WC> card, VCR, T.V., clock and active T.V. antenna. Thing is
 WC> all the load is distributed and unlikely to exceed 5 1/2
 WC> amps in total at any given time at the outlet. The surge
 WC> protector is clear of debris as is the power strip. You do
 WC> however raise a valid point for some who may have poor
 WC> connections thus a heat generating voltage drop somewhere
 WC> in that tangle.

 CA> Your surge protector and powerstrip _should_ be on separate
 CA> 'grids' from your main electrical supply. This sounds bad to me.

I does what I gots to do. Nothing else really draws 
current except for the fridge as the hot water and stove
are gas. I could put everything I've got on a
single 20 amp fuse, turn everything on and not blow
the fuse. Even my window shaker AC draws a relatively modest
6.5 amps but it and the space heater will never be on at the same time.

 CA> We live lives of many parallels. I too have an electric space
 CA> heater for my bedroom but in Michigan it's not unusual.

 With gas to the house I wish I had gas heat inside.

 CA> Since my daughter #2 moved to Florida and daughter #1 to Texas
 CA> I have been monitoring their temps compared to here in
 CA> Michigan. Surprisingly the night time temps in Texas have
 CA> occassionally been lower than in Michigan 
 
Did you know ancient Egypt had passive refridgeration capable 
of making ice? lots has to do with overcast versus
clear skies at night and humidity. 
I understand Arizona can be stiffling
hot during the day and freezing cold at night.

 CA> and Florida _does_
 CA> have some low temps for several days in a row. Not as 'warm' as
 CA> I had been lead to believe it was in those states.

It hovers around 45 - 52 at night most of our 2 month _winter_
with maybe 2 weeks a bit colder. Walked the dog at 9:30 A.M.
in a sweater this morning and was a bit warm in the sun.
The high humidity does make it seem colder most of the time
as it draws out body heat faster than dry air would.
 
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