The cold in the eastern US is uppermost in many people's minds. I hereby offer how upstate Noo Yawkers view declining temperatures:

Official Upstate New York Temperature Conversion Chart

60 above F
* New Jerseyites try to turn on the heat.Hi, Juan!
* People in Upstate New York plant gardens.

50 above
* Californians shiver uncontrollably.
* People in Upstate New York sunbathe.

40 above
* Italian and English cars won't start.
* People in Upstate New York drive with the windows down.

32 above
* Distilled water freezes.
* Sacandaga Lake's water gets thicker.

20 above
* Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats.
*People in Upstate New York throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above
* Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
* People in Upstate New York have the last cook-out before it
gets cold.

0
* People in Miami all die.
* Upstaters lick the flagpole.

20 below
* Californians fly away to Mexico.
* People in Upstate New York get out their winter coats.

40 below
* Hollywood disintegrates.
* The Girl Scouts in Upstate NY are selling cookies door to door.

60 below
* Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
* Upstate NY Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below
* Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
* People in Upstate NY rent some videos.

100 below
* Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
* Upstaters get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.

297 below
* Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
* Cows in Upstate NY complain about farmers with cold hands.

460 below
* ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale).
* People in Upstate NY start saying...."Cold 'nuff for ya?"

500 below
* Hell freezes over.
* Upstaters plan their next tailgate party.