PITTSBURGH - Carlo Sambonia is livid that the first day of winter tomorrow is predicted to feel more like October, with high temperatures in the 50's. The popular 33-year old outdoorsman and bon vivant is spearheading a petition drive to express his "extreme and palpable displeasure that the winter solstice isn't what it used to be." His goal is to obtain 40,000 signatures. Sambonia is especially concerned that the younger generation is not properly educated about what winter used to be. "I tell every young person I come across, 'You should have seen the winter solstice in the old days!'" Sambonia explained. "Back then, winter came roaring in like thunder, and it would hit us kids like a wall of frigid bliss. Snow every day, sled riding every day, skating every day. Winter meant something back then!"
Sambonia said it is his wish that high temperatures in early winter be in the low '30's.
