unrelenting cold and snow, Northeast

[so lucky]

I wonder how much the incidence of domestic abuse goes up in prolonged bad weather like this?

 

[catjac1975]

Or pregnancy.

 

[Carol Dee]

Or pregnancy.

but true!

 

[Carol Dee]

I wonder how much the incidence of domestic abuse goes up in prolonged bad weather like this?

Well... I was ready to abuse someone this morning when HE shoveled a path of the deck for the DOG through the ice and slush and DID NOT shovel out to my vehicle. Did I mention ICY underfoot. Did not even spread any salt.

 

[Ridgerunner]

First Wikipedia


The Northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the United States. Over 30 million people and 80,000 square miles (207,000 km2) were left without electricity for up to 13 hours

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A thriving urban legend arose in the wake of the blackout, claiming that a peak in the birthrate of the blacked-out areas of New York City was observed nine months after the incident. The myth originated in a series of three articles published in the New York Times in August 1966, in which interviewed doctors mentioned that they had noticed an increased number of births.[8] The story was debunked in 1970 by J. Richard Udry, a demographer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who did a careful statistical study that found no increase in the birthrate of the affected areas.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965



I can’t get a copy and paste on the Snopes article, but you can follow the link is you wish. They reference Udry’s study too.


http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/blackout.asp


As the Mythbustrs would say


BUSTED

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

well, if you asked my mom, i was conceived in early February and born 9 months later mid November! (was 5 days late) so figuring that is the time we get hit with our cold long stretches of crummy NE weather.

 

[seedcorn]

My Dad always told me the first child could come any time. After that, figure 9 months......

 

[Carol Dee]

My Dad always told me the first child could come any time. After that, figure 9 months......

 

[Lavender2]

First Wikipedia


The Northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the United States. Over 30 million people and 80,000 square miles (207,000 km2) were left without electricity for up to 13 hours

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A thriving urban legend arose in the wake of the blackout, claiming that a peak in the birthrate of the blacked-out areas of New York City was observed nine months after the incident. The myth originated in a series of three articles published in the New York Times in August 1966, in which interviewed doctors mentioned that they had noticed an increased number of births.[8] The story was debunked in 1970 by J. Richard Udry, a demographer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who did a careful statistical study that found no increase in the birthrate of the affected areas.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_1965



I can’t get a copy and paste on the Snopes article, but you can follow the link is you wish. They reference Udry’s study too.


http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/blackout.asp


As the Mythbustrs would say


BUSTED

I can see how a myth like that could gain traction. My immediate family, kids and grands, totals 11... 6 have birthdays in roughly the last half of August. It's like Christmas in the summer.

Two more days of this winter blast and then above the freeze mark for as far as the eye can see! Even a 50 in the ten day forecast! Oh, please be right this time!

 

[majorcatfish]

we hit 71* today every window is open here at the house first time in months thats my skin is not crawling from lack of humidity ..... tomorrow is another animal freezing rain and sleet and 17* but after that looks like old man winter will be losing his grip
10 day says 60+ days 40+ nights... come on spring..