You know it's winter when...

• the breeze turns nasty and doesn't stop at your outer layer of clothing.


• every optional drive is completely dictated by the weather forcast and current road conditions.


• the snow blower will not start


• Steve grows a beard


• you own at least 6 windshield scrapers and can't find any of them until after you have purchased yet another. Ditto for chapstick.


• the smeared slush on your windsheild becomes opaque just about the time you run completely out of washer fluid.
  


• the cat has to sleep UNDER the afgan.


• the yahoo with the pickup plow service (who always makes it sound as if the house is being demolished) comes at 4am to scrape snow off the neighbors driveway every time there are more than 10 snowflakes.


• wearing a sweater or fleece indoors is a normal daily event.


• all gloves & mittens in the house have lost their mates over the summer.
  

Do you have anything to add to the list?