as a kid from 4-20 I can remember only a couple christmases with out snow. one was bitter cold and the other was 75 degrees.
for the rest of the time I remember at least a foot of snow by christmas. I know because I had to walk 2 miles back and forth to school in it, up hill both ways and bare foot [
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ok that last part is a bit out of line ma made us wear them rubber boots with 50 buckles that took 10 minutes to buckle up when ever we wanted to go out side. rain or snow, it did not matter. the kids school lockers was full of rubber boots every summer, every one would conveinantly forget to bring them home and by summer break ma's would have forgotten all about them all together.[sly] not that they would fit any way, but the thought of having to pass them on to the yunger brothers and sisters the following years and reminding the ma's about them rubbers every year and we would end up with a new pare was unthinkable.
ok so there was no comspericy, but still the same they did get left behind. but when the insulated snowmobile boots came out that sure changed the way boots were left behind, about never, we wore them out every year. got pleanty of milage out of them puppy lofers[laugh]
I do agree with you about them weatherman, I have been watching them every year since I was 4 and we had a tube. (had to, no choice, dad wanted to watch the news) we had a local weatherman back then who will never be replaced. his name is "sunny eliot" no one ever cared if he was right or wrong. well when he predicted snow we got it. and how......!
as for this being a hard winter, it is a matter of perspective. in my case yes it has been a hard winter. no ice to go fishing on, now that's hard to handle. 2 and a 1/2 months with out wetting a line.
I got on the lake yesterday and brought in half dozen gills and a crappie, I did pull in a 15 inch largmouth bass on a 2 pound test line on a number #8 hook. took me every bit of 5 minutes to land him (or should I say Ice him [
]) he was released un harmed after being admired for about 15 seconds. good and boy was he a fatty!
I was going to go today, but opted out because of too much sunshine. been cooped up so long to much sun can blind a man. tomarow will be overcased, I will hit the lake then.
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