didn't think about those things), and it does get chilly even in Houston. Right now it's sorta cold in here, but the only part of *me* that's cold is my feet, and that's only because I was too lazy to put on slippers.

Celine

Yeah. Mom lives in Dickinson (about halfway to Glaveston), and she pays way more for cooling than we do for heat. Her house was built in the 60s too, but by her rocket scientist. If he can design the Mercury capsule, he can design his own house.

Tina

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