Don't Like the Cold? Move #mfrwauthor

 

Welcome to this week's topic, "Inventive ways you've found to keep warm."  First off, let me say I'm not a skier or snowmobile rider. I do not like the cold. I have lived in northern areas where if the temperature went above zero degrees Fahrenheit and you weren't in the midst of a blizzard, you went for a walk because it was warm. I have lived in more southern regions were you hibernated at fourth degrees because it was so cold.

 

So how to answer the topic. The first thing that came to mind on the topic was move. Of course, you have to consider that I came from an area where being a snowbird was not uncommon. Retired couples spent the summer months up north in the mountains (or the Jersey shore enjoying the beach) and the winter months in Florida. Some had two houses, others had a camper. When they no longer felt comfortable driving the length of I-95, they traveled via rail, enjoying the cushioned seats while their car traveled at the back of the train. Florida wasn't the only snowbird destination. Texas beaches, especially Corpus Christi were destinations for those in the middle of the country.

After days and days of cold, gray overcast skies that forboded snow, the sun came out. So in the vein of "if you don't like the weather..." the next inventive way to keep warm is to open the door and let the outside in. The temperature outside isn't that many degrees above what the thermostat is set at. However, solar heating sent the temperature in the sunroom to a toasty 85. So we opened the door between the sunroom and the main living area and let the heat circulate.

Image by Gaby Stein from Pixabay

Off to enjoy a more common and less inventive way to keep warm. A nice glass of wine. Or maybe hot, mulled cider. Enjoyed with a good book in front of a fire. ~till next time, Helen

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Cars-The Only Way To Go

Welcome to Week 27 of the MFRW 52-week challenge. The topic is "Your destination is within 1500 miles, fly or drive."

Let's see. Spend 17 hours in a car or fly. Making the trip via airplane sounds quick and easy until you look at the details.

A one-hour drive to the airport. Two hours standing around to get through security. Between headcounts, seating passengers, taxi time and deplaning at the destination, figure on another two hours. There is no non-stop flights, so add in a few more hours catching a connecting flight. Then there are the seven official hours listed on the airline schedule. You're not making the trip to visit the airport, so there is the additional travel time to the end destination. Altogether figure on a 14-hour day.

Image by Holger Detje from Pixabay

I chose to make the trip in a more leisurely two days by car. Besides, a car allows for detours to visit interesting sites and outlets malls.
 
~till next time, Helen