A Couple Of Funny, True Winter/Xmas Tales
One day in early September 2011/12 the chief of a Native American tribe was asked by his tribal elders if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but he too had lost touch with the reading signs from the natural world around the Great Lakes.
In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter. However, the chief decided to take a modern approach and he rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord, Michigan.
"Yes, it is going to be a cold winter," the meteorological officer told the chief. Consequently, he went back to his tribe and told the men to collect plenty of firewood.
A fortnight later the chief called the Weather Service and asked for an update. "Are you still forecasting a cold winter?" he asked.
"Yes, very cold", the weather officer told him.
As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe and told his people to collect every bit of wood they could find.
A month later the chief called the National Weather Service once more and asked about the coming winter. "Yes," he was told, "it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the chief asked.
The weatherman replied: "Because the Native Americans of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy."
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Freddie and John were fortunate enough to have a season ticket to watch NYG play football. They could not help noticing that there was always a spare seat (B98) next to them and they had a friend who would love to buy a season ticket, especially if all three could have seats together.
One half-time Freddie went to the ticket office and asked if they could by buy the season ticket for B98. The official said that unfortunately the ticket had been sold. Nevertheless, at every subsequent home game the seat was still empty.
Then on Boxing day, much to Freddie and John's amazement the seat was taken for the first time that season. John could not resist asking the newcomer: "Where have you been all season". "Don't ask" he replied. "The wife bought the season ticket back last summer and kept it for a surprise Christmas present".
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In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter. However, the chief decided to take a modern approach and he rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord, Michigan.
"Yes, it is going to be a cold winter," the meteorological officer told the chief. Consequently, he went back to his tribe and told the men to collect plenty of firewood.
A fortnight later the chief called the Weather Service and asked for an update. "Are you still forecasting a cold winter?" he asked.
"Yes, very cold", the weather officer told him.
As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe and told his people to collect every bit of wood they could find.
A month later the chief called the National Weather Service once more and asked about the coming winter. "Yes," he was told, "it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the chief asked.
The weatherman replied: "Because the Native Americans of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy."
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Freddie and John were fortunate enough to have a season ticket to watch NYG play football. They could not help noticing that there was always a spare seat (B98) next to them and they had a friend who would love to buy a season ticket, especially if all three could have seats together.
One half-time Freddie went to the ticket office and asked if they could by buy the season ticket for B98. The official said that unfortunately the ticket had been sold. Nevertheless, at every subsequent home game the seat was still empty.
Then on Boxing day, much to Freddie and John's amazement the seat was taken for the first time that season. John could not resist asking the newcomer: "Where have you been all season". "Don't ask" he replied. "The wife bought the season ticket back last summer and kept it for a surprise Christmas present".
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