I hate to be the smartass here but I feel for all of you in the Frigid zones of this country. It's nearly 80F here in Ojai CA today and dry as a popcorn fart with no signs of anything changing for the next two weeks.
I have never experienced the problems that you guys face every winter. My parents moved us out of Michigan in 1955, when I was 6.
We really need the rain as we are going to be in a severe drought condition very soon if we don't get some soon, and what you will be seeing on TV's nightly news will be massive brush fires burning thruout the state.
Every place has it's challenges. Mine usually don't require wearing heavy coats and boots to walk to my car.
Randy