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Earth_First

(14,910 posts) Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:44 AM Feb 2013

No shadow for Punxsutawney Phil

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At 7:25 a.m.Saturday, amidst overcast skies, and frigid temperatures hovering around 8 degrees, Groundhog Phil failed to see his shadow in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pa.

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No shadow for Punxsutawney Phil (Original Post) Earth_First Feb 2013 OP

I want a do over! nt Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #1

I think the old geezers in top hats got it wrong. I'm with poster above, check their determination. Hoyt Feb 2013 #2

so it's 6 weeks if he doesn't see his shadow, month and a half if he does? eShirl Feb 2013 #3

Phil? Phil Connors? BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #4

Is that right? Sanity Claws Feb 2013 #5

No shadow means early spring MadrasT Feb 2013 #6

I hope he's right davidpdx Feb 2013 #7

I don't know anything about the "folk science" behind this claim but I'll believe anything CTyankee Feb 2013 #8

That furry little ratfink BETTER predict an early spring! Buns_of_Fire Feb 2013 #9

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. I want a do over! nt

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:47 AM

Feb 2013

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. I think the old geezers in top hats got it wrong. I'm with poster above, check their determination.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:58 AM

Feb 2013

They ain't taking climate change into account.

eShirl

(18,494 posts)

3. so it's 6 weeks if he doesn't see his shadow, month and a half if he does?

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:59 AM

Feb 2013

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

4. Phil? Phil Connors?

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:01 AM

Feb 2013

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)

5. Is that right?

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:03 AM

Feb 2013

I thought that if he did NOT see his shadow, he did not run back into his burrow and that meant an early spring.

If he saw his shadow, he got scared and ran back into his burrow to hibernate more. This meant it would be a late spring.

Which is it?

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)

6. No shadow means early spring

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:22 AM

Feb 2013

Phil predicted early spring

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

7. I hope he's right

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:22 AM

Feb 2013

I'm not sure I buy into the whole thing though. All I know is I'm freezing my ass off as it's been way colder then usual. I have to look forward to a hotter than normal summer now. Global warming sucks!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

8. I don't know anything about the "folk science" behind this claim but I'll believe anything

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:31 AM

Feb 2013

to get rid of this cold weather and hasten spring.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)

9. That furry little ratfink BETTER predict an early spring!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:43 AM

Feb 2013

It was 17 here this morning, and I'm tired of wearing my overcoat 24 hours a day, inside and out.

Okay, except for the bathroom, but that brings up the subject of unheated toilet seats.

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