Lets see.....Hmm, my bet is on the Almanac. 

I was commenting to Helen yesterday that the Geese are already on the wing here and I had a feeling this winter was going to be a bad one.

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I had already planned to stoke up on extra fire wood.  A face c. used to be $15, last year was $50.  Cheaper than many places still and WAY cheaper than oil.

What's your guess about this winter?

-P.

It's been a mild summer here, and for the last 2 weeks or so, with the exception of the last 3 days, the temps have been in the mid to upper 70's, the norm is in the mid to upper 80's. The last 2 times that happened, fall came early. I remember having to wear a jacket in the evening in early September. I think it hit 90 once this summer, very unusual.

I haven't seen any geese yet. I guess we will see. I can handle the cold, but I can do without the snow. I guess we'll see what happens.

well,, while out fishing the other day, my youngest noticed a hornets nest WAY up in a tree,, about 30 feet, that USUALLY means a rough winter. I'll have to wait to make judgement until i can examine a persimmon. My grandfather used to swear by this, and I have found its USUALLY accurate. You take the seed of a persimmon and slice it in half ,( takes a VERY sharp knife) if the inside resembles a knife, ,, its going to be dry, but cold (cold winds "cut" right through you), if it resembles a shovel, theres going to be LOTS of snow.  I have also noticed the squirrels are doing ALOT of cutting ,(shelling nuts with their teeth) and that USUALLLY means a rough winter also. Yea, Yea, I hear ya,, sounds like bullsh!t, but most of what the weathermen say is bullsh!t also!!!!!!!!  and I just gave it to you WITHOUT interupting the olympics!!!!!!       P.S. Not that any of this sh!t matters, if its warm and dry,, I'll be here in illinois, and if its cold and snowy, I'll be here in Illinois                         Tuck  

It has been years since we had any type of real winter. It doesn't get cold here till January. In is in the 90's here but last year at this time it was 105. Its hard to tell. I do wish we would have a cold winter, like to kill off some bugs.
But because we are planing a trip to FL the end of September it will get colder than a witches tit after labor day !

I'll trust Farmers Almanac weather predictions over the local weather forecasters anyday.  The meterologists here have been making a habit of apologizing to the viewing public lately, for not only being wrong, but not even close to what they forecasted.

I say it's gonna be a cold one.  Can't tell by the geese, they never leave.

Beth

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Because the people have given Algore a platform and a voice in the media, God is punishing the US with brutal winters.

And punishing us with having to endure Algore himself.

But I digress.

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I had the same tale with the woolybears too as a kid.  Can't remember how it went with the stripe.  Funnyhow many of the tales actually have some merrit.  With seed production you figure with a few mild winters it gives the plant more stores to produce seeds and after a few mild winters the chances of a harsh one increase.

Noticed we are at the solar minimum for sunspots so the next few years ought to be on the cold side until solar activity returns.  If we had an extended minimum like in the later 1600's we are all in deep sheep!

Heating oil is going to be a killer for a lot of folks this winter!!!  Burn wood, stay warm!

-P.

I have to giggle about this mainly due to my Grandpop's strange ways of forecasting the weather via his bunions, the cows in the fields and the leaves on the trees.

If his bunions hurt, the cows in the fields were laying down and the wind was blowing the leaves on the trees showing the back of the leaves, it was going to rain.....and he was always correct.

My previous Doberman, Jamie was my Accu-Weather Dobie.  She would start acting skittish and hyper about 24 hours before a thunder storm or snow storm.

Guess the barometric pressure gets to all living things one way or another, eh?

I am hoping for some nice big snow storms this winter since we haven't had one around this way for quite a while.

I love the snow and cold.  Bring it on!!  The only thing is that I dont want alot of it because then it tends to flood in the spring.  It has been a bit cooler here this month as well.  In the low 70s to mid 80's for Aug when it is usually upper 80s to upper 90's.  I will take the cooler temps over the squeltering heat any day around here.

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