Freeze Warnings in the Inland Empire

On the evening news just now, the “microclimate weather man” told viewers to stay tuned for the “freeze warning” tonight for the Inland Empire (where I live). It’s supposed to get to a chilly 29° this evening; can people even live in this weather? HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE, INLAND EMPIRE RESIDENTS?

I can’t help chuckling when I hear people talking about how cold it is out here; it kind of makes me proud to think of myself as an (albeit transplanted) New Englander. It’s supposed to be 6° this Wednesday night in Northampton, and while I’m glad not to walk to class against wind so cold your face feels like it’s being pricked by needles, I do miss that crispness in the really cold winter air, or the comedy of trying to dig your car out of a snowdrift with your three friends, with only one pair of gloves and a plastic broom between the four of you.