How cold is it?

Yes, it has been cold the past few days around here. It even "gasp!" was below zero at night. But guess what? This is New England and this is the middle of winter. It's supposed to be cold. But if you watch the news on tv, you'd think it's a national disaster. It's been the lead or second story of every newscast. Picture of frozen fountains, frozen lakes, people working in the cold and more. But what about the ice fishermen (and women)? They don't seem to mind the cold. And I don't see the ski slopes empty because of the cold. We need a few cold days. So toughen up, and throw another log on the fire. And I don't want to hear "how hot is it?" come July.