Is it any surprise to ANYONE that poor Punxsutawaney Phil saw his shadow today, indicating six more weeks of winter?
Instead of crawling into a hole with good 'ole Phil, I decided to make it my mission to prove him a fool! We're anxiously awaiting Spring and I refuse to let him ruin it for me. So here are a few facts you may want to tuck away and re-read when it's snowing tomorrow night....
Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow over 100 times.
Since 1988, March temperatures have been above average fourteen times...all in years that he saw his shadow. And twelve of those years, February temperatures have also been ABOVE average.
In 1943, he didn't even come out of his hole (thankfully, it's a little warmer this year!).
According to Stormfax, Phil has only been accurate in his forecast 39% of the time. That means that we have a 61% chance that Spring could arrive any day now. You'd be better of flipping a coin and planning from there.
So you get my point. I spent yesterday at the campsite and heard the hills calling out my name (yes, I feel a little like Maria von Trapp). I'm positive that Mother Nature is as tired of the snow and cold as we are.
Stand steadfast in your belief...that this groundhog needs to go. Spring will be here soon and we'll be complaining about how hot it is!
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