Gonna be a long and snowy winter...

NickieL · #1 08/08/11, 10:26 PM

If the weather lore is right...

If the first week in August is unusually warm,
the coming Winter will be snowy and long.

For every fog in August,
There will be a snowfall in Winter.

I'm in for a heap o' winter this year. Maybe even worse then last winter which was the worst winter EVER!!!

The first week has been HOT AND HUMID.

And I kid you not, it's been FOGGY every morning of August so far.

soulsurvivor · #2 08/08/11, 10:30 PM

We had a really dense fog this morning. I try to follow the Farmers Almanac for winter predictions. Old timers know their weather lore and are usually spot on with the reasoning they use.

Suburbanhmstedr · #3 08/08/11, 11:21 PM

Oh no. It has been so damp this week, even frogs are complainin. I can't handle a long cold winter again!

Dixie · #4 08/08/11, 11:23 PM

Uh oh, we're in big trouble here in the GA hills. :eek
We had a lot of snow last winter, I was kinda hoping for a mild winter, this year.

mabeane · #5 08/09/11, 06:20 AM

We will have snow...its Maine...of course we will have snow!

jessepona · #6 08/09/11, 06:36 AM

Oh I hope not! I don't want to add constant foul weather to my too long commute! Hope this bit of weather lore is wrong.

celticfalcon · #7 08/09/11, 07:49 AM

oh i agree i posted in gc about long johns and allready started storing and alittle more food for winter.
its gonna be a cold one
tom

EDDIE BUCK · #8 08/09/11, 08:09 AM

Bring it on.
I can put on enough clothes to stay warm,but I can't take off enough to stay cool

TSYORK · #9 08/09/11, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EDDIE BUCK

Bring it on.
I can put on enough clothes to stay warm,but I can't take off enough to stay cool

AMEN! Preach it!

NickieL · #10 08/09/11, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EDDIE BUCK

Bring it on.
I can put on enough clothes to stay warm,but I can't take off enough to stay cool

lol you OBVIOUSLY don't have an hour's commute on icy roads and whiteout conditions lol

Kazahleenah · #11 08/09/11, 08:17 AM

Aug has been cooler, and a bit rainy. We have had fog a couple times.

Does this mean we're in for an ok winter?

Heritagefarm · #12 08/09/11, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazahleenah

Aug has been cooler, and a bit rainy. We have had fog a couple times.

Does this mean we're in for an ok winter?

I sure hope so. I typically get up late, so I usually miss the fog. "Eh? Fog? Wuzzat?"

tinknal · #13 08/09/11, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NickieL

lol you OBVIOUSLY don't have an hour's commute on icy roads and whiteout conditions lol

Normal winter day here, no big deal.

NickieL · #14 08/09/11, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tinknal

Normal winter day here, no big deal.

Thats a normal winter day here too, thats why I HATE IT. And no matter HOW many layers you wear, that icy -30 wind STILL chills you to the bone and the air freezes in your nose and all that. NO THANKS!!!!!

Heritagefarm · #15 08/09/11, 11:11 PM

*sweating, sweating, sweating* No winter here yet! Winter doesn't exist in my mind right now! Winter, what's that, rrmmm, cold, freez - whatever, I have no clue what you're all talking about, never heard of it!

Bruenor · #16 08/09/11, 11:28 PM

I'm pricing out different options for my fireplace. Right now we just have a basic fireplace on an outside wall. Most of the heat goes right up the chimney. I'm looking at this hearth heater wood insert.

http://regency-fire.com/Products/Woo...rts/H2100.aspx

I have no idea about prices, but I'm going to be contacting some dealers in the next week or so. The good thing is that, after this year, I should have a free source of all the wood I can cut.

Caitedid · #17 08/10/11, 06:38 AM

I've been looking at snowshoes online already. Pretty excited to not be working on a farm with no working spigots for the animals in the back this year. Trekking to the back of 100 acres with 10 gallons at a time for 200 hundred hogs in three feet of snow got old pretty dang fast!

vicki in NW OH · #18 08/10/11, 06:50 AM

Judging by the size of our woodpile, it will be cold and snowy.

Bruenor · #19 08/10/11, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Caitedid

I've been looking at snowshoes online already. Pretty excited to not be working on a farm with no working spigots for the animals in the back this year. Trekking to the back of 100 acres with 10 gallons at a time for 200 hundred hogs in three feet of snow got old pretty dang fast!

I'd be interested in what you've found on snowshoes. I have a 26 mile drive from home to work. In winter, if I have a break down, snow shoes might make an easier walk.

NickieL · #20 08/10/11, 09:18 AM

I have snowshoes, several pairs. if you will be lugging lots of weight with you, remember to buy a pair rated for a higher weight class. If you just want them for excercise and snow running, that kind of thing you can go with one that is rated for your own weight.