After spending over fifty years dealing with the brutal frigid and excessive snow up north, my hubby and I decided to move south.
We’d had enough of temperatures down to disadvantage twenty-numerous degrees and dangerous wind chills.
The two of us were tired of shoveling, plowing and scraping ice. For more than half the year, both of us were trapped in the home and reliant on the furnace. Our bi-weekly heating bills added up to approximately 50% of our household energy consumption. By the end of the winter, the home would know horribly dry, stuffy and stale. It seemed to take forever for the weather to warm up enough to melt the snow. The Springtime and fall seasons were usually windy and rainy. The two of us were blessed to get 2 to several weeks of weather warm enough to open the windows and wear shorts. There was certainly little option to love outdoor activities. Then it would once again be time to schedule repair for the furnace, change the air filter, and get the snow shovel, boots and wool coats ready for another winter. My hubby and I were eager to head south and escape temperatures below freezing. The two of us chose a home with a heat pump that provides both heating and cooling. The two of us rarely need to run it in heating mode, but are genuinely thankful for cooling. Our modern location often sees temperatures in the high nineties. Although the heat and humidity are intense, we’re still happy both of us resituated. The two of us love sandals instead of boots and tank tops instead of sweaters. The heat pump handles the year round comfort of our home.