Effie,

I don't dispute it gets warm up there but 100*F days up there are mighty rare. I suspect your flattie would also see the overheating problems on those days perhaps making the shroud necessary.

BTW - we had snow in Houston two years ago on Christmas eve and we were the northern edge of the storm. Although nothing like what you folks get, I just wanted to pioint out that the weather thing goes both ways. That said, my dumb a$$ just got back from Portland and Spokane. I forgot to bring a jacket. It was 90*+ when I left here and it didn't occur to me that it might be a little chilly up there.