CylonRed
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Re: Mid-winter thaw?
The Potter series follows the books - but it could be the last 2 books will be 4 films - 3 at a minimum. |
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BurntCricket
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I think a lot of the problem is we haven't had a real winter is so long we get shocked when one comes along.
Fellow old timers will remember when it would start snowing around Christmas and that same snow would be on the ground(with several additional inches) until sometime in late February when we would have a short thaw, then more snow until March or April, then it would start raining until May, May, June, and July would be beautiful, then August is a sauna.
For the young ones, in the Mid-west we used to have FOUR seasons, not two or three.
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LadyL
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| True.
I remember April 1, 1996. Opening Day for the Indians in Cleveland. Blizzard - snow plows everywhere. Nice April Fool's Day 
As to the four seasons - I remember those. I still think that things got changed when we started to send rockets, etc up into space...made holes in those ozone layers...1957 or around that time. I was only 10.
IMHO, of course.
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LadyL
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I checked what the Half-Prince was about...hope it 'views' better than what the storyline gave. I used wikipedia.
Of course, I've never read any of the Potter books, but since I collect dvds, I bought them all at ebay...2 days/nights worth of watching. I was pleasantly surprised.  Never read any of the Lord of the Rings books either, but bought the dvds. I've yet to watch them...maybe when I've watched all the latest purchased dvds from ebay come in (28 of them ), then I'll give The Rings a watch. 
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BurntCricket
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As a child I can remember real winters, real springs, real summers, and real falls/autumns, now we have summer and winter and MAYBE a spring. Now it goes from 80 to -20 overnight.
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CylonRed
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| said by BurntCricket  :As a child I can remember real winters, real springs, real summers, and real falls/autumns, now we have summer and winter and MAYBE a spring. Now it goes from 80 to -20 overnight. Oh please - you are being overly dramatic - lived in Ohio since 1969 and we still have 4 seasons and I do not remember a time EVER that the temps went from 80 to -20 overnight.
Just like always - some seasons seem longer or shorter all thru my life. When I was a kid (3rd grade I think) I snowed on my b-day - April 24. Could not see across the school yard. It was gone the next say as expected. |
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CylonRed
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I liked the Half Blood Prince more than the previous book and movie. Although all of the movies are good - the last one seemed darker than it needed to be. |
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Pacrat
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I think the biggest change is that the seasons have shifted. I can remember nearly always having snow on the ground by early November. Now, it doesn't seem like we get much 'til Christmas. I can also remember getting home from school and going swimming in Lake Erie... well before June. You'd have to be a polar bear to do that now. I know, even now, that I can go to high school football games in a t-shirt and shorts, but I have to wear a snowmobile suit sometimes, to watch high school baseball. I'd say that the seasons have shifted about a month and a half over the last 50 years or so.
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LadyL
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Ok. I'll just wait for it to come on ebay
Just saw a streetplow drive by...scrapping whatever was there...no salt, of course! 
Roof is nearly clear of snow, and icicles are melting very fast! I will have to watch when I leave the backdoor so I don't get any drops down my neck! Plan on going grocery shopping today, and checking out the price on HP60 printer cartridges.
Just checked the garage temp gauge thingy - 50 degrees...HEAT WAVE !!!!! 
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BurntCricket
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Yes, I was exaggerating, the snow storm you spoke of is one of those "Welcome to Ohio" deals. "Don't like the weather ? Hang around a couple days it will change".
Spring was always the best season, still is even though it is later and shorter.
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Pacrat
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| Holy Cow!!!
I can see green grass (along with tree debris and brown mud) for the first time in, what seems like, ages. It's true about NE Ohio... don't like the weather? Wait a little bit... it'll change!
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CylonRed
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Bloom County | We are supposed to get some snow tonight and more on the weekend. After we have rain and 45-55 mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph.... |
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LadyL
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| *smacks you upside your head* Spoilsport!!!
Just when it got to 54 here and 97% of the lawns are visible and the streets are clear (except for the odd pieces of muddy, dirty snow).
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Pacrat
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Yeah... what are you? One of those "half empty kinda people? Trying to take away our brief moment of joy? Shame on you! Shame!
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lotusracer
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Hey you guys... better get ready....
Mid-Winter thaw is done...... our forecast reads:
Rains are wrapping up this evening as showers push east. Skies will gradually clear overnight. West winds will be breezy tonight and tomorrow. Sunshine helps us back into the 40s tomorrow. But a storm system moving our way form the SW Friday will bring the potential for a winter storm Friday evening through early Saturday with heavy snow possible overnight Friday night. Right now, we're looking at a possibility of 4" to 8" of total accumulation by Saturday morning. We'll be able to zero in closer on snow totals by Thursday evening. Thunder snow and an accumulation of 1" per hour is possible. |
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CylonRed
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said by Pacrat :Yeah... what are you? One of those "half empty kinda people? Trying to take away our brief moment of joy? Shame on you! Shame! Unfortunately - I am a 'glass half empty' - I hate it but have yet to find a way to break out of it. Although I could blame it on SAD I think. |
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Pacrat
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Cortland, OH | Just in the last ten minutes or so, it's started raining like a summer frog-strangler and the wind has picked up a whole bunch! Severe thunderstorm warning out for this evening.
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CylonRed
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Bloom County | Yep - they already blew thru our area this afternoon and evening - some areas had gusts of 70 mph. |
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CylonRed
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| Last bit of rain coming thru our area - moving basically ENE. We have had a lot of wind even now. A evergreen tree 2 houses behind up fell down - probably because of the soft soil.
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LadyL
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Yup. The rain was hitting my diningroom window so hard I thought it would break! I would hate to have to replace a $1600.00 - 8'long/4'wide triplepane window now. Wind gusts were really bad too. For a time there I lost connection for my RR...did a call to TechSupport - they had plenty of calls from other users in my area also. My DirecTV was just fine - only use the box to watch my dvds, of course...so I don't know what the regular tv was like.
Plenty of sirens around here - police/fire, etc. Guess maybe some wind gusts got to some of the traffic lights on Rt57/Rt254. I really don't know.
Rain and wind have stopped for now.
Hope that upcoming storm really won't be too bad - granddaughter is due to have her baby anyday now (1st)
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