re: #213 thedopefishlives

Had a co-worker of mine who was from India. One January day, I was in the office, and overheard her talking to the big boss. She was leaving the company; he asked where she was going. “Texas,” she said. “I can’t stand the winters here, they’re too cold for me.”

Used to get colder than the proverbial well digger in Lubbock. The all-time low was -17 in January 1963. There were usually 3 or 4 days below zero every winter. It hasn’t been below zero here at all since 1988. It hasn’t gone into single digits since 2006. Low last winter was 14F.