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how to know if you will have a bad winter or not

shortbreadlover — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:37:18 GMT

there is an old legend that can tell how back your winter will be.

it is as follows.

when it snow enough to track a cat, (printws in the snow), take the date ie oct 4 and add that date to the age of the moon. so if the moon is 10days old( from the date of the new moon) add that number to the date and total is the number of snow falls thatyou have in your area. so if it snowed on oct 4 and the moon is 10 days old, you add them together and get a total of 14. i have done this for years and it is usually right on or maybe a number off.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:40:08 GMT

If my snow blower quits working, I'll have a bad winter.

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shortbreadlover — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:42:31 GMT

me too.

we are having an early fall and cold spell here. i dread how cold it can get here. we need the water but still, i hate snow

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Nightowlz — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:43:41 GMT

We don't get much snow here anymore for some reason. Now if it does anything it's generally ice with some lighter snow. Sure don't get the amounts we did over 30 yrs ago.

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DiAnne — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:48:27 GMT

It seldom snows here in the PNW.

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geezerette — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:56:46 GMT

When it snows enough to track a cat where I live, we’ve already had a bad winter! 😸

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Lisa Y — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:58:27 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
there is an old legend that can tell how back your winter will be.

it is as follows.

when it snow enough to track a cat, (printws in the snow), take the date ie oct 4 and add that date to the age of the moon. so if the moon is 10days old( from the date of the new moon) add that number to the date and total is the number of snow falls thatyou have in your area. so if it snowed on oct 4 and the moon is 10 days old, you add them together and get a total of 14. i have done this for years and it is usually right on or maybe a number off.

I never heard of this, but i’ll try it. I have heard if you get a lot of acorns on the ground, winter will be bad. Also, if you see caterpillar 🐛 with a lot of black fur as opposed to brown fur, the worse winter will be. Only time will tell.

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Chessa35 — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 20:59:02 GMT

Here’s a tale : When the First snowfall covers the train track rails, check the day of the month . That will determine how many snowfalls there will be , for the winter . Sounds crazy , but it’s been right .

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roxxy1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:04:24 GMT

@Lisa Y I've also heard the story about the acorns. I think it's about giving the squirrels enough food to store away for a snowy winter.

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roxxy1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:05:56 GMT

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Carmie — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:46:07 GMT

Most winters we don't get too many snow days, but we get two to three feet at a time and everything comes to a halt.

When the streets are cleared off, there is no place to put the snow. It is loaded into trucks and taken to empty lots. Sometimes it takes months for those snow hills in the lots to melt.

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threecees — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:01:23 GMT

Every winter is bad in PA.

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willdob3 — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:09:48 GMT

@shortbreadlover

Florida doesn’t have bad winters; we have bad summers! This is where people come after doing their calculations and deciding their northern winter is going to be bad....

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RedTop — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:13:34 GMT

More spider webs, and more spiders trying to get inside your house is also a sign of a bad winter.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:41:46 GMT

When our ski resorts open earlier than usual...woo-hoo!

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AmericanBulldogMom — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:45:52 GMT

My husband hunts and we find the fat covering on the birds/deer is a very good indication of whats to come.

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maestra — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:31:26 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
there is an old legend that can tell how back your winter will be.

it is as follows.

when it snow enough to track a cat, (printws in the snow), take the date ie oct 4 and add that date to the age of the moon. so if the moon is 10days old( from the date of the new moon) add that number to the date and total is the number of snow falls thatyou have in your area. so if it snowed on oct 4 and the moon is 10 days old, you add them together and get a total of 14. i have done this for years and it is usually right on or maybe a number off.

It was 78 degrees today.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:40:00 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
It seldom snows here in the PNW.

@DiAnne Yes.....Thank goodness!

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arizona babe — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:46:58 GMT

not sure where you live in PNW but I lived in the suburbs of Seattle for 30 plus years and we had at least 2 snowfalls a year and sometimes more- the folks up in Everett or Bellingham would sure argue with you about not having any snow much

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DiAnne — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:34:06 GMT

@arizona babe wrote:
not sure where you live in PNW but I lived in the suburbs of Seattle for 30 plus years and we had at least 2 snowfalls a year and sometimes more- the folks up in Everett or Bellingham would sure argue with you about not having any snow much

Not anymore. I live across the Lake from Seattle.