At 5:00am this morning is was minus 10 wind a gusty north wind at 10MPH putting the windchill somewhere around minus 30 in the upper valley region of NH. I live on the north side of a mountain without any protection from a barrier of any type. There is absolutely nothing to prevent the wind from slamming into the north side of the house. As I write this it is still below zero and wind has picked up a bit and I'm toasty warm in my house.
The pic below (I don't have a winter pic to share - just what I'm forced to look at when there is no snow on the ground) shows what I see looking north. Believe it or not, my neighbor's house, visible through the tree line is 75 feet lower than mine making the tree line ineffective. The wind simply blows over the top of the them. I guess that's why I am so amazed by the E-classic 1400 (when one learns to keep the air holes open). This morning being typical for winter weather and I'm toasty warm. Roger
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