and you thought you hated Ohio winters?
an email from my mom arrived this morning.
their heat pump at the florida house died the night before last, and they spent all day trying to find someone to come fix it. now granted, they're in florida, but the temperatures were running in the low 30s, so the house was cold when they woke up. their insurance covered fixing the heat pump, this time, but next time, it won't be, since it won't cover things over 15 years old. so, they're shopping for a new one.
along with that news, she asked if we had had the predicted 8" of snow this past weekend, and told me that my cousin Kevin in Plymouth ended up with 38", which had to make things damn miserable.
count your blessings, ohioans. at least most of you don't live on a coast. (toledoans and clevelanders excepted).