answer:Um, this is normal weather for us here in the northern tundra of Minnesota. They won’t call off school unless the windchill is -35F or lower. (And some schools / districts still don’t call off school even then), we are very used to air temperatures that remain below zero for weeks at a time. (It’s not infrequent to hear “And tomorrow’s high will be zero”) Actual air temps (not counting wind chill) below zero for weeks at a time are not news here at all. We get at least 3 or 4 weeks of this every winter. I feel bad for parts of the country that aren’t used to this.. but then, I also feel bad when I see Hmong or Somali recent immigrants (of which we have a large population) attempting to adapt to their first winters here. That said, we’re well equipped here with thick down-filled coats, good snow pants, balaclavas (face masks), hand warmers and foot warmers for putting in our mittens or boots – and my husband even wears Bunny Boots – especially this weekend when he and our son are at a Cub Scout camp out. (Yes, they are camping out in -20 in un-insulated tin huts on an Army base.) Because I’m not a native my husband has graciously agreed to allow me to control our thermostat and I keep the house at a toasty 72.5 F at all times from October to May. (We’ve had snow in May.)