That groundhog LIED!
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
United States
March 25, 2013 11:34am CST
That's right! That groundhog lied when he said we were going to have an early spring! This is NUTS. it's spring and we are having our second winter. I had to get out into the cold today to go to the grocery store. I wore my jeans, socks, top and sweatshirt. I should have gone back inside and got my winter coat but I didn't. The wind is blowing and it is 38 degrees F. My head was really cold.
I know you folks in Canada and in the nirthern US will say its not cold here, but it is. I dont care if you are used to 30 beliw zero weather. Im freaking cold as a witch's tit on the shady side of an iceberg. This is winter weather. Winter in 2011 -2012 was summer all winter. Now looks like we will continue to have winter for awhile. If I wanted to live in cold weather I'd still be up in NY. Global warming my azz.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
0 C is 32 F. That's freezing! I saw some guy today that looked stupid. He was wearing a hoody, gloves and shorts. Like he didn't dress all the way before he came out this morning. The wind is icy cold.
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
25 Mar 13
Yes, he did lie, PQ. Early Spring, my butt!
It began snowing here yesterday and it's STILL snowing! I've shoveled our sidewalk twice already.
Here is a photo I took from my back door this morning.
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
26 Mar 13
I'm glad to hear that you're over it, Hatley. Take care of yourself so you don't have a relapse!
The snow we got (about 8 - 9 inches) is almost gone already. It's not warm but it is above freezing, 37F right now and supposed to be in the mid-40's for the rest of the week. That's not great but enough to at least melt this snow. Next week it should be up into the 60's here, more like Spring is supposed to be.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
Wow! You gotta lot of snow there! Stay warm! 
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@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
25 Mar 13
i know how you feel. i am kinda disappointed about the spring weather being delayed myself. i was hoping winter would start to be over by now.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
I hear ya, MoonGypsy. I'm ready for it to warm up. I'll take summer any day. Spring melts into summer pretty fast usually.
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 13
What people do not seem to realize is that THIs IS SPRING! Spring is a period of crazy winds and weird weather. Right up until about mid May when the snow melts off the mountains and farmers and gardeners start planting. And with the warming going on all over it helps to cause weird weather anyway- all year long basically.
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 13
Cold huh? It's been in the high 40's or mid 50's here. I feel fortunate with all the craziness in the country. I wonder when the festivities will begin in the way of earthquakes up Yellowstone way.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
It's normally always warm here by the end of February. Last year I was invited to go swimming in April. It's days like today that make me wish we had moved to Florida.
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
25 Mar 13
Same over here. I am already checking the weather forecast since weeks. Each time it's 4 days or 14 days ahead great weather etc.. but 1 day in front suddenly it's snowing, very cold etc. March 23 was the coldest day since 100 years! Yesterday (march 25 same). I wonder how come that since they are "able" to foresay the weather so many days in foreward it never fits.
We have a hard time over here as well. Also a strong cold wind blowing through the whole house :-(
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
I hate icy wind! It just cuts through you! Brrrrr
@ElvisH1978 (101)
• United States
26 Mar 13
This is what we get for listening to "predictions" by an animal that cant talk. Or at least letting people think they can interpret the "predictions" of the groundhog.
In a way, my area here in Kansas needs the moisture for crops to grow, so while I may not like the cold and snow, I think it is necessary to grow crops.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
We have also had moisture. A couple of says last week we had pouring down rain. So cold too. It's so weird because the previous winter was disguised as summer. Spring was hot too. This year is so cold. But it should warm up by next week.
@ElvisH1978 (101)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Ya thats is the good thing too as it is supposed to warm up here this week as well. I just hope we dont get another cold snap as that tends to make people sick. I dont like the seesawing warm and cold days.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
26 Mar 13
our groundhog here didn't lie he said six more weeks of winter and it is six more weeks of winter.
March came in like a lamb and true to the old saying it is going out like a lion.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
27 Mar 13
yes but you discussion said you were having a second winter lol
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
It's the opposite here. March comes in like a lion and our like a lamb. It's supposed to be 70 this weekend.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
25 Mar 13
I was reading on facebook that somebody "Deceived" by Groundhog Phil wanted to have him Killed!
Kill Phil?!
Oh Noes!
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
that's so funny! Yeah, kill Phil!1 person likes this
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 13
So not Kill Bill then? Interesting I didn't know that cute little critter had a name. Well it certainly ain't Spring here in the UK, I have never known it to snow this late in March, but when you look out the window it looks like we're still in mid Winter!
