WEBVTT HYGIENE ITEMS.>> OTHER THAN THE TEMPERATURE,IT IS THE COLD AIR THAT REALLYMAKES NEW ORLEANS COLDER ANDDIFFERENT THAN MOST PLACES.SCOTT: THAT RIGHT.THE COLD WEATHER MADE MANYPEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE TODAY.MANY OPTED TO JUST STAY INSIDE.SULA: GREAT IDEA.MEANWHILE, OTHERS WERE FORCED TORIDE OUT THE COLD WEATHER TOMAKE A LIVING.WDSU REPORTER TAMMY ESTWICKSPOKE TO PEOPLE TRYING TOSURVIVE IN THE COLD AHEAD OFTONIGHT'S HARD FREEZE.TAMMY?>> SOME OF THE TOURIST SAY THISHARD FREEZE CAME AS A SHOCK TOTHEM.PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THEAREA SAY IT IS BUSINESS ASUSUAL.COLD WEATHER FORCED PEOPLEINSIDE AND CAUGHT OTHERS OFFGUARD.>> WE WERE IN NEW YORK THE WEEKBEFORE, SO WE WERE READY.WE THOUGHT THAT WHEN WE GOT HERETHAT WE DID NOT NEED THEM.>> TURNS OUT THEY DID NEED THOSETHERMALS AS THE SOUTHSHOREBRACED FOR A HARD FREEZE FRIDAYNIGHOVER AT PULP AND GRIND, COFFEEBARISTA MARINA SPARAGANA SAYSBUSINESS IS LUKE WARM.>> WHEN IT GETS REALLY COLDAROUND FREEZING TEMPERATURES, ISTHIS GOES DOWN BECAUSE PEOPLEDON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIROFFICES OR HOUSE.>> LEADING UP TO THE HARDFREEZE, SHE SAYS YOU'RE MORELIKELY TO SEE CUSTOMERS SIPPINGON HOT TEA AND COFFEE, BUT THEREIS THE OCCASIONAL ICED MOCHA.HER PROJECTION FOR SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY -->> PROBABLY A LITTLE SLOWER THISWEEKEND.>> IT IS REALLY COLD.I AM NOT USED TO IT AT ALL.>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVEJOBS THAT REQUIRE AN OUTDOOROFFICE.>> PEOPLE NEED RIDES.WE ARE HERE TO GIVE THEM RIDES.>> KEVIN REAL IS A PEDICABDRIVER.HIS IS A LITTLE COZIER THEN SOMEOF HIS COMPETITORS.BUT HE SAYS THIS WEEKS CHECKMIGHT FALL A LITTLE SHORT.>> MIGHT MAKE SOME MONEY.I MADE $10 TODAY.WE WILL KEEP IT GOING.ONE MORE HOUR.>> REAL ALSO DID SOMETHINGHEARTWARMING, THINKING ABOUTOTHERS INSTEAD OF HIS PAYCHECK.>> I SAW SOME SCHOOLCHILDREN ANDTOOK THEM A FEW BLOCKS.A FRIEND GOT OFF WORK, SO IPICKED HIM UP AND TOOK HIM EIGHTBLOCKS TO HIS CAR.YOU KNOW, DOING THE DEEDS.>> MORE THAN A FREE RIDE, BUTPROOF THAT THERE IS STILLCOMPASSION AND BROTHERLY LOVE INA CITY THAT CARE FORGOT.MANY PEOPLE WE SPOKE TO SAY ITS-- IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THECOLD WEATHER THAT'S THE PROBLEM.IT IS THE INCONSISTENT WEATHER,HOT ONE DAY, COLD THE NEXT.