>>>>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6921281/Britain-facing-one-of-the-coldest-winters-in-100-years-experts-predict.html
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>>>>Then there is a little cool snap in Carolina too. http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/once_in_a_generation_cold_snap_forecast_for_nc/91554/
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>>>>And people are dying in Chicago - http://cbs2chicago.com/wireapnewsil/Chicago.man.s.2.1400772.html
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>>>>Help, help, help the sky is freezing!
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>>>Someone forgot to tell global warming that most homes in North Carolina have heat pumps and heat pumps don't work well below 37 degrees F. That is the balancing point for most. They also have to de-ice. They are designed for temperatures around 50 degrees F and will work down into the teens, but at a point, there is no longer enough heat to extract from the cold air for anything above 60 degrees indoors. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
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>>Now here is a lady who knows her details <g>.
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>Hi,
>Curious - do you keep your home heated above 60F ?

Is that still the practice in Germany? (Oops, sorry that should read England I guess :o) The same practice all over Europe?) It was back in the 80s when I was there for 3 years. It always seemed cold to me. I prefer indoor temps around 66-68 degrees F...