Donegal Postie's Predictions

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Wibbs wrote: »

Noticed the same. I also noticed the small birds are a lot more forward around people too. Well if I count as people. I always give a little chirp as I come out to refill their feeders and over time they've relaxed, but in this recent coldsnap, they barely fly away. The resident robin even more so. He takes advantage of the others nervousness and stands at my feet looking at me while I fill the feeders. I always drop some for him and today I tried hand feeding him. He landed for a brief second but thought better of it. They're cocky little fecks in general though.

Wibbsy is this were not get married leads to ?? Trying to talk to the birds ??? How many cats have you in the house ??

Dammit I'd better find someone to slap a ring on fast !!!

:P :P

sliabh beagh

have to say i noticed that the birds were doing an incredible amount of singing yesterday. its almost as though they were celebrating the coming of milder weather.

gbee

sliabh beagh wrote: »

have to say i noticed that the birds were doing an incredible amount of singing yesterday. its almost as though they were celebrating the coming of milder weather.

Or that youngfella's birthday? But I also commented on this singing and also the birds were closer too, not on the roof.

mambo

Jan 4th, 2011
"All the signs are that the cold snap is far from over and I think we’re going to have plenty more snow before we put this winter behind us." - Michael Gallagher, Amateur Weatherman
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0104/1224286701699.html

Er, not much snow in January, Michael. See Met Eireann's summary of the month's weather below. And, er, not much snow in February either. Maybe in March, Michael? Or have the animals been misleading you?

"The Weather of January 2011
Cold, dry and sunny
Periods of cold weather at the beginning and end of the month were separated by a short spell of mild, wet and windy conditions around mid-month. There were many dry days during the month and rainfall totals were below normal everywhere, by around 40% generally. It was the driest January for between 10 and 14 years in parts of the west and southwest, and since 2006 in other areas. There were between seven and 15 wetdays during the month (days with 1mm or more rainfall), well below the average for January at most stations. Temperatures rose well above normal for a few days around mid- month, but most of the month was cold with widespread frost, which was severe at times. Mean air temperatures of between 3°C and 5.5°C were around a degree below normal everywhere, but at no station was it as cold as January of last year. There were between 15 and 19 days with air frost at inland stations, compared with the normal number for January in these areas of between nine and 11. Sunshine totals for the month were above normal at all stations and were well above normal in the west and south. Belmullet's total of 87 hours of sunshine was its highest for January since 1985. By far the sunniest period of the month was between the 16th and 23rd."
- Met Eireann
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/jan11sum.pdf

mambo

Another spot-on prediction from Michael:

7 Aug, 2008
"The signs are very good for a nice spread of dry weather from now on. I'm very confident of that"
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/postman-delivers-good-news----at-last-1448299.html

"August was a month of exceptionally heavy rain over most of the country, bringing flooding in many areas."
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/aug08.pdf
"Following the very wet weather of the summer months, the first half of September brought more heavy rainfall in many areas"
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/sep08sum.pdf

Sponge Bob

I prefer him to Ken Ring and the "frog spawning pattern" expert down in Kerry all the same

Not

mambo wrote: »

Another spot-on prediction from Michael:

7 Aug, 2008
"The signs are very good for a nice spread of dry weather from now on. I'm very confident of that"
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/postman-delivers-good-news----at-last-1448299.html

"August was a month of exceptionally heavy rain over most of the country, bringing flooding in many areas."
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/aug08.pdf
"Following the very wet weather of the summer months, the first half of September brought more heavy rainfall in many areas"
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/sep08sum.pdf

Donegal postie for Taoiseach ? Seems to have the right credentials... :pac:

dsmythy

The guy gets his fame from heavily promoting the times he is right and being utterly silent when he is wrong.

Pangea

mambo wrote: »

Another spot-on prediction from Michael:

Now start posting all the times he got his predictions right, oh wait theres not enough room in the thread :P

thetonynator

Pangea wrote: »

Now start posting all the times he got his predictions right, oh wait theres not enough room in the thread :P

pangea, we all know that you're actually the postman, now come out into the open and defend yourself!

Pangea

thetonynator wrote: »

pangea, we all know that you're actually the postman, now come out into the open and defend yourself!

lol