Hi T/J, greetings from similarly less than balmy Chicago. Not sure if you remember me. At any rate, we have a fellow sufferer in Dane and I have been lucky enough to keep in touch with him. A similarly wonderful, warm guy and I always have very fond memories of you both. Of course, because you raised it, I wanted to answer your issue "Remind again why anyone would want to live north of the Mason Dixon line in the U.S." All I have to say is that if I didn't it would mean I would have to live south of the MD line and all that goes with it.