Depending on where you live in the US, it's safe to say that the winter of 2011/2012 has been one of the mildest in recent memory. Even though Atlanta, GA doesn't get as cold or have as extreme winters as cities up north, it is still highly unusual to have weather in the 50's and 60's almost every day during the winter months. It was only a year ago in January of 2011 that the great Atlanta "blizzard" happened. To all of the people who live in really cold states, don't laugh but when we got our unheard of 1 inch of snow and ice, the city shut down...for about a week. I said don't laugh. The south doesn't have the luxury of snow plows that easily makes several feet of snow nothing more than gigantic snow piles on the side of the road. We had to let mother nature run her course and let the snow and ice melt before returning to work and school. Sad but true. lol. Interested in your comments. What part of the country do you live in and  has your winter been mild?