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.
Tinha acabado de chegar, era meia noite, em pleno inverno, em Montreal, tinha ido visitar o meu amigo Jeff e o termómetro no alpendre marcava -40 graus. Não importa se eram Celsius ou Fahrenheit, porque -40 graus é onde as duas escalas coincidem. Estava muito frio.