Winter home: Ohio man builds 4-room igloo, complete with cable and flat screen TV

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) - A guy in Ohio has built himself a place where he can really chill out: a 625-square-foot house made of snow and equipped with cable television and a flat screen TV.

Jim Grey started his cold construction project at the beginning of January when a storm left a load of snow in his family's yard in the Cleveland suburb of Chardon (SHAHR'-duhn). He kept building and building, and now has a snow structure that spans four rooms with 6-foot ceilings, including the entertainment room with the TV, a surround-sound system and strobe lights.

Grey's friend, A.J. Fay, says it was "cool" watching a little pile of snow grow into a full-size igloo.

Grey says his work isn't done. He's now adding a guest bedroom in case of visitors.

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