packsaddle 753 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Looks like the omen is for more winter ahead. Around these parts, we're still waiting for winter to arrive in the first place. Loved the movie even if it was kind of repetitious. Link to post Share on other sites
CalicoPenn 729 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 The groundhog in Woodstock, IL (where Groundhog Day was filmed) says it's going to be an early spring. Phil must have been grumpy this morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle732 27 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I think Phil looked at the calendar. Link to post Share on other sites
Engineer61 19 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Here is Arizona, we use Agua Fria Freddie ... if he sees is shadow, spring starts immediately, otherwise spring starts in 6 weeks. It was sunny today... Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutfish 16 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We have been averaging 69/ 70 degrees the last two weeks with a record high( this date in time) of 76 last Tuesday . 6 more weeks of winter? Who cares? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 6:00 am Rise and shine, campers! It's co-o-old out there! Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Phil rarely fails to see his shadow. I kinda think he knows that this is the halfway point of winter and in six weeks spring will be in the air. More importantly it's about the time when a lot of the Christmas goodies are about done. The cookies that HWMBO has rationed out from the freezer are about done. The candy bowl only has the candy is empty apart for the candy that no one likes. I did notice a box of chocolates that somehow managed to not get opened. I'll work on that next week. There is still a lot of adult beverages left. They might come in handy if we get hit by a really cold spell or a blizzard. I kinda think what's in the fridge will not live long after the super bowl. Maybe now is the right time for that long winter nap that I missed out on? Ea. Link to post Share on other sites
perdidochas 658 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Stats show that the Groundhog is correct about 40% of the time. BTW, most of the time he does see his shadow--100 out of 116 recorded instances. I tend to believe General Beauregard Lee, a groundhog that lives in metro Atlanta. He usually doesn't see his shadow :-) Link to post Share on other sites
CalicoPenn 729 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 As the Inner Circle says, the Groundhog is never wrong - the Groundhog is never specific about where it will be winter, and it's always winter-like somewhere Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutfish 16 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 "More importantly it's about the time when a lot of the Christmas goodies are about done." About? Ours al done for about the time New Years rolls in. I'm working on Velentines and summer goodies right now! Link to post Share on other sites
OneHour 11 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 In Houston ... our spring started this past October! It went from 100 degree for 7 months to 80 degrees for 5 months! Got a feeling that our Summer will start up soon! Talking about groundhog year! Link to post Share on other sites
Twocubdad 665 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 "Nancy? Nancy Taylor? It's Phil, Phil Connor!" Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I could never remember if it was 6 weeks of winter if he saw his shadow or 6 weeks of winter if he didn't see his shadow. Well, one day I did the math. Feb 2 -> 3/22 (Spring Equinox, 3/20 in 2012) is 7 weeks, so what we're debating here is the difference of less than one week. Up here in the "frozen tundra" area, that week is so totally irrelevant none of us really worry about it. We've had 2' of snow in April, but the calendar says it's SPRING! Go figure. Stosh (This message has been edited by jblake47) Link to post Share on other sites
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