Even though I don't believe in his predictive abilities, I still get a little "let down" when I hear that we're going to have six more weeks of winter. Silly really.
I was trying to come up with other superstitions that affect my mood this way, and drew a blank. Anyone?
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Well, I have the brooding suspicion that Phil might be right this year. We, in PA, have had the mildest winter I can remember. We had several 60 degree days in January. The last time that happened was in 1996, and we got 24 inches of snow in February. There were piles of snow in the parking lots well into May that year.
Edit: I've just been corrected by co-workers that it was 35-40 inches of snow in Feb. of that year. Posts: 6394 | Registered: Dec 1999
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Friday the 13th always has a slightly festive feel to it, to me.
I went a little out of my way to avoid walking under a ladder today, but I view that superstition as being pretty well founded (in much the same way that "it's bad luck to park your car near a 'Caution: Falling Rocks' sign" would be, were it a superstition).
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quote:Edit: I've just been corrected by co-workers that it was 35-40 inches of snow in Feb. of that year
In upstate NY, in the town I grew up in, the average snowfall for February is 36.5 inches, so no sympathy there .
In Omaha, we've barely had any snow and have had several days in the 50s and even 60s this winter. Its really more like late fall here so far. Its the mildest winter I've ever experienced, outside of the winter I spent in San Diego.
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The vernal equinox falls on March 20, whether or not any overgrown rodent sees his shadow or not. So, there will be either 6 more weeks of winter, or a month and a half of winter.
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I live in Alaska. We have more than six weeks of winter left, and the interactions of some rodent with a light source have nothing to do with it.
quote:The vernal equinox falls on March 20, whether or not any overgrown rodent sees his shadow or not. So, there will be either 6 more weeks of winter, or a month and a half of winter.
We also scoff at your didactic calendrical defintions of the seasons. Come up here after March 20th and try to tell me, through your chattering teeth, that spring is here, as I laugh while you slip and fall on the ice while trying to dodge my snowballs. Posts: 1814 | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by KarlEd: I've just been corrected by co-workers that it was 35-40 inches of snow in Feb. of that year.
The fun part of that February was that we'd get a 6-12 inch snow and then two days later there'd be an ice storm. My mom and I would ice skate on the snow in our backyard until it got too high.
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quote:We also scoff at your didactic calendrical defintions of the seasons. Come up here after March 20th and try to tell me, through your chattering teeth, that spring is here ...
Yeah, those "calendar" seasons are so misleading. I was really frustrated a couple years ago, after carefully planning my Spring baby, that I was 8 months pregnant in 90 degree weather - in March. Posts: 1522 | Registered: Nov 2005
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I grew up in Winnipeg. Only 6 more weeks of winter always seemed like a pretty good deal.
I'm feeling ripped off in Toronto this year. Having days that feel like April in January is like having cake for dinner.
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quote:We also scoff at your didactic calendrical defintions of the seasons. Come up here after March 20th and try to tell me, through your chattering teeth, that spring is here, as I laugh while you slip and fall on the ice while trying to dodge my snowballs.
Yeah, where I went to school in Montana our spring football game got snowed out 3 straight years... on the last weekend in April. And it's not near as bad there as it is in Alaska.
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We were promised a really cold winter (like they used to be) in the UK so I was looking forward to some real snow. It hasn’t happened, I’ve seen less than an inch of snow that quickly became slush.
I have no problem walking under ladders, although I do check that there isn’t anyone up there carrying anything they could drop first!
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I sure hope we have 6 more weeks of winter! I don't like being pregnant when it's hot. Also, I want a relatively cool Easter this year so I can wear the same outfit I'm wearing to my cousin's wedding in March (in Flagstaff) without being too hot. (Well, minus a few layers.)
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