Yeah, you get the idea. It's cold. Very cold. Very, very cold.
I'm very happy that I have a new car, because I don't think the old one would have started today. In fact, I just went out to start the new car, and it gave me a little bit of resistance. Sort of a car's version of, "What are f'in kidding me?" The LED's on the in-dash computer are barely operational enough to tell me that, without wind-chill, it is a balmy 5 degrees Fahrenheit. That's -15 celsius, for those who were wondering. With wind chill, it is supposedly -5 to -10 F, or -20 to -23 C.
Yup, it's cold enough to resurrect that old-time New-Englandism, Balmy. Balmy (pronounced Ball-mee) is an interesting term in New England because it is only used sarcastically. Ever. You will never ever in a million years hear someone say it's balmy out when it really is balmy. We only say it when it's really freakin' cold outside. Cold enough to put goosebumps on your...