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Post by Village Idiot on Dec 30, 2011 22:08:20 GMT -5
It's been an incredibly warm fall and winter so far. Yesterday it was in the lower 50s, last night and today it rained an inch and a half or so, and tomorrow it's going to be in the upper 40s or low 50s again. I was talking about that with someone in town today, how the grass is most likely going to green up, and she predicted bad weather in a couple of weeks.
"I have a friend who speaks to the Amish".
"And?"
"And they say that there's going to be a huge blizzard on January 11th."
"Oh."
I didn't nit-pick with her, but really? The Amish can predict weather to the exact date? I've lived here for a quarter of a century. It's not Amish country, but 20 miles from it as the crow flies. I've spoken with the Amish, worked with the Amish, have been on their farms and have bought straw hats from their stores. Never once have precise weather predictions come up in any conversation with any of them. If I mentioned this conversation to any Amish person that I've met, I'm sure they'd roll their eyes.
I can understand people viewing the Amish as quaint, but can't understand their seeing them as having magical weather predicting powers.
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Post by Dub on Dec 30, 2011 22:56:32 GMT -5
On January 11 it's supposed to be 75 deg. F. and sunny. If January 11 comes and the weather isn't like that just remember, it's supposed to be like that.
I speak to cats.
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Post by Russell Letson on Dec 30, 2011 22:57:59 GMT -5
Funny, neither of ours has mentioned you. And they've been around.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 30, 2011 23:35:16 GMT -5
I don't pay no mind to such silliness. Besides, the world ends next December anyway. So what's a little snow ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenonThe 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012.[1][2][3][4] This date is regarded as the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. |
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Post by RickW on Dec 31, 2011 0:07:18 GMT -5
December? Hasn't mister butt head end of the world revised his dates again, to the spring or something?
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Post by Village Idiot on Dec 31, 2011 0:52:59 GMT -5
On January 11 it's supposed to be 75 deg. F. and sunny. If January 11 comes and the weather isn't like that just remember, it's supposed to be like that. I speak to cats. You're not Amish, so I'm not listening. |
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Post by omaha on Dec 31, 2011 2:04:08 GMT -5
I'll give you my opinion on Amish weather forecasting on Jan 12.
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Post by brucemacneill on Dec 31, 2011 6:23:21 GMT -5
I checked the "Old Farmer's Almanac" and there are only snow showers forecast for The heartland Jan. 11 so they didn't get the forecast there.
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Post by millring on Dec 31, 2011 7:55:13 GMT -5
All I know is that if the Amish predicted a blizzard on the 11th, it won't come in with driving snow because the Amish don't drive.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 31, 2011 10:24:18 GMT -5
December? Hasn't mister butt head end of the world revised his dates again, to the spring or something? No. He's been silent since the last predicted date passed. This is based on some Myan calendar or something. |
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Dec 31, 2011 14:46:36 GMT -5
I can understand people viewing the Amish as quaint, but can't understand their seeing them as having magical weather predicting powers. No joke. Especially because everyone knows that it's the Mennonites that have that ability all wrapped up. |
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Post by Dub on Dec 31, 2011 14:51:55 GMT -5
All I know is that if the Amish predicted a blizzard on the 11th, it won't come in with driving snow because the Amish don't drive. ;D ;D ;D And I'm convinced the rapture thing happened on schedule last year and all those deemed worthy in God's eyes were taken up into the air. I'm sorry to report that I didn't find anyone missing. Did you? |
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Post by brucemacneill on Dec 31, 2011 15:38:59 GMT -5
All I know is that if the Amish predicted a blizzard on the 11th, it won't come in with driving snow because the Amish don't drive. ;D ;D ;D And I'm convinced the rapture thing happened on schedule last year and all those deemed worthy in God's eyes were taken up into the air. I'm sorry to report that I didn't find anyone missing. Did you? There are so many Baptists around here I wouldn't notice a few or a few thousand missing. Can't say for sure. You may be right. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Dec 31, 2011 15:55:51 GMT -5
All I know is that if the Amish predicted a blizzard on the 11th, it won't come in with driving snow because the Amish don't drive. ;D ;D ;D And I'm convinced the rapture thing happened on schedule last year and all those deemed worthy in God's eyes were taken up into the air. I'm sorry to report that I didn't find anyone missing. Did you? Fatstrat is missing. |
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Post by millring on Dec 31, 2011 16:00:22 GMT -5
Back to the original question....
...I bet they use dowsing rods on their calendars.
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Post by Dub on Dec 31, 2011 16:11:35 GMT -5
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Post by Phil N. Theblank on Dec 31, 2011 20:40:27 GMT -5
While Christmas shopping with the wife, we went into the Victoria Secret store so she could buy a gift card for someone. We saw some Mennonite women in the store with their hair bonnets and down-to-the-ankle dresses. Seemed strange to me, but what happens behind closed doors is none of my business.
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