This story is anecdata bait.

By this I mean, without a means to isolate whether responses are self selecting (either for or against the proposition), it just devolves to a "hn story time" which has way too wide of a context to be meaningful.

If I'm wrong, I wonder what sort of thoughtful expansive substantial comments is this post seeking that are good as a hacker news topic?

To answer the question posed. No. I am generally fine. The weather has been colder on average for this month where I live.