The region I grew up in was known for its extreme weather. Not only were we living in the north where it would get insanely cold for 6 months of the year, but we also got a ton of dangerous tornadoes as well. People assume that only the plains states are the ones that get all of the tornadoes, but that’s a major misconception. In fact, there was an F5 tornado last year that almost wiped out a good section of my hometown. It managed to miss several neighborhoods and instead went into the countryside and destroyed some Farmers fields and some woods. Aside from all the crazy tornadoes over here, this region is also known for its extremely cold temperatures. Every year we would get temperatures that would drop down to 30 degrees below zero. It’s hard to survive in temperatures like this when you need to go outside and brave the cold air. We had two different heating systems back then in case one of them broke down. Not having a supplemental heating system could lead to dying in a severe situation. I feel fortunate that I live in a much more mild climate nowadays. I don’t have to worry about needing two different heating systems because it never gets down below zero degrees. Rented, we need our air conditioner regularly, but we don’t use a furnace nearly as much as I did when I was growing up. Our air conditioner is a lot less necessary than it used to be when we were having week long heat waves throughout the summer as well.