If the only cold you’ve been exposed to is Chicago then you haven’t a clue what cold is in the Dakota’s and Wyoming areas..... Oh that is too funny to even compare!....
-12 is too cold to go outside to smoke.
Ah, cold snobism and elitism. Hahahaha. Boy, do you ever need a life. I don't plan on going to ANY climate that is cooler than 50 degrees or warmer than 70 degrees. Well, that's a lie; I'm going to Cancun for Christmas with an old friend and her family.
I do know what hot is. I lived where the weather was 146 degrees (in the open desert) with 95% humidity. The water (sea-200 yards away) was 95 degrees and it felt cool compared to the air temperature.
Fortunately we were paid EXTRAORDINARY wages to put up with the weather and we could get our homes down to 60 degrees, with double compressors. We were able to buy a house in San Francisco after two years, return home after five years and pay off the house in nine years. Husband is passed away and I don't live in that paid-for house anymore, but sold it for a FORTUNE.
So, you stay tough up there in the minus 60 degree (F) weather and WEAR YOUR WOOLIES!! It hasn't BEGUN to get cold.
****Get your ticket for a short vacation in Florida or Mexico for a quick, though temporary, thaw-out.