It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC.

I'm Amina Surnah filling in for Brian today.

And we'll spend the last few minutes today with a call in on this very cold Tuesday by asking a Brian Laird

show perennial favorite.

How cold is it?

Maybe you're working extra hard to prevent your walkways and

sidewalks from freezing over for the rest of the week. Maybe your dog just refuses to go outside.

Maybe your nose hairs froze this morning on your run or you skipped that run altogether.

How cold is it? And how do you stay warm on days like today? Caller, Texas now at

212-433 WNYC. That's 212-433-9692. And the cold is so relative, right? This current polar vortex is impacting a large part of the United States from the northern plains all the way to the east coast.

So if you're from a place that normally experiences single-digit weather this time of year, tell us New Yorkers how it feels.

Maybe the car engine really doesn't want to start. Maybe something you accidentally left outside, completely shattered in the cold.

Maybe things sound different outside, especially in below zero temperature.

Sound travels further.

If you know, you know.

Tell us about it.

212-433 W-NYC.

That's 212-433-9-6-9-2. Places in the south are also experiencing

colder than normal temperatures and even snowfall. So how about all the way down in Florida?

The panhandle saw some snowfall, hit palm trees. Over the weekend, maybe some of your

citrus fruits or a bird bath outside froze. If you're a snowbird, maybe you're breaking out

a down jacket for the first time. What does it feel like relative to what you expect?

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