Yup, we really shouldn't complain about the few nights per winter that we have to cover and protect our tender treasures. We have such a lot of wonderful weather the rest of the time. We're spoiled and a little bit wimpy.
Weather guys say tomorrow night will be the first freezing temps the Tampa Bay area has seen in nearly 5 years, yes, winter of 2010 was a brutal one but not as bad as the year before when we had nearly 2 weeks of cold.
As Mj says, it does accomplish some much-needed pruning for you, that's fer sure.