Halloween Heaven

by Peter Geiger | Friday, October 31st, 2008 | From: Farmers' Almanac Blog

Halloween is my favorite day of the year. As reported yesterday, I started with a 2 1/2 hour interview with Jon James on Moose Radio in Augusta, Maine. We put trivia questions (from the almanac) out and had dozens of calls. Jon is “off the charts” when it comes to being loose and easy. In addition to talking almanac, we promote the fact that I am a candy dispensing machine. Tonight, I will pass out over 2,000 large candy bars. For those souls who come tonight and know the secret password “Brrr, it’s numbingly cold”, they can select three treats. I usually get 400+ and it is just a blast.These are the biggest candy bars available – the kind I longed for as a kid.

Daylight Savings Time ends - on November 2nd, we switch from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. So, Saturday night put your clocks back and you’ll regain that hour on March 8th, 2009.

Let me leave you with some Halloween puns from, Contributing Editor, Richard Lederer:

What do ghosts serve for desert? I scream.

What does a vampire fear most? Tooth decay.

What do you get when you drop a pumpkin? Squash.

Have a Happy, Safe Halloween

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Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Read his full biography here.

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February 8th - February 11th

United States

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Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.