Hey Frogman, Howard can't help it, he was born with a red foot in his mouth. I live down in hot, sultry Louisiana and when we get those Alsace style cold snaps, and we do get'em once in a while, we have folks die, either from the cold or from bad driving,
I have passed along some hot weather ideas to friends in Var ;with luck, they'll use them.
As far as us versus cold, I tell people to layer their clothing.,seal windows and cover exposed flesh, easy enough.Some folks flat do not seem to catch on,though.
Good response to the bleating.
Dave