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Old 12-24-2022, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rsmurano View Post
I’ve been in ice storms when we didn’t have power for 5 days and us and the cats were still living in the house during the time. The last night in the house got down to 40 and we decided to go to a hotel the next night, then the power came on for 1 day then went back out for 2 days. All of the refrigerator and freezer stuff was out in the snow and we took showers at work.
IMO, I would rather be without power for a few days in the cold temperatures than in the hot temperatures in florida. I can pile on the blankets to keep warm and store all the food outside without issues, but what are you going to do in august here if you lose power? You can’t shed enough clothes off to stay cool and the humidity would be unbearable
We move to Florida because we like the heat. We golf in it, go to theme parks in it, garden and many other activities. If I was up north I would be in bed with the covers pulled up over my head until spring.