PeteDontCare t1_j7g8f0o wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Reply to comment by thunder-cricket in Did I hallucinate the arctic temps this past weekend? by [deleted]

It seems to be about neither of these scenarios, but rather an observation

thunder-cricket t1_j7g9gr8 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:13 PM

There are two contending observations. Some people are observing that the extreme temperature swing we're seeing in the past 7 days is alarming.

And others (including you), are observing "no they're not; we've always had cold days in the winter. This is expected and normal," which obfuscates the point of the first observation. No one is saying it's alarming that it was very cold for a few days. We're saying it's alarming it was -20 one day and 45 two days later.

PeteDontCare t1_j7gaktq wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Yes, some people are saying both things. The original post didn't take a stance. You're just as wrong as I am, buddy

thunder-cricket t1_j7gbrul wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM

>Yes, some people are saying both things.

You can't say something is both abnormal and normal at the same time. I'm not sure which people you think are saying both things, but they are wrong and make no sense.

>The original post didn't take a stance.

The original post asks if they were hallucinating the cold over the last weekend, since it's so warm today. That means the original poster is taking the stance that this isn't normal, since people wonder if they are hallucinating when they observe something that doesn't seem like it could be real.

>You're just as wrong as I am, buddy

Again, hope all that helps.