I don't know about other countries, but I have a feeling that this year's winter is going to be brutal.
We've had some crazy heat waves here in Germany (also experienced in other parts of Europe), there was also the flooding a while ago...
I'm not basing this on any prediction or actual knowledge, it just seems to me, that whenever we have high temperatures around this time of the year, the winter usually comes in with full force.
I remenber this being the case in 2006 and then again in 2009/10, with strong snowstorms and freezing temps coming even as late as April.
To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, pics from my area that I got from google from those winters
Now, I'm in love with winter/snow, so this isn't a problem for me, IF this winter is really strong.
What about you? Does it bother you?
And do you think your area will be very cold/snowy this year?
The only thing that grinds my gears during winter is possible train/plane delays, and considering I'll be heavily dependent on trains this year, that could be problematic...