Farmer's Almanac Says Winter 2016 Will Be Extra Brutal

[HD]

Do you remember last winter? The biting cold that made your face freeze within minutes, the frosty wind that assailed you from every side, the avalanches of snow that turned your front porches into refrigerators? Well, gear up, because this winter is going to be even worse.

The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts that it will be especially cold and that even places that don't usually experience much snowfall, like the Pacific Northwest, will be hit with buckets of it.

Now, before you curl up into a ball and cry, let's look at the bright side.

Firstly, there are plenty of scientists who poo-poo the almanac, which is based on a secret formula that founder Robert B. Thomas designed using solar cycles, climatology, and meteorology, so it could be wrong.

But even if it is right, there are certain perks to a real, sturdy winter.

"Just about everybody who gets snow will have a White Christmas in one capacity or another," Almanac editor Janice Stillman told The Huffington Post.

Which means there will be ever more reason to stay curled up inside with your loved ones, cradling a cup of tea, and watching the windows frost over as the sky carpets the earth in a thick blanket of white.

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[glenn57]

Yea yea they probably won't get tomorrow's weather right what makes ya think they got a clue a month from now!

[Rebel SS]

I thought last winter was awful warm...so did my gas bill....

[Moon Lake Refuge]

Could've used more biting cold for the ice conditions last winter!

[HD]

Yup Reb your right. I prebuy my propane on a yearly average and still have a fill that I have not used yet from last winter. Usually around 1500 bucks a year I set aside for gas.

[The General]

Thanks for the reminder.  I just called to have them fill it up.  88cents a gallon.

[Boar]

the cold can start any time! im burning propane, and get a great discount. and ice is the life for me

[Rebel SS]

My evenpay here was $84 a month to the gas company.  Because of the mild winter, I built up a credit, so I've had no bills since March. First one came the other day, and it's now down to $62 a month evenpay. I like that. Cable goes up, gas goes down.....

[HD]

 


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