Do you know which one broke? I've seen the cable one around alot but then I recently came across an electric one. Seemed tempting. As for this snow stuff you speak of (the white stuff that falls from the sky right?)....Florida only has that when all of the planets align, the moon becomes cheese, pigs fly, hell freezes over, and I win the lottery while getting hit by a meteor and being struck by lightning.....all at the same time. Oh yeah, with a little eye of newt and wing of bat thrown in there too. (yeah, it's that rare)