[senior citizen]

The 2014 edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac sits on a stone wall in New London, N.H., Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Believed to be the oldest continuously published periodical in North America, the 222 edition is predicting that a drop in solar activity and a change in ocean patterns point to colder-than-average temperatures and higher-than-average snowfall totals in the United States. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)



CONCORD, N.H. (AP) --
The other jury is in: A second periodical used for everything from predicting the weather to helping people lose weight agrees that this winter's shaping up to be cold and snowy.

The Dublin, N.H.-based Old Farmer's Almanac which, at 222, is believed to be the oldest continuously published periodical in North America, is predicting that a drop in solar activity and a change in ocean patterns point to colder-than-average temperatures and higher-than-average snowfall totals.

The 2014 edition officially comes out Tuesday.

Last month, the Maine-based Farmer's Almanac, said much the same. The younger cousin has been published for a mere 197 years.
The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a cold winter for every region but the lower Great Lakes, upper Midwest and the northern states of the Northeast.

"Sweaters and snow shovels should be unpacked early and kept close by throughout the season," said Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac.

[asianthree]

it says it is going to be a lots of snow and very cold....in the north....so fly snowbirds to TV

[janieb]

I think I may have some of my MN friends coming to visit me this winter

[Bay Kid]

I feel sorry for anyone in the snow. It won't be me this year!

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I feel sorry for anyone in the snow. It won't be me this year!

Don't feel sorry..some like the snow ...if its going to cold than come on snow...can't beat a fresh blanket of snow first thing in the morning...of course then ya got to get the snowblower out...but then there is coffee