Reply #36: For people who have never been "south"

[dixiegrrrrl]

down here we are in "sub-tropical" zone, and So. Fla, not to mention Jamacia, is "tropical"
so having this kind of cold for 2 years in a row is not what we are used to.
(not "normal")

Plus, for folks out west of the Rockies, the humidity EAST of the Mississippi makes cold weather even worse.
I have been much more comfortable in 20 degrees of snowfall in Washington state than in 30 degrees of cold here in Ala.
Any skin that is not covered is going to feel painfully cold, esp. since we seem to get a lovely north wind with the cold temps.
I have discovered that even indoors, socks are my friend.

to my friends further north, I send sympathies, and wonder how you stand it at all.
My friend in Iowa cheerfully emails it is "only" 6 degrees today.
Seems it has be minus degrees before it is "cold" to her.
Just the thought sends me in search of a hot water bottle.