Mason Dixon Snow Line
Posted on | February 12, 2007 at 6:41 pm | 5 Comments
I lucked out when I bought my house. It was the first actual house I’d lived in as an adult (vs apartments and townhouses). I had no idea how important it would be in the winter to have a house that faces south. But I sure found out quickly enough. The snow melts so much faster in my yard and driveway than it does for my neighbors on the other side of the street, as evidenced by this photo from this morning. My house is the one on the right with the open garage door. As you can see, there’s practically no snow left around the front of my house, but it’s still piled around the houses across the street. Ha! I win!
Latre.
Category: Personal
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5 Responses to “Mason Dixon Snow Line”
February 12th, 2007 @ 11:53 pm
Far more important (to me anyway) is having north-facing windows on your bedroom. But then, I’m a light-sensitive sleeper and I haven’t had to get up early on a regular basis in quite a few years.
February 13th, 2007 @ 5:47 am
That is the one problem with my current situation. The bedroom windows face front/south and so those rooms get unbearably hot during the summer, even with the A/C on. And yes, there’s that light issue in the morning.
February 13th, 2007 @ 4:05 pm
Is it too late to get yer deposit back on the house? I’d spend every afternoon shoveling snow if I could sleep in every morning without a damned eyeshade…
February 13th, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
I’ve got blackout blinds in the master bedroom, so it’s not really a problem. I defy you to not sleep in under those conditions. Other light-sensitive people like it fine.
February 13th, 2007 @ 9:18 pm
I had ‘blackout’ window treatments in MY south-facing Denver bedroom too – well, trashbags taped over the windows anyway. Then I got married to someone who likes everything open and breezy during the day… the conflict was brief and the outcome inevitable.