Ever notice that about 1/2 of the "cops" show is shot in FloriDUH?  Must be
the heat..  I love the Keys, especially back in the "Conch Republic" days
when you had to go through "customs" to get from the keys to the
mainland!  Orlando is a necessary evil.  And Miami is just nuts, both in a
good and bad way.  The weather is better than Chicago by far, if you enjoy
upper 80s.  If you are a 65 degree person, try the pacific northwest.

I remember when R-12 was 1st outlawed.  For a while there was better money
in smuggling R-12 into Miami than coke.  Also less machine guns.  Now with
all the alternative refrigerants, R-12 recycled from old equipment, and
bootleg R-12 from overseas getting the stuff is easy, and no where near as
expensive as it used to be.

As far as driving a Vanagon in the heat, be sure the roof is white.  That
will cut the interior temp by 20 degrees.
Chris Smith
Back in Chicago for good.

At 09:57 PM 5/7/02, Mark Dorm wrote:

>What if you just have tinted windows and your AC isn't working. And do
>they have the old coolant available there (R-12...) like they do here in
>southern cal?