From my friend in fairbanks, Alaska: "You know it's cold when..." Your pillow seems awfully firm today... The dog takes one look out the door then turns around to go back to bed - walk and morning whiz be damned... You start the car in the morning, careful to not leave any pieces of skin behind on the door handle, the door, the steering wheel... The foam in your car seats won't give and you have to drive to work with your head tilted to one side to avoid hitting the ceiling... All your tires are frozen with a flat spot at the bottom making that cool rhythmic 'thunkthunkthunkthunk' as you drive down the street... Your rearview mirror ices up... You can't plug in your car at work to keep the block warm because the end of your extension cord is rock hard and won't flex/plug in... The soles of your shoes freeze in a flexed position as you walk in to work from the parking lot - you end up walking like a clown with size 42 shoes... On the walk across the lot you can watch the drops of coffee on your Go-cup lid freeze and roll off... You hope there's someone ahead of you to touch/turn the door knob... You hope that your snotsicle doesn't break off and land in your coffee - or someone elses...
