David Phillips may refer to: (wikipedia)
He arrived in Norway having not lost a pound,
Grandparents will tell you that winters aren't what they used to be and they're absolutely right about that. Winters have been generally getting warmer and warmer and with generally less snow than what we have seen in the past.
It's not the coldest place, but it has a sure cold. And unlike the coldest places, it also has a sure snow cover.
I don't want to go through that again. If another big storm comes, I am going to lose everything again.
(The last) four months have been warmer than normal so there's a lot of stored heat in the lakes and the rivers and the land and the soil.
People have probably saved at least 10 to 15 per cent on their heating bill.
Some of the results will be sure to surprise you.
If you stand back and look at the past 50 years, all these parties have been competing with each other for resources. There have been some agreements but essentially they've been competing in a zero-sum game.
I think (this winter) will be a dress rehearsal. It may very well be a glimpse or preview of what winter will be like in the future, where we will be wondering where winter is.
I don't know if we feel guilty, but we certainly feel as if it's the first year we've cancelled winter. We've gone years without summer, but never winter.