>>>>>>Besides, when you guys say, "It's cold out there - must be 20 degrees" it sounds daft.
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>>>>>20 degrees, cold? That's still short sleeve t-shirt weather here!
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>>>>You beat me to it. I had to break out the heavy winter jacket for the first time last week, the morning it was 8 degrees. Often I go all winter with a medium weight Lands End squall jacket.
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>>>Now, see, that's where it's confusing. You mean < -30 deg C, right? It's made harder cos we RARELY (if ever) get a temp. that low. To me that seems like arctic survival temperatures.
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>>>OTOH I hear that although it can be v cold in Russia, because the air is so dry you can wear just a t-shirt under a heavy coat and saty warm enough.
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>>>>Not shirt sleeves, though. That's just for crazy Iowans ;-)
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>>I meant 8 degrees F. That's pretty cold even for winter in Chicago. That morning I let the dog out for her morning constitutional and she got about two steps onto the deck before looking back at me with a "WTF?!" look on her face.
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>So she "went" in the WC, rather than end up with a yellow icicle where it would hurt?


Whatever she had to do, she did it quickly. Usually she likes to go nosing around the yard, checking for signs of other dogs, rolling on her back, etc. Not that morning. She was back inside like she'd been shot from a cannon.