Post by rmarks1 on Feb 2, 2018 9:25:34 GMT -5
What's this world coming to when the most scientific method of weather prediction gives different results?
Bob
Spring will have an early start this year, according to the Big Apple’s most famous groundhog, Staten Island Chuck — who was at odds with his furry archrival in Pennsylvania.
Chuck left his burrow in search of his shadow around 7:30 a.m. at the Staten Island Zoo, to no avail. He was held under a spacious — and safe — glass enclosure and lifted into the space via a mechanical contraption called the “Chuck-a-vator.”
The safety measures were adopted after Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Charlotte — a female groundhog standing in as Chuck — in 2014. The critter died weeks later.
The mayor was absent from the event — the third straight year he has skipped.
In his place, Comptroller Scott Stinger declared, “Spring is coming!” to cheers.
Chuck — whose predictions are on the mark roughly 80 percent of the time — is at odds with the Keystone State’s pride and joy, Punxsutawney Phil, who did see his shadow, foreseeing no early end to winter.
nypost.com/2018/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-foresees-no-early-end-to-winter/
Chuck left his burrow in search of his shadow around 7:30 a.m. at the Staten Island Zoo, to no avail. He was held under a spacious — and safe — glass enclosure and lifted into the space via a mechanical contraption called the “Chuck-a-vator.”
The safety measures were adopted after Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Charlotte — a female groundhog standing in as Chuck — in 2014. The critter died weeks later.
The mayor was absent from the event — the third straight year he has skipped.
In his place, Comptroller Scott Stinger declared, “Spring is coming!” to cheers.
Chuck — whose predictions are on the mark roughly 80 percent of the time — is at odds with the Keystone State’s pride and joy, Punxsutawney Phil, who did see his shadow, foreseeing no early end to winter.
nypost.com/2018/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-foresees-no-early-end-to-winter/
Bob
