I’m not from these parts, plus I suppose that’s an obvious fact, and when I moved here I knew there would be a lot of adjustment before I could fit in with the locals, however I never expected that I would have so much work to do with our own psyche, you see, I’m the sort of man who hates spending cash. I try to keep our energy costs as low as possible because I don’t like to see cash flying out of our bank account, and this is one of the reasons that I enjoyed the Wintertide here – it’s relatively warm, so you can get away with using a small portable heating component or even a fireplace to survive the frosty season. This was a brand new experience for me, as someone who grew up in the cold northeast. The concern is… that same utility bill savings does not apply to the warm season here. The summers are brutally warm plus humid, plus they require advanced air conditioner every single morning if you want to be comfortable! Hell, you have to run your A/C into the ground if you just want to avoid heat stroke. This was unexpected plus alarming to me, as I watched our energy bill climb morning after morning with the cooling method operating at its lowest setting. I was perspiring through our shorts plus the utilities were still higher than I had ever seen them. I started to panic about the yearly indoor temperature control. It didn’t help when our A/C component broke down plus I had to call for a professional cooling method repair service. Hundreds of dollars flowed out of our hands that morning; Now, I’m considering what other options I have for next summer. I’m terrified to face the warm plus balmy air all over again, but even more afraid of giving up our new home. I was just starting to be accepted here.