What is winter?

[Bill Palmer]

I don't know Joel.  I think they went there because it was the nearest thing
to AC that rich New Yorkers could find in those days.

The year we lived there, it snowed on Easter and on Mother's day.  Summer
may have come on July 5th or 6th, I don't recall.

Bill Palmer
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From: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:03 PM
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> At 2/19/2010 08:29 AM, Bill Palmer wrote:
>>When I was living in Newport RI, we used to say "Here there are two
>>seasons,
>>winter and the 4th of July"
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> In the 18th -- and probably also the 19th (and even the 20th) --
> century, people went to Newport because it was known for mild
> climate.  I think they stayed more than one day.
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> Joel
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