On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

noah

Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

On 8 Aug 2003 18:37:16 -0500, noah
wrote:
She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.
==============================================
Ahh yes, the "north" country. What day was summer this year? I've
seen it snow in September more than once.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:50:55 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On 8 Aug 2003 18:37:16 -0500, noah
wrote:
She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.
==============================================
Ahh yes, the "north" country. What day was summer this year? I've
seen it snow in September more than once.

Summer was Tuesday, week before last. )

Glad you're a "fan", it's beautiful country.

When I was a kid, we had a Christmas morning that was 56° below zero.
No bull. You could hear the trees "popping" all night. The sap
freezes and the tree splits with a loud "pop".

Light snow on the 4th of July once. Ruined our first "allowed" swim
of the season. Mom and Dad had no sense of adventure.

noah


Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

On 8 Aug 2003 19:22:12 -0500, noah
wrote:

Summer was Tuesday, week before last. )

Glad you're a "fan", it's beautiful country.
======================================
I grew up in the snow belt south of Lake Ontario where they get 200
inches of snow a year, and then went to college in Potsdam with a lot
of side trips to the Adirondacks. Any excuse would do. Breakfast at
the Miss Tupper diner? Why not - always seemed like a logical
question at 2:00AM after a few beers. It got down to -41 once when I
was in Potsdam and a lot of strange things happened at that
temperature but don't remember any trees splitting. Seems reasonable
though. The transmission grease in my old Ford used to get so thick
that it would sometimes try to take off in neutral, and that was on
the off chance that it would start at all.

"noah" wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Rural Knight"
wrote:


"noah" wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom


...."I haven't seen that in years..."

....Uhm,...did Dad know you were lookin' at Mom's "weather rock"?
)
noah

Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

"noah" wrote in message
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On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Rural Knight"
wrote:


"noah" wrote in message
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom


..."I haven't seen that in years..."

...Uhm,...did Dad know you were lookin' at Mom's "weather rock"?
)

My Great Grandfather, who was a Midwest farmer all his life,
used to say something similar to that. I hadn't heard it in years -
more than I care to remember actually. :)

Nice to see it again.

Later,

Tom