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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by h00blah View Post
    its like REALLY hot here in CA, and my house is really old.. were already having power outtages... i cant hav my air conditioer on .....
    Oh boohoo! lol. Michigan... below zero temps in winter, 95* in the summer. I have no air conditioning and I get 70" of snow annually where I live. Im gonna go with the 40 hour heat packs. Cant beat them for $1.10 each. I can buy 10 of them and there is no way they wont be sufficient for a major power outage. Never lost power for 16 days straight before hahaha
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by mrshawt View Post
    Reptile Basics sells 40 hour heat packs, which are probably the best defene against power outtages. That and blankets to insulate the enclosure. I live in MA and we lost power for 11 days this winter. Fortunately I was at school until the tail end of it so it wasn't much of a problem for my snake.
    In Paducah KY it was out for eleven days as well. My Cousins are getting a generator so hopefully they will let me keep them at a closet there if a major power outtage were to happen. Though I would have to talk my aunt into it.
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by specialk01510 View Post
    Oh boohoo! lol. Michigan... below zero temps in winter, 95* in the summer. I have no air conditioning and I get 70" of snow annually where I live. Im gonna go with the 40 hour heat packs. Cant beat them for $1.10 each. I can buy 10 of them and there is no way they wont be sufficient for a major power outage. Never lost power for 16 days straight before hahaha
    Yea but theres a difference between 95° up north and 95° down south. The humidity is way lower there then it is in the south which adds the feeling of another 5-10°
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

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    Yea but theres a difference between 95° up north and 95° down south. The humidity is way lower there then it is in the south which adds the feeling of another 5-10°
    Im willing to bet you that we are more humid. Its Michigan... ya know... the great lake state. You literally can be ANYWHERE in the state of Michigan and be less than 6 miles from a body of water. That is a fact. We have terrible humidity here, so I know exactly what you are talking about. I didnt look where you were from, but as long as you arent from the west side of the country you can compare probably. 100% humidity is 100% humidity no matter where you are.
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by specialk01510 View Post
    Im willing to bet you that we are more humid. Its Michigan... ya know... the great lake state. You literally can be ANYWHERE in the state of Michigan and be less than 6 miles from a body of water. That is a fact. We have terrible humidity here, so I know exactly what you are talking about. I didnt look where you were from, but as long as you arent from the west side of the country you can compare probably. 100% humidity is 100% humidity no matter where you are.
    I've been to michigan, my father is from there. Didn't know you were a weather specialist, being they all talk about how the southern states are more humid. Go look it up.
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by Neal View Post
    I've been to michigan, my father is from there. Didn't know you were a weather specialist, being they all talk about how the southern states are more humid. Go look it up.
    I looked it up. Louisiana has 55-60% humidity average. Michigan has 50-55% humidity average. Close, but you win. Sucks for both of us. Thats funny tho, I never hear ANYTHING about the humidity in the South. Must be because you are from the South. Everybody thinks their sh!t smells sweetest. (can I swear on here?)
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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    Easy, I live in a coastal city in Florida! It's a freak occasion to see temps below 50

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    Re: How are you Prepared for Winter?

    I live in So. Ill and Western Ky And it is always humid here. And it does add to what it feels. Sucks really. I'd rather be in Arizona or Nevada.
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