@Blizzard of 93 I think I came off the wrong way, and for that I apologize. For the record, as of now count me in the "excited for January" camp. There is much to be cautiously optimistic about.
And that was the sole basis of my "slow down" comment. There's a difference between being optimistic versus making definitive statements like "next week I'm going to be shoveling" - and those are statements that you've made repeatedly over the past few years when in the end, nothing happened.
I will never speak against your excitement and enthusiasm. I write about just that in my "day in the life" entries. But the fact remains...there's no absolutes when it comes to the weather other than what's happening outside your window now.
Again, I'm sorry I contributed to this for you.