So maybe, I’m getting the hang of living up here. This past winter was much better than the previous three. But then again, that first winner was so bad I can hardly even remember it. The only thing I have in my mind is lots of time wishing for more heating from the gas furnace. The first winner, I just had no idea how cold it was going to be up here. Of course, that might have been a smart move to consider given the disparity between what I knew as winter and what a real winter was. Until I moved to the north, the heat pump hardly even had to come on for heating during our winters. There might be a few attire changes but that was all that was required of winter. I just figured that I would get used to it. I mean so many other people got used to gas furnace heating right. The place I ended up buying came with new HVAC equipment. Yeah it’s an older house and I had no clue when it came to winter preparation. The second winter wasn’t all that cozy but I started just getting used to how deep it cold was. Finally though I figured out that you got to prep the house for winter. My neighbors did it and I just kind of followed along. It’s essentially about sealing up the house to keep the HVAC Heating in and the cold out. Once I did that, hot only was it so much more comfortable in our house but the heating cost dropped dramatically. I’m really glad I figured that out. While, I’ll never be a native I might someday be considered a local.