Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> >
> > Ridiculous. There is no scientific or seasonal basis for calling
> > that first day of winter. None whatsoever. Your attempts to shift
> > the argument are futile.
>
> Read what I originally wrote. I stated the solstice is a time marker,
> a good time to use as the start of something. I never stated it is
> winter.

So you agree with me then? Because I'm talking about specifics. The
solstice might be a useful start of something, but winter isn't it.

> Call it summer, call it Flower Day or Snow Day or whatever
> you damn well please. But what you cannot do is deny that is is the
> start of the change of the length of the day.

Which I never did, of course. More irrelevancies.

> > Right. But THEY were smart enough to know it wasn't the start of
> > winter. Thanks for finally agreeing with me.
>
> That is what I said in the beginning. YOU tried to put the word
> winter in my mouth. Below is the origina exchange "Default User"
> > wrote in message
> >
> > I don't know who came with that silly "first day of XX" for the
> > solstices and equinoxes, but there's absolutely no astronomical or
> > meterological basis for it.
>
> It's just easier to make a known event the start of something rather
> than the middle of it. Not much different than having 12 numbers on
> a clock face.
>
> Note that "winter" was not mentioned.

No, but *I* mentioned winter, and you followed right along without
mentioning any change topic. If the "it" you mention was something
else, then you should provided an antecedent.

I've trashed your arguments, now you're trying to pretend like you were
arguing something else.

Quit while you're behind.

> > Now, we have to put with dopey weather people (and others) saying
> > things like, "can you believe it's so cold on December 12th, when
> > it's not even winter yet?" In fact, it's been winter for quite some
> > time.
>
> Winter in your mind maybe, but not for the rest of us.


You're going to tell me that most people don't consider the middle of
December to be winter. I don't believe that's true.

> Since you'd
> rather argue something arbitrary rather than use actual facts of what
> I said, you may have the last word and therefore "win".

More evasion from you. I am and have been arguing something VERY
specific. You are the one that has dragged in various irrelevant
discussions. I win, but because I'm right and have been all along.

Deal with it.




Brian

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