It's cold. I mean, it's freezing. I feel bad for some radio hosts that I'm listening to right now, they're walking and collecting money to feed the hungry. They're doing the annual "Walk and Rock for Change" collecting money for the Worcester County/Greater Boston and New Hampshire Food Banks. Good luck to them, they're doing a good thing for the needy this holiday season. It will probably feel about 2º outside with the windchill, so I hope they keep warm.
They said that this winter wouldn't be AS bad as last year. If you remember last year we got pretty good snow amounts and we had bitter cold days. We also had the Ice Storm of '08 that cut down many people's power and heat for almost 2 weeks. With high hopes of a White Christmas, people came to Percy's during the Black Friday weekend and any purchase they made could have been free if it snowed 6" or more on Christmas Day. If I remember correctly, we got a huge snow heap the day AFTER Christmas. So sadly, nobody won in 2008.
This year the odds are a little higher. I decided to check www.weather.com yesterday to see if there were any updates on when and if snow would fall next week (Christmas Day) and I came
across something alarming. It is supposed to snow Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We have a 60% chance of snow on Christmas Day! So all you customers who came out and shopped on Black Friday in 2009, there is a better chance of snow on this day over last year! Keep those fingers crossed. Remember, the 6" HAS to be reported at the Worcester Airport in order to be a success. Thankfully, the Worcester Airport is up on one of the many Worcester Hills so snowfall is more likely to accumulate. I'll keep you posted.Take Care,
-Brian