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HenryH001 · 12-27-2021, 11:26 PM

Next spring I want to buy a S&B in Ogema. Currently the temperature is 5 degrees. The next time the low will be two digits will be Saturday when the low is expected to be -11 degrees..

**pasdad1** · 12-28-2021, 03:25 AM

I hope this is a summer only house !

jacwjames · 12-28-2021, 06:10 AM

I actually grew up about 60 miles east in Rhinelander.

Believe it or not temps are much milder then when I grew up. But it never slowed us down, ice fishing in the winter was a big sport. Actually helped to because the ice would freeze faster so we could drive on it

HenryH001 · 12-28-2021, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jacwjames

I actually grew up about 60 miles east in Rhinelander.

Believe it or not temps are much milder then when I grew up. But it never slowed us down, ice fishing in the winter was a big sport. Actually helped to because the ice would freeze faster so we could drive on it

I know where Rhinelander is. Ogema is a bit south and west of it. Ogema is near Timms Hill the highest point in Wisconsin and is also the coldest spot. From what I hear it has not warmed up all that much if you just look at lows. What has changed is those lows only last a few weeks instead of months. So in that regard it has warmed up a lot.

The record low in Ogema was -38 degrees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogema,_Wisconsin

Glenn and Kathy · 12-28-2021, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HenryH001

I know where Rhinelander is. Ogema is a bit south and west of it. Ogema is near Timms Hill the highest point in Wisconsin and is also the coldest spot. From what I hear it has not warmed up all that much if you just look at lows. What has changed is those lows only last a few weeks instead of months. So in that regard it has warmed up a lot.

The record low in Ogema was -38 degrees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogema,_Wisconsin

And I complain when it hits +38° here in CA.

Glenn

Worst I ever had was 32° below with a 15MPH wind with whatever wind chill that would generate.

HenryH001 · 12-28-2021, 09:19 PM

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And I complain when it hits +38° here in CA.

Glenn

Worst I ever had was 32° below with a 15MPH wind with whatever wind chill that would generate.

Wind chill is the worst. I’ve had my face freeze.

**NLOVNIT** · 12-28-2021, 09:30 PM

It's a dry cold.

Rexlion · 12-28-2021, 10:30 PM

Are you sure you wouldn't prefer Ogemaw County in Michigan?

My wife grew up there. The lake effect keeps that part of the state a fair bit warmer in winter than the temps you're talking about.

HenryH001 · 12-28-2021, 11:17 PM

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Are you sure you wouldn't prefer Ogemaw County in Michigan?

My wife grew up there. The lake effect keeps that part of the state a fair bit warmer in winter than the temps you're talking about.

Strong Republican county. I like it however 38 people per square mile is too crowded. Ogema is around 9 per square mile.

Both are around 93 males for every 100 females. I’m single.

HenryH001 · 12-29-2021, 08:28 AM

I like this home. I want to buy a home in Wisconsin and then snowbird south in the winter.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/W...05084726_zpid/

jacwjames · 12-29-2021, 06:21 PM

Looks nice, didn't see when it was built. Wonder how well it is insulated.

HenryH001 · 12-29-2021, 06:58 PM

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Looks nice, didn't see when it was built. Wonder how well it is insulated.

Built in 1910 if I remember right. Completely remodeled five years ago. I asked to see the heating bills. In general I’m finding homes in Wisconsin are very well insulated. My home in the Seattle area cost up to $400 a month to heat it. It was a large house. This one is only 1,750 square feet.

Taxes are less in Wisconsin. My taxes would be $11,000 a year in Seattle in 2022. The tax savings alone will buy a lot of propane. Plus this house will only cost me about 18% of what I sold my house for.

jacwjames · 12-30-2021, 06:28 PM

If they did a good job remodeling hopefully they did a good job insulating.

My dad complained the high taxes in Wisconsin, I live in TN with no income tax and relatively low property taxes.

HenryH001 · 12-30-2021, 06:41 PM

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If they did a good job remodeling hopefully they did a good job insulating.

My dad complained the high taxes in Wisconsin, I live in TN with no income tax and relatively low property taxes.

Thanks for your response.

If you go by % WI has higher property taxes than WA. The difference is home values are far below WA. Two percent of not very much is not very much yet 1% of a lot is a LOT.

WI has an income tax and WA doesn’t. WI does not tax Social Security and certain government retirement. None of my income is taxable in WI. WA has a very high sales tax compared to WI.