All the time I was in Florida, every time I spoke to someone back home, or let someone in Florida know I was visiting from the Northeast, they told me how lucky I was to be there, missing the bitterly cold weather.
It is tough to keep that sort of thing in perspective when you’re in the warmth. Hearing about -30° windchills is not the same thing as experiencing them.
A plow just went down my block to try and keep up with the 4-6″ we have on the ground today. Now I understand what they were talking about.