Geiger sticks to his guns, saying the almanac was on target in the 2008 edition when it said the Northeast and the Great Lakes would have a long, cold winter with lots of snow.
i dunno about that. Where i'm at we receive some of the worst the great lakes have to offer and i thought winter 2007-08 was A-OK in comparison to the previous few years.

Whatever. We know how to deal with it. Wait and see. that's the only sure way to know.

skeet.
elskeetro Reviewed by elskeetro on . Farmer's Almanac Predicts Cold Winter Ahead LEWISTON, Maine (Aug. 24) - People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. "Numb's the word," says the 192-year-old publication, which claims an accuracy rate of 80 to 85 percent for its forecasts that are prepared two years in advance. The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect Rating: 5