I'll take 28F and dry over 35F and rainy any day. For me the brutal wind was a cross wind over my last mile. It was hard enough that I had to lean into it.

The guy who sits next to me at work is from Siberia. He probably doesn't think of 28F as very cold at all. Then again, he's been living in Oregon for five or six years so maybe his body has adapted to our moderate winters. I know 28F feels a lot colder here than I remember it feeling when I was growing up in Maryland. I guess part of that is also that I'm getting old.

One positive of this cold snap is that it's given me a proper chance to try out the Man***** Ranch Hand gloves I bought at an REI "garage sale" last year. I'm pretty pleased with them so far. My hands were actually a bit sweaty when I got to work this morning.