i'm taking a break from the fascinating conversation about the undeliciousness of V8 juice to talk about the weather (i'm getting the most comments over V8 juice..i should keep that in mind).

it's a whopping high of about 5 degrees out there. the windchill is in the negative double digits. our water line to the washing machine is frozen. our garbage hasn't been picked up yet (and they promptly pick it up between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. EVERY week), school in pittsburgh is canceled (where it's a balmy 2 degrees warmer than here), kenny's car barely started this morning, and i just can't seem to get my hands warm.

how do people survive in places where this is typical winter weather?