Predictions for 2005

Here is the list of predictions we made and our guesses. Let's see who won!!! Order of answers given: Rd&Ae, Bl&Cy, Mk&Pa, Rn&Sa, Jn&Si

1. The price of unleaded gas would be, at the Mobile in Vienna: $2.35...Jn was closest without going over, Rn was closest/most pessimistic!
1.83, 1. 89; 1.50, 1.77; 2.51, 1.62; 1.61, 1.89; 2.00, 1.95

2. How many games did the Nationals win? 81...Si was closest!
85, 50; 75, 76; 52, 50; 79, 3; 40, 80.

3. New Year's Eve high temperature: 47 degrees at Dulles...Ae was closest!
41, 42; 35, 57; 41, 25; 33, 37; 30, 35.

4. Will Michael Jackson be in jail? Winners: Rd, Bl, Cy, Mk, Rn, Sa, Si
no, yes; no, no; no, yes; no, no; yes, no.

5. In December, did we have measurable snowfall? At Dulles, for month of December, it was measured at 5.7 inches.
Winners: Rd, Bl, Cy, Mk, Rn, Sa, Jn, Si.
yes, no; yes, yes; yes, no; yes, yes; yes, yes.

6. How many governmental shut-down days? 1 early dismissal day, 2 unscheduled leave days...I say Bl has it at 2!
8, 6; 4, 2; 13, 1; 0, 4; 6, 3.

7. What are big domestic headlines for the year? Winners: Rd, Sa, Jn
"Two major US Airlines shut down", "MJ is guilty"; "Cheney kicks the bucket", "Ted Kennedy dies"; "Britney Married Again", "Space Shuttle Program Resumes"; "California Secession", "Chief Justice Renquist Dies"; "Another Bad Hurricane Season", San Francisco breaks away from California and falls into Pacific."

8. Who is/are Time's Person of the Year? Bono, Melinda and Bill Gates
Some Chinese guy, Pope John Paul; Some Iraqi dude, The Pope; Katie Couric; Alawi, The Pope; The Pope, Kofi Annan.

9. What is the cool new electronic device? Winner: Rn (closest!)
PS3, Capture Saddam Video Game; Electronic ordering device for grocery shopping, Beam me up, Scotty; Personal Satellite Radios; Wireless Ipod, DVD 3D virtual reality glasses; Hands-free phone/pc computer/dvd/organizer/gps, some toy.

10. What is going in on Church Street? Bazin's on Church, fancy-schmancy restaurant
Office building, Dr's office; Shoestore, office/dr's; antique shop/offices, offices; office/cleaners, S's Scrapbook Shop; another professional building, coffee shop/knickknack/tourist shops.

11. Anyone here driving a different car this year? Winners: Ae, Bl, Cy, Mk, Pa, Rn, Sa, Jn, Si
No one, Ke and Jn; Jn, Ke and Mk; Jn and Mk, Jn and Mk; Rn and Ke and Rd, Jn; Jn or Mk, Ke and Mk and Sa.

12. How many Supreme Court justices dead or stepped down? Winners: Ae, Mk, Rn, Sa,
1, 2; 3, 3; 2, 3; 2, 2; 3, 1.

Bonus predictions:

1. Ae will be walking 5 miles a day while son is in kindergarten and will be lookin' mighty fine!!!!
2. Someone will be pregnant: Sa? Ae? Cy? (Jn WINNER!)
3. Bl and Cy will install a hot tub on their outside deck.
4. Ae will have a baby by then. (Pa WINNER!)
5. Sa will be pregnant.
6. Someone moves. (RN WINNER!)
7. Ae gets pregnant. (Ae WINNER!)
8. Ae will be pregnant, (Sa WINNER!)
Ke will be applying/accepted at Med school,
Pa will be turning profit at Pampered Chef.
9. A pregnant or just given birth. (RD WINNER!)
10. RD will get a new job.
11. Rn&Sa will be expecting #4