Parts of the U.S. are said to be "in the deep freeze," struggling to cope with weather they seldom experience. Here in upstate New York, we don't have to worry about saving our citrus crops. We don't have any. We never WILL have any -- unless global warming happens in a big way.
What we do have is a certain resilience when it comes to winter weather. So, it seems, do Britons.
According to The Guardian newspaper, the people of Odiham in Hampshire, "southern England's snowiest village," are coping quite well with the unusually nasty winter weather they've been experiencing.
The Rev Gary Keith, vicar of a church in Odiham, told The Guardian: "It's absolutely beautiful here: there's snow in the trees, on the ground and on the church roof. There must be 30-40cm now (around 12-16 inches), and it's still snowing. ...
"It's been lovely being outside and seeing people out with their kids playing on sledges or walking their dogs. The reader from the church rang me on his way back home from a meeting at 10 o'clock last night and said that people in the village were building snowmen or just watching the snow fall."
The folks of Odiham are clearly making the most of a bad situation, and having some fun in the process.
We might as well follow their lead and try to enjoy the cold and snow -- 'cause I doubt they'll be going away any time soon.
Stay warm.
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