I was watching The Weather Channel last night and they showed the local weather; it was 33 degrees on Hilton Head Island, 28 degrees in Hardeeville and Ridgeland.  That made me realize how fortunate we are to have what I call “the thermos bottle effect” on Hilton Head.  It is always 4-5 degrees warmer during the winter and 4-5 degrees cooler in the summer on Hilton Head than it is on the mainland.

In 1983 when I was living in Sea Pines Plantation, a client of mine in Bluffton called and ask that I come list his house in Bluffton.  He said that the only problem was that he did not think I could get there.  He said the roads were iced over.  I looked out my office window – it was cold, but it was sunny.  When I got about half a mile off the island, all the trees had ice on them and I figured out what was going on. 

A thermos bottle keeps things cold when they are supposed to be cold and hot when they are supposed to be hot.  The island is surrounded by water which has the same effect as a thermos bottle.  I think this is a pretty good comparison.  I’m just glad I live in a thermos bottle environment.