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
30 Mar 13
Here in N.Ireland,I'd only be familiar with Phil from the '93 Bill Murray Movie "Groundhog Day"..I think He's known as Punxsutawney Phil for the Pennsylvania town where this event takes place each year..
Apparently,there's a groundhog.org website for his updates!
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
I wish I could live there. I actually would love to live in Hawaii, but we will never leave Georgia.
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
26 Mar 13
It's terrible hot now in our country. And taking the shower 3x a day isn't enough really. I hate having this too much heat.
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
27 Mar 13
We have. But can't use it that long enough coz electricity bills would surely shoot up.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
You don't have air conditioning? We keep ours on 80 in the summer.
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
26 Mar 13
Think of this way come summer when it is so hot we will be sticking our heads in the freezer compartment of our refrigerators telling anyone that asks we are checking out the food stocks when in fact the reason is to cool off. I regularly check all the ice cream in the frozen food section just to cool down some. The heat will get here eventually and will you be ready for it?
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
16 Apr 13
@ Bluedoll..would you be just checking,or sampling?!
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
I love summer. The hotter the better. We keep our AC on 80 in the summer and that is plenty cool enough for me.
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
25 Mar 13
Sometimes I wonder where the ground hog comes up with this stuff some years! This year so far he has been right, for here, that's nice. I hate when it is wrong though.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
I don't know where the tradition came from. It's kind of fun to see all the news about Phil and the Atlanta groundhog on TV that day. I wonder if every state has a special groundhog?
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
29 Mar 13
I wonder that too. How can a groundhog in NY tell me what my weather will be? I just think its silly nonsense but its still funny none the less.
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
25 Mar 13
true... very true. it was sunny and warm here in rome yesterday morning but it started to rain in the afternoon and it lasted thru the whole night. they say that the cold isn't over yet and we'll be having rain for most this week. in the north the snow has started falling again.i just hope it'll be better during the easter weekend.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
My daughter said its supposed to be up to 70 sometime this week. It's been so weird this year. The previous year was summer all winter.
@maddysmummy (110)
• United States
29 Mar 13
That furry animal totally lied lol I need sun, badly! I don't know about others but I get sometimes get depressed because of the weather.
@Angel3yes (455)
• United States
31 Mar 13
I know, my vitamin D levels have been so low for the last three months, I've had to take prescription supplements, I'm hoping once I can get out in the sun, I can stop that!
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 13
We are definitely having strange weather temperatures over in the UK. Usually by the beginning March we'd have seen the last of the snow and we'd be well into the Spring now, but no such luck, it's freezing out! And yes we had more snow. Probably one of the coldest March's on record! And the clocks go forward this Sunday to denote Summer time begins. Laughter, Summertime? More like winter time.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
25 Mar 13
It definitely is weird. Someone should have shot that groundhog! The year before we had summer all winter. It only got cold about 3 days in winter that year.
The year before we had summer all winter. It only got cold about 3 days in winter that year.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
26 Mar 13
You are so right! At the moment, 7 am we have 35 F here in Savannah, Georgia and have been under a Freeze warning which goes until 9 am. My poor flowers have been blooming and then freezing. BRRRR
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Wow! It's the same for us. Our magnolia tree isn't blooming yet, thank goodness. But some of our flowers have also but the dust.
@AmbiePam (93897)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Girl, I just stepped outside at 6:20am and it is 23 degrees this morning. I'm not going to get upset over it because my electricity bill will be lower than it is in the summer, but wow. I didn't expect to still have achy joints so close to April. The cold always gets my joints, as I'm sure you know.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Mar 13
wow and here its spring but not where you are. here in southern
California its been nice around the high sixties to the low seventies here so its like an early spring but I have not been outside in it, i am sorry its being so cold and miserable where you are. Do put on your winter coat and do not get sick on us PQ
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
Hi Hatley! I wish we could bottle some of your beautiful weather. My family is getting sick. So far I'm not.
@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
25 Mar 13
Oh come on...what better way to celebrate Spring by building a snowman!!!
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@goldenteardrops (747)
• United States
26 Mar 13
it is cold here in Kentucky also..really hate it ..I think the robin stuck its tongue out and it got stuck on a metal pole..(just kidding) anyway hopefully it will warm up soon..I thought only in Kentucky where one could wear shorts one day and a snowsuit the next..but guess I was wrong it is everywhere...alot diappointment everywhere...we might have a really hot summer because of this weather like this...but first lets have spring if it ever get here...it was cold here like 29 degrees and 30's at night..then one day almost 50 then back down the next..crazy weather...hang in there we all are complaining with ya...
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
26 Mar 13
That's about right about freezing to the pole. Although the temps never really got to freezing here all winter it was still very cold.
