Have I Mentioned the Weather?!

I'm pretty tired of being cold. I just had to get that off my chest. The temperature today, according to the free newspaper I grabbed prior to getting on bus 15, was to be 6 degrees Celsius. I was told that to convert it to Fahrenheit you add ten and double it. So, you do the math. It know it's probably colder back in PA, and perhaps there is snow on the ground, but this is such a damp, chill to the bones, cold. Plus, with no central heating systems every place is damp and cold. The schools, hotels, restaurants, buses - most every place is cold. I'm pretty tired of it. I dress in layers, put on my fashionable Philadelphia Eagles earmuffs, wear two pairs of socks, wear my scarf like a noose (it's the fashion around here), and I am still cold. And this is just to go do my student teacher observations. There are times that I never remove my coat while in the schools. Today a Honda CRV passed me while I was waiting for a bus (a 50 minute wait, in the cold and wind, I might add). I looked at it longingly and wondering if he was using the heated seat function. I miss my CRV, and my heated seats. Now I know why everyone walks so freaking fast around here, they are trying to either stay warm or get to their destination faster so they can duck inside where it might be a tad warmer. One other thing, most stores keep their doors open, despite the cold weather. As I ride around the city on the top of the double decker buses I see a lot of windows in apartments/houses that are open. I don't get it. These Irish must be a hearty bunch. Come to think of it, the kids go outside for yard (recess) in this cold weather. There is no indoor yard, so the teachers bundle up and the kids run around, and both come inside with rosy cheeks. Personally, I'm not a fan of the cold. Have I mentioned that before?