The San Francisco Bay Area where I am from generally has a fairly mild climate. It doesn't really get too cold, or too hot etc., for any great length of time. I have to say though, this winter we have had some icy days for sure. I've even lost a couple of my plants outside. I really can hurt terribly in the morning, both with my arthritis and my neuropathy, but on cold icy mornings, it's so much worse. I roll out of bed like I'm 100 years old sometimes, groaning and grunting like some wounded animal. It's really a site.