I'm An Awful Estimator!!

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I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by andy10917 » March 26th, 2016, 9:48 am

Using all of my "nature's signs" signals, I estimated that the Forsythia would bloom today in my area. Mother Nature thumbed her nose at me, and they bloomed yesterday.

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by 1977212 » March 26th, 2016, 9:55 am

But isn't earlier prediction better?

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by andy10917 » March 26th, 2016, 10:03 am

I'm being facetious. It's amazing how accurate Mother Nature's signs are if you care to learn and watch them.

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Post by Southernguy311 » March 26th, 2016, 2:54 pm

I thought about buying a Forsythia but couldn't find one at a local nursery. When the forsythia bloomed this year, I found out a neighbor within site of my front yard has one and now I can use his instead. There's your sign.

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by Eck » March 26th, 2016, 4:19 pm

Southernguy311 wrote:I thought about buying a Forsythia but couldn't find one at a local nursery. When the forsythia bloomed this year, I found out a neighbor within site of my front yard has one and now I can use his instead. There's your sign.

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I'm in the same boat, there's a forsythia at the entrance to my subdivision that I use as my pre-emergent alarm. If that thing ever disappears I will be disappointed, although there are a million bradford pears around that bloom at the same time.


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Post by Southernguy311 » March 26th, 2016, 4:56 pm

Eck wrote:
Southernguy311 wrote:I thought about buying a Forsythia but couldn't find one at a local nursery. When the forsythia bloomed this year, I found out a neighbor within site of my front yard has one and now I can use his instead. There's your sign.

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I'm in the same boat, there's a forsythia at the entrance to my subdivision that I use as my pre-emergent alarm. If that thing ever disappears I will be disappointed, although there are a million bradford pears around that bloom at the same time.

Indeed, the main road I get to my subdivision on has about 40 bradfords lining both sides of the road.

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by Ware » March 28th, 2016, 10:33 pm

Southernguy311 wrote:I thought about buying a Forsythia but couldn't find one at a local nursery. When the forsythia bloomed this year, I found out a neighbor within site of my front yard has one and now I can use his instead. There's your sign.

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I think they were a fad. I've never seen one for sale in a nursery here, but have noticed they are planted in many lawns of older homes in my area. I think this is the only time of year they actually look good.

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by TimmyG » March 29th, 2016, 9:55 am

Plenty of forsythias sold up here this time of year at the box stores. Many more varieties these days, too, including more compact varieties that bloom more profusely.

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Re: I'm An Awful Estimator!!

Post by crabgrass » March 31st, 2016, 11:57 am

andy10917 wrote:Using all of my "nature's signs" signals, I estimated that the Forsythia would bloom today in my area. Mother Nature thumbed her nose at me, and they bloomed yesterday.
+/- 24 hours??? Pfft - rookie...

Let me know when you get it to within 15 minutes.

Kidding - nicely done as always.

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