Even the Boston "wimp" who turns on the heat before the Red Sox season ends is braver than people from South Texas/South Florida who start fussing when it gets below 60.

Personally I'd rather hack my own firewood and set up a wood stove in my kitchen than suffer in the cold. And as others have commented, once the pipes burst you're not brave, you're just stupid.

While some people turn it into a war of wills, others have to pick and choose whether there's heat or food for dinner.