>>And long johns in my case. And got the kids' sleds out for only their3rd outing in 14 years (and the past ones have only been for a day, before the snow melted). This year it's like "no rush - it'll still be there tomorrow". Even the park pond frozen over enough for people to walk on it, and the local police, of course experts on ice mechanics (obviously never watched "Ice Road Truckers"), chasing everyone off, even though the ice 2"+ and the water no more than 2' deep!
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>Plus 7 C here on the frozen tundra today. The Yak's and Lemmings are leaping about in a state of glee while the igloos melt.

It all came here. Yes it's sunny, but it's below zero overnight for nine days straight, which is unheard of in this neck of the woods. I've seen some penguins hitchhiking South.