Moose Encounter!

Friday night. I'm headed to my jeep after time at the pub with friends. I walk out of the building that houses the English department and proceed past one of the residence halls, where students are gathered outside. I walk past the end of the building. A moose is just around the corner. I see her. She sees me. She starts running towards me. I start running back where I came from. When she sees me running, she stops. When I see her stop, I stop. I watch warily as she walks slowly across my path and down the street before I proceed on my way home.

The way I see it, there are 3 major markers to indicate how cold it is: freezing point, zero, and snot freeze cold.