It could be an early & long winter

[Diesel]

Been noticing as I've been treking on my mountain bike the past few weeks how squirrels have been going crazy stripping spruce trees of their cones. Sign that they are storing up a lot of food for a long winter. Let's hope it brings a bunch of snow for a good snowmobiling season!

[earl2]

Re: It could be an early & long winter

Been noticing as I've been treking on my mountain bike the past few weeks how squirrels have been going crazy stripping spruce trees of their cones. Sign that they are storing up a lot of food for a long winter. Let's hope it brings a bunch of snow for a good snowmobiling season!

To hell with that. Let's hope those damn squirrels are wrong!

[esks4life]

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I want one of those El Nino winters again.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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Guys, it's been fall since August 3rd. 1 day since then above 25. Half our summer just didn't come. So, fall came early this year. This is your explanation.

[esks4life]

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I like the temps we have been getting this summer. Except for that 2 week stretch where it was insanely hot, the weather has been perfect.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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12-18 degrees in August isn't perfect in my books, mate.

[PDO]

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12-18 degrees in August isn't perfect in my books, mate.

Agreed, but 21-25 is.

30 is only good if you're around women, beer or a pool.

Preferably all 3

[Beerfish]

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After about 6 weeks in a row of hot weather I don't mind the colder temps at all. I don't mind having an early, long fall as that is my fav season as long as we don't get an early winter like we had last year.

[esks4life]

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12-18 degrees in August isn't perfect in my books, mate.

Pfft, that was one week and it wasn't always like that in Sask.

[MoneyGuy]

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...squirrels...

Totally unrelated but we were at a family barbecue last evening and there was a huge flock of gulls flying around the area, really, really high. There must have been 100-200 of them. With all of us looking skyward, we then saw a hawk flying carrying what looked like a squirrel in its talons. The squirrel was flighting but the hawk wasn't giving up its dinner.

Some of the women thought it was disgusting but a few of us thought it was cool to see animals in action.

Sorry to derail the thread. The mention of squirrels made me think of it.

As for lots of snow, no thanks. I'd like a mild, dry winter. Mild more than dry.

[Esks4ever]

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Let's hope it brings a bunch of snow

go to hell.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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After about 6 weeks in a row of hot weather I don't mind the colder temps at all. I don't mind having an early, long fall as that is my fav season as long as we don't get an early winter like we had last year.

6 weeks? I wish! We had 3 weeks of temps between 25-31. July was a hot month (my lawn still hasn't recovered). But 5 degrees at night and 13 during the day in August is just unacceptable, IMO. We have a long enough winter, so when we get gypped out of half a summer, I get pissed off.

[Spectacle]

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6 weeks? I wish! We had 3 weeks of temps between 25-31. July was a hot month (my lawn still hasn't recovered). But 5 degrees at night and 13 during the day in August is just unacceptable, IMO. We have a long enough winter, so when we get gypped out of half a summer, I get pissed off.

Me and you both!!!

[Numberz]

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We'll have snow from late-September to early-April this year...I will love every minute of it.

[Deathsdoorstep]

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We'll have snow from late-September to early-April this year...I will love every minute of it.

You and I are now mortal enemies.