Mercurial Mel

Ooo I always wanted a wooly mammoth!

We will walk through the Eurotunnel and squat in Disneyland Paris until the spring.

we have loads and loads of cat fud in the garage and the freezers are full. We stocked up for bird flu, so the Ice Age is no problem for us :)

Break out the electric blanket!

Hybernate. It's the only sensible solution - eat lots of lardy winter food, have a pint or two of port, inhale something relaxing and soporific and snuggle under the duvet until March. In the event of waking early, repeat treatment.
DO NOT paint your own name on our back and hide in a box of straw!

N'night ZzzZzzzZzzzzz

Wooly jumpers, curry, and roping in people to donate body-heat.

(not literally with the roping. Actually...)

Would sooner face zombies than the big freeze...at least zombies can be amusing.

Add more layers.
Keep a blanket in the car.
Eat lots of yummy food.
Steal Paul's body heat. ;)

I like the idea of the straw-bale house, preferably with passive solar (in case the sun does shine). No, not the sort that the wolf blew down. The sort that consists of stacked bales; minimal wood framing (just enough to keep the building inspectors happy); and nice, thick stucco, inside and out. Oh, and a roof, too, of course. The resulting home has lovely deep window wells, wonderfully high insulation values, and is remarkably fire- and pest-resistant. They even surpass California earthquake standards!

So, yes, order me up one of those in a cosy spot not too close to a big metro area, with a nice big walled (to keep out the wind and barbarians) garden, good neighbors, and a full wine cellar.