I had just driven home, it was around midnight in the dead of Montreal winter, I had been visiting my friend, Jeff, across town, and the thermometer on the front porch read minus 40 degrees -- and don't bother asking if that's Celsius or Fahrenheit, minus 40 is where the two scales meet -- it was very cold.
Saya baru tiba saat itu, sekitar tengah malam, pada puncak musim salju di Montreal, saya mengunjungi teman, Jeff, di kota sebelah, dan termometer di teras menampilkan minus 40 derajat -- dan jangan bertanya Celcius atau Fahrenheit, minus 40 adalah titik pertemuan keduanya -- saat itu sangatlah dingin.