“There was some comfort in hearing others coming into the grocery store and complaining about the wind – comfort because I thought, okay, maybe it’s not like this all the time, or they wouldn’t remark on it.”

You say, but in reality, it wasn’t just a remark. Its like that all the time! haha 8 months of solid winter, 5 months of -30, -40 (-50′s with windchill) makes us complain. I’ve heard people in the south say “oh, but you must be used to it”. We are, to a certain point, but its so damn cold all the time! haha thanks for the read :)