Even in the south east, we're having strange weather. It was 32 degrees here in Tampa, FL and every day is cold and windy. I realize we don't have near the kind of weather you do up north during the winter, but when it gets cold down here, we freeze our thin blooded butts off! During a normal winter season, I can count the number of times our heater kicks in on one hand. Not this year! We've used the fireplace more times this year than I can ever remember in the past.