I'm jealous of the scooter!
My sister spent a winter in upstate new york; oy. it made Chicago seem like the Bahamas.
Somebody sent this to me (slightly amusing):
Chicago Temperature Conversion Chart
60 above... Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats.
Chicago people sunbathe.
50 above... New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Chicago people plant gardens.
40 above... Italian cars won't start.
Chicago people drive with the windows down.
32 above... Distilled water freezes.
Lake Michigan's water gets thicker.
20 above... Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Chicago people have the last cookout before it gets cold.
15 above... New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
Chicago people throw on a sweatshirt.
0 degrees... Californians fly away to Mexico.
Chicago people lick the flagpole and throw on a light jacket over
sweatshirt.
20 below... People in Miami cease to exist.
Chicago people get out their winter coats.
40 below... Hollywood disintegrates.
Chicago's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.
60 below... Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica.
Chicago's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets
cold enough.
80 below... Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
Chicago people rent some videos.
100 below... Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicago people get
frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
297 below... Microbial life survives on dairy products.
Illinois cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 below... ALL atomic motion stops.
Chicago people start saying...."Cold 'nuff for ya?"
500 below... Hell freezes over.
In Chicago the Cubs win the World Series.