negative temperatures

One of the few nice things about being a big girl, as they say here (God bless the euphemism), is that I am rarely cold. Carrying a few additional stone around is a way to stay warm, and the temps here are usually moderate.

Please note use of the word "usually."

Flip, it's cold. It's below zero.

OK, that's below zero, Celsius, which is practically balmy in Chicago. Have I become a wimp?

All I know is that yesterday at the icebox office, which hadn't been heated for two weeks, I removed my shoes and put my feet directly on the radiator.