[Quiet Man Cometh]

Originally Posted by Reyoki

Basements are probably warmer in the winter, too, since they seem like they would be well-insulated.

They are. I lived up north for several years and an average winter would hit -30c. It was cold to start but a tiny heater would get the place toasty in no time. And of course, it would be nice and cool in the boiling hot summers. Such is non-coastal living.

Heh. I figured something like that, Reyo. ;). Flooding is a problem where I used to live and where I'm visiting now, but my previous home was on enough of a hill that it *didn't* flood (melting snow instead of hurricanes), though our neighbours did, and my sister's farm where I am is enough up a mountain side that flooding isn't an issue. The town at the bottom floods though. Nice farmland has it's costs.

It's finally cool enough now that my brain is functioning properly again. Yay!.