@Kiwi and
@davenn: Yes, it is quite cold in North America, even here in southwestern Florida, although we did not freeze and did not have a "white Christmas" like all the states north of us, and all of Canada too. Lots of folks stranded at airports and on the roads, making Holiday travel a really bad experience for many.
Wife and I stayed home and celebrated Christmas with a New York strip steak dinner. Would have had a nice spiral-sliced ham, but that was not even considered this year because of the inflated prices. It's gonna get a LOT worse because Congress just passed another 1.2 trillion dollar spending bill. Merry Christmas, everyone!