We are vets at this though (most of us here) and know the drill....something shows up on an op at range early in the season (mid nov-mid dec) and when it doesn't verify ppl start saying we wasted half the winter etc. When in actuality, anything prior to Jan 1 really is a bonus along the i95 corridor. Just because ppl remember it snowing once or twice on Dec 5 as a kid, for example, that really isn't the norm. Never has been. Are total seasonal averages down past decade or so? Sure. But until the can gets kicked while in prime climo, there souldnt be cause for alarm yet on the winter.