Hi, veejay. I'm a newbie, too, living in the Atlanta, GA, area. My *self* lives here but my heart still lives in the wild woods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan just a few miles south of the South shore of Lake Superior. Up there, I owned a winter coat, a parka and boots; down here I have a light jacket in case I need it. Of course, my idea of "cold" and the natives' idea of "cold" are two entirely different things!