>I'm often asked by my family (who all live in different states) how I can stand the heat in NC. I like it fine. The only time it bothered me was when we had a hurricane that knocked out power for 3 days. Without central air in the house, that was uncomfortable! It was so hot the walls were sweating! :o)

Tracy,

That's what you get for living in "paradise." I don't have to worry about hurricanes here in northwest Georgia. However, 11 years ago we had a snow storm that took a lot of people out for nearly a week.