Do you put away your SS drip tips in the winter?

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The Ocelot

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Nope, mine are no different than any other day of the year. :)

Wait... what is winter?

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No, no. Don't do that. Just wait till the summer and ask him what it's like to have humidity so high the cockroaches can fly and a heat index that makes people delirious in the time it takes to check the mail.

Or say "Wait... what's a hurricane?"

Or take it out on me, I live in NoCal.

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::clears throat::
What's "sleet"? When the rain freezes over what shapes are the drops?
 
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Nope, mine are no different than any other day of the year. :)

Wait... what is winter?

Winter is a season that northerners have. It is supposedly from November to April and they have to deal with snow (some white, cold, precipitation that you apparently have to shovel). I've heard rumors of its existance, but I don't leave Florida except during Ultra Summer.

Florida has four seasons too. Fallish, Springish, Summer and Ultra Summer.

That said even if I lived in a colder climate I would unlikely not use my stainless steel drip tips. I would relegate them to my "stays at home" devices though.
 

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Florida has four seasons too. Fallish, Springish, Summer and Ultra Summer.
Haha, "Ultra Summer." Dead on.

It's a lot like this "Winter" in some ways. There's definitely a heavy feeling if you try to go outside... ...it only takes about 30 seconds for the sweating from the radiation sickness to begin.

The thing is... you can only take so much of your clothing off, but you can always put more on. At least you people with cold seasons don't have to take a shower just to come back inside. You just take your jackets, scarves, hats, and what have you off.
 

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Actually wearing cloths during ultra summer helps in staying cooler. However, you have to know how to wear the cloths and which cloths to wear. This means wearing loose fitting clothing made of a natural fiber in a light color. Cotton is actually best for this. The idea is that your sweat is absorbed by the fabric and evaporates as much as possible thereby keeping you cooler. Also not getting sunburned helps immensely.

But the best way of staying cool during ultra summer is to not go outside if you don't have to.
 

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No, no. Don't do that. Just wait till the summer and ask him what it's like to have humidity so high the cockroaches can fly and a heat index that makes people delirious in the time it takes to check the mail.

The cockroaches can fly regardless of the season. They also get as big as small rodents too.

As for getting delirious in the time to check the mail...thats what you get for venturing outside during the heat of the day. Which in Ultra summer is from 8am to 8pm.
 

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Ok, this is funny so I have to come clean. This movie scene was real to me, I was born in Michigan and lived there for 8 years. One cold morning I decided to eat a giant slab of ice at the playground and tore the skin off of my gums, mouth was bleeding all over the snow. I thought I was dying.

I was thinking about this myself, and in my head this is what I pictured:

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Except with a VAMO hanging off of my face.

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YES Funny you should post this. I just switched my drip tip to a plastic one. The SS ones are very cold. I live in Northern MI and still have way way to much snow on the ground. In the future will not use stainless steel ones. Wondering if I would have the same problem with the stone or glass ones?????

I find the glass ones like the metal heat up which I don't like. I haven't tried a stone yet but I have a Bully on the way and there not supposed to heat up.
 
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