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    2/02/2017 8:57 am  #1

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    Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Phil has made it official! Six more weeks of winter. Well if you can call the weather we have been having winter?
    Our local weather guy said last might we have had about 2 inches of measurable snow for the winter.

    Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    http://fox59.com/2017/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-set-to-make-weather-prediction-on-groundhog-day/

    The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said he saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter during the annual celebration in Pennsylvania.Members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed their forecast just after 7:20 a.m.

    Thursday.The festivities have their origin in a German legend that says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues. If not, spring comes early.In reality, Phil’s prediction is decided ahead of time by the group on Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill just outside Punxsutawney.

    That’s about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.Records dating to 1887 show Phil predicting more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times — including this year. There are no records for the remaining years.

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    2/02/2017 9:10 am  #2

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    I don't know who is better at predicting the weather . . .

    A rodent that spends much of its life buried underground

    Or

    Joe Calhoun the chief meteorologist at WGAL's "Storm Team"

    Tough choice

     

    2/02/2017 9:29 am  #3

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    As this winter as been fairly mild, I don't think an additional six weeks will be all that bad.

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    2/02/2017 9:36 am  #4

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Rongone wrote:

    I don't know who is better at predicting the weather . . .

    A rodent that spends much of its life buried underground

    Or

    Joe Calhoun the chief meteorologist at WGAL's "Storm Team"

    Tough choice

    Think I will vote for Phil.

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    2/02/2017 9:42 am  #5

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Common Sense wrote:

    Phil has made it official! Six more weeks of winter. Well if you can call the weather we have been having winter?
    Our local weather guy said last might we have had about 2 inches of measurable snow for the winter.

    Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    http://fox59.com/2017/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-set-to-make-weather-prediction-on-groundhog-day/

    The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said he saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter during the annual celebration in Pennsylvania.Members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed their forecast just after 7:20 a.m.

    Thursday.The festivities have their origin in a German legend that says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues. If not, spring comes early.In reality, Phil’s prediction is decided ahead of time by the group on Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill just outside Punxsutawney.

    That’s about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.Records dating to 1887 show Phil predicting more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times — including this year. There are no records for the remaining years.

    What was that saying about "Biting the Ear that feeds you" ?? 

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/groundhog-day-fun-facts-36599151

     

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    2/02/2017 10:48 am  #6

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Yikes that had to hurt. Take a look at the front teeth.

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    2/02/2017 12:24 pm  #7

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
     

    2/02/2017 12:40 pm  #8

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

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    "Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
     
     

    2/02/2017 1:03 pm  #9

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Agree.  Along with Joe I wish they ditch that finger-pointing traffic female.

    Rongone wrote:

    I don't know who is better at predicting the weather . . .

    A rodent that spends much of its life buried underground

    Or

    Joe Calhoun the chief meteorologist at WGAL's "Storm Team"

    Tough choice

     

     

    2/02/2017 5:48 pm  #10

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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter

    Do they mean we're actually going to have  a winter now?

     

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