Having Fun in the Sun!

[Ivylog]

Time to pick on my friends in S TX... having to run the AC in the afternoons. Looking forward to the cold spell in a week.:B :B :B

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

JKJavelin wrote:
We're dry camping in the Everglades and it's too **** hot! The low last night was about 75.
Give me some pity...
JK

That is what we call a cool night in Texas in the summer. Low temps around 85 are normal in the Dallas area in July and August.

[Ivylog]

On a serious note: I hope you are staying warm and that the lights are on. Fortunately a RV is self contained so you should be better off than most during this record cold.

[Ivylog]

Like I first posted “Time to pick on my friends in S TX.” Granted this one is colder than normal but unfortunately I’m able to do something this and have for many years. If I hadn’t grown up in WPB I might be freezing with you in TX.

[empty_nest]

Up until last Thursday I was in shorts and flip flops. It's really cold here in south Texas right now, but they tell me it's a once in 20 years event. No big deal! We sill like it here!

[Guy_Roan]

Ivylog wrote:
Bought our RV lot in WPB 15 years ago for $40K and could sell for $100K today. The cost to use for those 15 years is $75K (HOA, property tax, electric). If I sold, the $15K difference for 15 years is pretty easy math...$1,000/year. If it will help, I’ll add in the $800/year interest on the $40K.
First picture is on the back of our DP.

In the right place the value jumps by leaps and bounds.

We bought our lot in Key largo six years ago for 80 K and right now there is one in a much less desireable place for 180 K. With our 2 queen size bedroom 2 year old trailer on it, it would go easily for 230 K
We get bombarded from realtors with buyers wanting to buy our place

Naturally we have no intention of selling - we love it here

Guy

[capacitor]

What about the humidity? Out here our humidity is low even when raining!

[Ivylog]

Bought our RV lot in WPB 15 years ago for $40K and could sell for $100K today. The cost to use for those 15 years is $75K (HOA, property tax, electric). If I sold, the $15K difference for 15 years is pretty easy math...$1,000/year. If it will help, I’ll add in the $800/year interest on the $40K.
First picture is on the back of our DP.

[Geeze]

Ivylog wrote:
Time to pick on my friends in S TX... having to run the AC in the afternoons. Looking forward to the cold spell in a week.:B :B :B

Would you like to compare campground rates between Florida and South Texas? Three months in Donna, Texas cost us $1200. That's about the monthly rate in Florida. We love south Florida especially the Ft Meyers and Sanibel Island area but unless we win the lottery it won't happen.

[Guy_Roan]

JKJavelin wrote:
We're dry camping in the Everglades and it's too **** hot! The low last night was about 75.
Give me some pity...
JK

We love the Everglades !
We use Flamingo as our base camp and then go kayak camping from there -
Some times as many as five days.

Guy

[JKJavelin]

We're dry camping in the Everglades and it's too **** hot! The low last night was about 75.
Give me some pity...
JK

[pawatt]

Ivylog wrote:
Time to pick on my friends in S TX... having to run the AC in the afternoons. Looking forward to the cold spell in a week.:B :B :B

Well, you definitely will win for the next week, there's no denying that. starting today was only the fifth day I've worn long pants all winter but it looks like I'll add another five or six days.

[TomG2]

There must be a lot of people who have been waiting for a South Texas cool down. Got a call from a friend in Missouri who was happy that we might get some frost this weekend. (It was 12 F there). Texas is a great bargain for the temperature per dollar spent. Been above normal most of the Winter with many Air conditioner afternoons.

[gbopp]

We could get above freezing on Sunday. Maybe. :M