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Old 09-08-2010, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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Hey guess what--I just saw my first Woolly Bear of the season, and this year they have stripes. Not super thick, but a lot thicker than last year!

(If you're new to the area, be sure to check out our local "weatherguy" the Woolly Bear. The one I saw today had a stripe about half the size of the ones in the photo in this thread. So, that means we'll get a cold winter but nothing like we had last year.)

Woolly Bears
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Old 09-08-2010, 11:23 AM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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LOL, I don't care how thick his stripe is this year. I'm buying a snow shovel. Just. In. Case.
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Old 09-08-2010, 11:30 AM
 
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So that was what we saw yesterday on our way to school. Normie, I am getting a shovel to, I am not waiting until the last minute.

I was just fixing to ask a weather question, so Caladium please don't think I am trying to hijack your thread but I guess the appearance of the Wholly Bear means something. So can we look forward to more fall like weather in the coming weeks or at least hopeful that the 90 degree weather is gone?????? This last weekend was really nice, I could live with that. One of the teachers said she thought it was going to be an Indian Summer, not to sure what that means, but thinking it means the summer holds on longer than normal. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
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Old 09-08-2010, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Bettendorf, IA
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LOL, I don't care how thick his stripe is this year. I'm buying a snow shovel. Just. In. Case.
We were at Home Depot the other day and I saw their selection of snow blowers. Given my age (55) and last year's record snow fall I admit I stood there for 10 minutes just thinking how nice it would be to have one of those, just in case...
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Old 09-08-2010, 02:37 PM
 
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One of the teachers said she thought it was going to be an Indian Summer, not to sure what that means, but thinking it means the summer holds on longer than normal. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Indian summer is when we get a period of sunny, warm weather after the leaves have turned and also following an onset of frost... but before the first snowfall. It usually happens in late October or early November and is absolutely delightful.
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Old 09-08-2010, 02:51 PM
 
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Hey guess what--I just saw my first Woolly Bear of the season . . .
Okay, I thought you saw a grizzly or brown bear with a stripe, something unique to VA. Or I thought you were talking about a toy?

Aren't these things moths? Personally, I don't favor hairy caterpillars (versus skin ones) as most of them are moths and do damage. And they'll make you itch if you try to pick them up. But thanks for sharing your insight and prediction of snow (I already have my snow shovels ready to go but do need a bag of rock salt).
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Old 09-08-2010, 03:03 PM
 
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Okay, I thought you saw a grizzly or brown bear with a stripe, something unique to VA. Or I thought you were talking about a toy?

Aren't these things moths? Personally, I don't favor hairy caterpillars (versus skin ones) as most of them are moths and do damage. And they'll make you itch if you try to pick them up. But thanks for sharing your insight and prediction of snow (I already have my snow shovels ready to go but do need a bag of rock salt).
is the rock salt for the sidewalks? I have never lived where there is alot of snow and last year when we were in Arlington, the apt complex took care of it all
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Old 09-08-2010, 03:05 PM
 
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Indian summer is when we get a period of sunny, warm weather after the leaves have turned and also following an onset of frost... but before the first snowfall. It usually happens in late October or early November and is absolutely delightful.

oh that is just S Texas in the winter
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Old 09-08-2010, 03:24 PM
 
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is the rock salt for the sidewalks? I have never lived where there is alot of snow and last year when we were in Arlington, the apt complex took care of it all
Yes, you throw it on your sidewalks and driveway after you finish shoveling. Some people throw it on before the snow falls to make shoveling easier. There are different names/brands and it now comes in different sizes of bags as well as plastic containers with handles.

Don't touch it with your bare hands though; it's caustic.
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Old 09-08-2010, 04:55 PM
 
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Yes, you throw it on your sidewalks and driveway after you finish shoveling. Some people throw it on before the snow falls to make shoveling easier. There are different names/brands and it now comes in different sizes of bags as well as plastic containers with handles.

Don't touch it with your bare hands though; it's caustic.
thanks for the advice
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