Happy Groundhog Day everybody!

robert@fm · 2 Feb 2003, 11:50 PM

May it not last forever... and may it not be a sunny one...

**Gankaku** · 3 Feb 2003, 05:56 AM

Yes the groundhog saw his shadow - 6 more weeks of winter...not surprising. haha Someone told me the Farmer's Alamac said we'd get a blizzard in Feb (well at least us mid-atlantic folks) but I checked and didn't see EXACTLY that (a heavy storm predicted though). But looks like more of what we've had this winter. Wet, cold, snow.

robert@fm · 4 Feb 2003, 01:00 AM

In London, Candlemas (what I saw of it) was cloudy; today has been fine and mild, so there may be something in this tradition after all.

robert@fm · 2 Feb 2004, 01:16 AM

And just like in the movie, this thread comes round again.

Chipper · 3 Feb 2004, 12:08 AM

A slightly humorous story about the movie -- I have some friends and his parents/her in-laws rented the movie and were watching at home on their VCR. They both fell asleep during the middle of the movie. When they woke up, they couldn't figure out where to rewind to because stuff happens over and over again.

robert@fm · 3 Feb 2004, 04:00 AM

This year's Candlemas was cloudy; if we had a groundhog (I think over here the tradition is hedgehogs), it wouldn't have seen any shadow.

So with any luck this lovely unseasonably-mild weather will last the rest of the winter.

I could certainly do without another cold snap like last week...

robert@fm · 3 Feb 2005, 03:05 AM

Yep folks, it's Candlemas again.

Never mind the Imbolcs...

(edit:  did anyone happen to notice what the London weather was like today?)

trew · 3 Feb 2005, 06:33 AM

I looked at google. This animal seems to not have made it into Sweden.

We have ChinChillas and they look a bit the same or ???

what is different about them. Are Chinchillas tame Groundhogs? Do they feel the same to touch. The Fur of C. are very smooth to the hand. But they bite on Mains so they die at times we have 230 Volts here. Sad.

they could be up t o15 to 20 years??? what about Groundhogs. Have never heard of that holiday b4.

trew

ROBERT.BAK · 3 Feb 2005, 06:50 AM

According to one of the sites linked to in this thread (probably indirectly), the groundhog (aka the woodchuck) is a North American rodent and is a member of the squirrel family.

I don't know about chinchillas (except for a variety of cat which bears that name, at least in the UK), but if they're large-ish rodents (somewhat larger than a hamster) then they're probably related to groundhogs...

**JeffK** · 3 Feb 2005, 07:11 AM

We don't have groundhogs (or their day) or chinchillas in Australia. However there is a substantial movement relating the Australian native marsupial, the Bilby, to Easter rather than the bunny rabbit, which is for most intents and purposes an introduced pest in this country.

Near where I live rabbits and hares can completely ruin efforts to establish olive plantations. I wonder if that happens in other parts of the world.

Jeff

xbot · 3 Feb 2005, 07:24 AM

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trew · 3 Feb 2005, 09:24 PM

Happy that Jeff smiled

I don't do wav, maybe listen to Kasey Chambers in MP3 so xbot tell me how you like Not Pretty Enough.

did those wav have both Groundhog sound and Chinchilla sound? They look same to me from this far distance. :waving:

robert@fm · 2 Feb 2006, 11:50 PM

In the UK it's nearly the end of Candlemas (aka Imbolc, aka Groundhog Day); and although it's bitterly cold it's also overcast, so according to the tradition we're in for an early spring...

SAS · 3 Feb 2006, 12:09 AM

Jimmy the groundhog who lives in Sun Prairie Wisconsin, the official groundhog capital of the world, says we will have an early spring.

2 Feb 2003, 11:50 PM	#1
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Happy Groundhog Day everybody! May it not last forever... and may it not be a sunny one...

3 Feb 2005, 06:33 AM	#8
trew Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 836	wow, they look really cute these Groundhogs. I looked at google. This animal seems to not have made it into Sweden. We have ChinChillas and they look a bit the same or ??? what is different about them. Are Chinchillas tame Groundhogs? Do they feel the same to touch. The Fur of C. are very smooth to the hand. But they bite on Mains so they die at times we have 230 Volts here. Sad. they could be up t o15 to 20 years??? what about Groundhogs. Have never heard of that holiday b4. trew

3 Feb 2005, 09:24 PM	#13
trew Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 836	wav? Happy that Jeff smiled I don't do wav, maybe listen to Kasey Chambers in MP3 so xbot tell me how you like Not Pretty Enough. did those wav have both Groundhog sound and Chinchilla sound? They look same to me from this far distance. :waving:

2 Feb 2006, 11:50 PM	#14
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Yep. it's that day again! In the UK it's nearly the end of Candlemas (aka Imbolc, aka Groundhog Day); and although it's bitterly cold it's also overcast, so according to the tradition we're in for an early spring...

3 Feb 2003, 05:56 AM	#2
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	Yes the groundhog saw his shadow - 6 more weeks of winter...not surprising. haha Someone told me the Farmer's Alamac said we'd get a blizzard in Feb (well at least us mid-atlantic folks) but I checked and didn't see EXACTLY that (a heavy storm predicted though). But looks like more of what we've had this winter. Wet, cold, snow.

4 Feb 2003, 01:00 AM	#3
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	In London, Candlemas (what I saw of it) was cloudy; today has been fine and mild, so there may be something in this tradition after all.

2 Feb 2004, 01:16 AM	#4
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	And just like in the movie, this thread comes round again.

3 Feb 2004, 12:08 AM	#5
Chipper Master of the @ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Greenbelt, MD (USA) Posts: 1,278	A slightly humorous story about the movie -- I have some friends and his parents/her in-laws rented the movie and were watching at home on their VCR. They both fell asleep during the middle of the movie. When they woke up, they couldn't figure out where to rewind to because stuff happens over and over again.

3 Feb 2004, 04:00 AM	#6
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	This year's Candlemas was cloudy; if we had a groundhog (I think over here the tradition is hedgehogs), it wouldn't have seen any shadow. So with any luck this lovely unseasonably-mild weather will last the rest of the winter. I could certainly do without another cold snap like last week...

3 Feb 2005, 03:05 AM	#7
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Yep folks, it's Candlemas again. Never mind the Imbolcs... (edit:  did anyone happen to notice what the London weather was like today?)

3 Feb 2005, 06:50 AM	#9
ROBERT.BAK Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Backup of robert@fm Posts: 245	According to one of the sites linked to in this thread (probably indirectly), the groundhog (aka the woodchuck) is a North American rodent and is a member of the squirrel family. I don't know about chinchillas (except for a variety of cat which bears that name, at least in the UK), but if they're large-ish rodents (somewhat larger than a hamster) then they're probably related to groundhogs...

3 Feb 2005, 07:11 AM	#10
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,179	We don't have groundhogs (or their day) or chinchillas in Australia. However there is a substantial movement relating the Australian native marsupial, the Bilby, to Easter rather than the bunny rabbit, which is for most intents and purposes an introduced pest in this country. Near where I live rabbits and hares can completely ruin efforts to establish olive plantations. I wonder if that happens in other parts of the world. Jeff

3 Feb 2005, 07:24 AM	#11
xbot Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 922 Representative of: xxos.us	This answer your question? Link

3 Feb 2005, 07:44 AM	#12
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,179

3 Feb 2006, 12:09 AM	#15
SAS Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 736	Jimmy the groundhog who lives in Sun Prairie Wisconsin, the official groundhog capital of the world, says we will have an early spring.