Hey pat...

It's so strange to hear about these things for me... we rarely go beyond 0 degrees... and I mean ever... Our winters are normally 12deg C in the day and sometimes hit 0 or -2 at night... We have no insulation in our houses or central heating sysems, which can sometimes make it bad when we get a cold front, but other than that... I have only once seen snow in my life and that was when I visited my parents in the US...
I would be one of those who would freak out... lol

The big nature things we get is thunderstorms... whenever a storm approaches we unplugged every damn electrical thing in the house... we replace our electric gate's moter about twice a year due to thunder, same with our cable. The worst I saw was when our house got hit and a flame ran from one lightbulb to the next... it was like someone shooting a blowtorch around in the house...

I'm feeling cold for you already... I can;t imagine what it must be like, but I guess if you are used to it, it ain't that bad... but I hope you have a nice cosy time nonetheless....