From the "How many furlongs per fortnight is that?" department:

"Now when I'm outside and it's -25 C (113 Fahrenheit), it's not really a big problem."

In other news, our main competitor was acquired by Synopsys today in what appears to be a fire sale. This makes it more likely that we will be acquired by Cadence, who is an investor in our company and Synopsys' main competitor.

Personally, I don't want to work for Cadence. However, if I want my stock options to be worth anything, I'll have to.

Then again, there's a moderate probability that I'd be laid off in any acquisition, and I'll end up with zero anyway. (You lose your options the moment you quit or are fired.)