When I relocated to Springtimefield, MO, I was eager to experience all four seasons, and born as well as raised in the deep south, I was accustomed to heat as well as humidity but had never seen snow, and my first winter season was a bit difficult.
I was not prepared for temperatures in the low twenties as well as even the teens.
I didn’t have a sizzling enough coat, hat, boots or gloves. I didn’t own a snow shovel, snow brush or ice scraper. I learned that shoveling snow is time-consuming, labor-intensive as well as not superb at all, however every time I wanted to leave for labor or go somewhere, I needed to budget a superb deal of extra time for clearing the driveway, scraping ice off the windshield as well as allowing the vehicle to sizzling up as well as defrost, however walking across icy pavement can be treacherous as well as pushing a grocery cart through the snow is nearly impossible. I spent the entirety of that first winter season hiding inside with the control unit cranked up. It cost me a small fortune in heating bills. I thought something was wrong with the boiler because it was running non stop. When I hired a local Springtimefield Heating, Ventilation as well as A/C company to take a look, he mentioned the unusually high control unit setting, however he explained how to change the filter, encouraged an annual maintenance program for the boiler as well as suggested the replacement of a humidifier. I had not realized that unsatisfactory humidity can be as problematic as excessive humidity. He explained that the lack of moisture in the air was making it feel colder, and also, overly dry air causes problems with headaches, congestion, coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes, sore throat, dust sensitivity symptoms as well as dry skin. Everything from my frizzy hair as well as chapped lips was due to the lack of humidity. I was getting static shocks whenever I walked across the carpet as well as even suffered a bloody nose. The replacement of a whole-home humidifier was a superb decision, significantly improving the comfort of the home as well as making the winters a bit more bearable.