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Post by joe on Dec 22, 2005 9:09:09 GMT -5
Yippee! The shortest day of the year is over! I've had enough of 16 hour nights. Bring on the sunshine and long days.  ...sorry, I just had to get that out! |
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Post by krazydiamond on Dec 22, 2005 9:51:37 GMT -5
nope, i hear ya, Joe, we start gaining precious minutes of daylight! yay!
KD
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Post by hermatite on Dec 22, 2005 9:58:28 GMT -5
I've never got used to the longer days down here...when I was growing up, up north, the days were so short and yet I really liked it. It seemed like...well...home. Anyway, I'm not complaining about the light...but it does show how much i need to vaccuum!
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drupe
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2005
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Post by drupe on Dec 22, 2005 10:04:14 GMT -5
Come on daylight. I rather cut grass than shovel snow.  Merry Christmas. Pete  |
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Post by Cher on Dec 22, 2005 12:11:01 GMT -5
I love the shortest day of the year, that's like the happiest day for me just because I know that more sunlight will be coming into my days. I really hate these short days, I don't know how people live with it for long long periods. On or near January 25th sunset will be after 5:00 again, then you really start noticing the extra light. And I love how it's stays light out until almost 10:00 at night in June. I can't wait!!
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Post by xenaswolf on Dec 22, 2005 12:36:30 GMT -5
To continue my grumpy disposition I will say that the shortest day of the year just means I get more light to look at all the freaking rain clouds and grey skies. I GOTTA get out of WA!
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Dec 22, 2005 12:50:35 GMT -5
OH Xena- We have had NO SUN in over a week- I hear ya- I can stand the shorter days as long as I see some sun- Today we have a bit (hurray- makes me want to strip down naked and run around in the snow!) But day after day of snowy grey skies- Gets very depressing- gets me real irritable- good thing I got rocks Yesterday!
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Post by docone31 on Dec 22, 2005 19:02:17 GMT -5
You ought to see how miserable it is down here! Everybody is putting Christmas decorations on their palm trees, and tinsel on their orange trees. What a dreadful contrast, orange fruit, tinsel, Blah!
I miss Alaska. You did not need tires on your sleds.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 22, 2005 19:32:33 GMT -5
drupe you don't have any snow lol. and you know you could probably mow the grass right now anyway. or come mow mine. it could always take a good mowing.
kim
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Post by docone31 on Dec 24, 2005 21:33:53 GMT -5
On a side note, the shortest day shadow will give the secret to dead solar south.
When I built my solar home back then, I went on Dec 22, took two sticks, and aligned the shadows. This gave me solar south.
Musings from a feeze dried hippy.
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Post by joe on Dec 24, 2005 23:09:05 GMT -5
Awww, but now I have to wait 362 days to try that out. Oh well... |
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
Member since September 2004
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Post by Tellfamily on Dec 25, 2005 18:28:51 GMT -5
It's all behind us now.
Longer days + warmer temps = rock hounding trips (yeah)
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