Peter Stephenson Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Have I just spotted the first Jeffries 38 key G/D anglo of spring, on e-bay ? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Keaveney Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 No, Peter - that one has already been reported in the Buy-Sell forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 If I were being pedantic I would say that he had spotted the first G/D of spring etc, but that he was not the first to spot it!! Come to think of it, is it actualy spring yet? I know the Daffs are up, but is it officially spring ? Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 If I were being pedantic I would say that he had spotted the first G/D of spring etc, but that he was not the first to spot it!! I've never seen a spotted concertina before. I'm not sure I'd want you to spot mine. Where did you say the pictures are? Come to think of it, is it actualy spring yet? I know the Daffs are up, but is it officially spring ?Not in Australia, that's for sure. And I heard that Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow, so I guess not in America, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Murray Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 The Daffs are up in England. Wow. In upstate New York it's one arctic air mass after another. I'll look forward to a wave of expensive concertinas bringing on spring. I'm curious about what it's like to play a G/D but I think my debt rationalization powers are in a weakened condition. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 And I heard that Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow, so I guess not in America, either. Que? I'm curious about what it's like to play a G/D but I think my debt rationalization powers are in a weakened condition. Oh, go on! Spoil yourself! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 And I heard that Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow, so I guess not in America, either.Que? An old (by American standards, of course) superstition is that if the groundhog (a large, burrowing rodent, also known as a "woodchuck") doesn't see his shadow on "Groundhog Day" (i.e., if it's overcast), then winter is over, but if he does see his shadow, winter will continue for several more weeks. (I don't remember the exact day or number of weeks, but you can Google "Groundhog Day"; I'm too lazy.) Somewhere along the way, the town of Punxatawney, Pennsylvania and "their" groundhog, "Phil", became established the focal point for national media broadcasting the event of a groundhog leaving his burrow and people observing whether he had a shadow. (This has been going on for far longer than any single groundhog's lifetime, but hey....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Six weeks. It's SIX more weeks of winter if he sees his shadow. I know. I have been counting the weeks 'til Spring. Hey, whatever works. It's warm today. FINALLY. See it works. Two more weeks and we're done with winter. Just P.Phil, the groundhog weather predictor extradinaire. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Well, I guess in England we say: if it's stopped being cold, wet, and horrible for a little while, then Winter's about to start again. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Well, I guess in England we say: if it's stopped being cold, wet, and horrible for a little while, then Winter's about to start again. The one I heard was about a different English season: ..."Lovely summer we had this year, yes?" ..."Oh yes, both days of it!" Or the Irish version: ..."Y'know, you really should come visit us this summer... I think it's a Tuesday this year." Here in Denmark we joke about having only two seasons: the white winter,... and the green winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Or the old Bob Hope Classic: 'You can tell when its summer in England - the rain's warm' Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBits Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Or summer in Maine. . . The Rain In Maine is definitely a Pain. Not to mention the tiny hard-biting insect called the Black Fly that makes the months of May and June almost intolerable. . . it looks nice outside but if you go out you will be bloodied! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 ..."Lovely summer we had this year, yes?"..."Oh yes, both days of it!" I've always counted myself fortunate that the English summer usually falls on my birthday - July 29th. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Morse Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 And in Vermont they say the year comprises 8 months of fine skiing and 4 of tough sledding.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Murray Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 They say if March comes in like a Jeffries on Ebay it goes out like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 They say if March comes in like a Jeffries on Ebay it goes out like... OK, I'll bite. ... A Stagi on sedatives. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Harrison Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 ............In Somerset,England,standing on the Quantock hills looking over the Bristol channel to Wales,people would say......if you can see Wales, it'll rain in half an hour,if you can't see Wales,it's raining already ! ! Robin I didn't creep this thread...someone else did...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Madge Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I use to have that view across the Bristol Channel when I lived in Watchet. When I lived on the Gower peninsula, at the other side where the weather was more changeable, the advice was "If you don't like the weather just wait ten minutes." Robin Madge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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