Well Ingemar, I live in Houston, TX, and comparatively speaking, we have it pretty good here in regard to winter weather. However, 26F is colder than what we are used to. There were lots of weather warnings about insulating exposed water pipes and reports on shelters for the homeless. I had to take my car to the shop at 7am this morning, but I was quite toasty in my thick peacoat, MacIntyre tartan muffler and wool FLATCAP.