We get that in Indiana too, but it's pretty difficult to adjust to a 30 - 40 degree drop in temperature over a short period of time. We get into the negatives (especially in the north where I am), but it's usually a gradual drop throughout winter.
Never really understood gate-keeping being cold though, kinda weird.
Hey, good on you for being pretty cool about things overall. I like that about lemmy, we all seem to ultimately want to understand each-other and get along.