Predicting a bad winter to boost spending/economy?

[Nibblenic]

Ive noticed everyone saying lately that 'oooh we're going to have a bad winter' its 'going to snow soon'

However I cannot find anything other than the news papers and word of mouth predicting this. Long term forecast are certainly not predicting the next ice-age.

Then i was reading another thread about what people were doing to prepare for the snow. Ive bought extra food in/salt/shovels/snow boots/ Easily have spent another £100 more than I normally would preparing for this weather coming in

Do you think they are predicting bad weather to increase public spending and economic growth?

 

[Reedy]

ooooh good thought, didnt think of it like that x
I've always wondered how they can predict the weather sooo far in advance x They normally get it wrong anyway x

 

[Ashley8806]

The farmers almanac says it's going to be a worse winter than last year and more snow (here anyways).

 

[Blah11]

https://www.exactaweather.com/UK_Long_Range_Forecast.html

there are ways these people do long range forecasts and they do predict an awful winter in nov/dec/jan and feb with record snow fall and low temps.


they same website predicted last years and the year before winters too.

 

[Natasha2605]

I dunno I think there are ways of predicting but like everything else you kind of have to make your own mind as to whether or not to believe it. However, I do believe shops cash in majorly. ASDA, for example last week they put all the snow shovels etc up in price in the main foyer. It went nice for a couple of days so they got hidden away. Yet as soon as they 'suspect' snow's coming it's all hiked back up. Companies are deffo cashing in.

Personally I'm dreading winter. I hate the snow and don't even go out in it unless I absolutely have too.