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BravoXray
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Okay, I give up, what are those and what do they have to do with predicting the weather?
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tow653
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They are persimmon seeds,cut in half. There is an old wives tale that says you can predict the winter weather, spoons ,snow knives, frigid and icy,forks, mild.
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QRTRHRS
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LOL, I was chatting with some gals while paying a bill. One said that she heard that it's going to be a rough winter. The other got to mentioning the Persimmon thing. I chimed in with well, what did the groundhog say? O'wait. Anyway, we all got a good laugh.
I have not run NY or Canada since 2008 so for me it's whatever.
I have not run NY or Canada since 2008 so for me it's whatever.
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Old joke...:
Fall was upon a remote reservation when the Indian tribe asked their new Chief what the coming winter was going to be like. The modern day Chief had never been taught the secrets of the ancients. When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.
Better safe than sorry, he said to himself and told his tribe that the winter was indeed expected to be cold and that the members of the village should stock up on firewood to be prepared.
After several days, our modern Chief got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather service responded.
So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "It's going to be a very cold winter."
The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.
The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy."
Fall was upon a remote reservation when the Indian tribe asked their new Chief what the coming winter was going to be like. The modern day Chief had never been taught the secrets of the ancients. When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.
Better safe than sorry, he said to himself and told his tribe that the winter was indeed expected to be cold and that the members of the village should stock up on firewood to be prepared.
After several days, our modern Chief got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather service responded.
So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "It's going to be a very cold winter."
The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.
The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy."
Rustyiron
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A YouTube guy says snowy from
the mid Atlantic on up north. Snows similar to 2009-10 winters.
We're due for a good winter so that's what I'm going with.
We'll find out in 3-4 months.
the mid Atlantic on up north. Snows similar to 2009-10 winters.
We're due for a good winter so that's what I'm going with.
We'll find out in 3-4 months.
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It's funny just how effective that really is. I bought a 64" snowblower for my old tractor, after several straight years of big snowfall, here. Then we didn't get another flake until after the 2 year warranty expired on the stupid thing.
That's only a slight exaggeration, I think we did get one 2" or 3" storm one year, almost not even enough to try to blow.
Rustyiron
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I spent a couple of grand installing a 3rd range "creep" gearset to run my 8' blower for "the big one" a couple of years ago!It's funny just how effective that really is. I bought a 64" snowblower for my old tractor, after several straight years of big snowfall, here. Then we didn't get another flake until after the 2 year warranty expired on the stupid thing.
That's only a slight exaggeration, I think we did get one 2" or 3" storm one year, almost not even enough to try to blow.
It's too much blower for my m9540 and 1st gear at pto rpms for the blower and travels to fast (power) to take advantage of the blowers size so I understand that it seems to keep the snow away.
It's not that I'd blow over plow very often, but it would be nice to justify that expense.
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Does NOAA know about this prediction tool?
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I sold my Western Contractor plow and my 74" inverted blower this summer and bought a seven foot pusher.
After buying the blower four years ago I may have used it 20 times and never needed to deal with any thing over 10".
So we are going to ger HAMMERED this year.
After buying the blower four years ago I may have used it 20 times and never needed to deal with any thing over 10".
So we are going to ger HAMMERED this year.
I certainly hope so!
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Since I bought my BX seven years ago and put my JD 430 diesel on permanent snow blower duty, I have only put about 20 hours on it, and only used it seven times in the last two years. I do start it up frequently, often to move it out of the shop to move something behind it. It's a '91 model and only has ~1100 hours on it, so it's barely broken in.
