Aah...opinions seem to be trending against me (not for the first time!). As I said maybe it's not a battle worth fighting. Like Roadrash says, biking at those temps isn't really tough (although jerks like him will find most things tougher than the rest of us - heh heh). I've got great gear and am nice and toasty warm. The only difficulties involve frozen mechanics, traction, and - as usual - cagers.
I'm going to retract my new "policy"...it lasted all of 3 days. Oh well, it was worth a shot don't you think?
I guess I was just looking for an excuse to work from my nice comfortable office at home.
Sounds like some of you have jobs where working from home is not an option and I can fully understand that, but with mine I can be FULLY functional from my home office. I even participate in meetings.
Thanks again for the responses.