"Well, no wonder...it's been six months.

Think how out of sorts you would be, waking up after several months of snoozing, to face not only blinding sunlight, but also an eye-watering spring cleaning job of a most personal and essential nature.

If you share your outhouse with a bear (or any other hibernating animal), you know that, when the ice starts to move in the river, it's time to have a good supply of toilet tissue and 'Huggies' close at hand."