That's exactly why I brought this up, as I too identify with that little old lady.
The car sits in the garage most of the winter months either due to ice and snow on the roads or because there's salt all over the roads to get rid of the ice and snow.
I do sometimes start and run it up to operating temperature or maybe just sit in it, run it through the gears, and imitate the sound of a boxer engine.
No doubt about it, I've got to move south before I lose what's left of my mind or are just too old to climb in and out of the BRZ.