Short daylight

TeddyTedson

Is anyone else sick to death of these short days. I need to see some sun. Going to work when it's dark, coming home when it's dark. I can't wait for the hour to go forward again.
I ****ing hate Winter!
I hate the cold!
Even our Summers are **** :mad:
I think I need to move to California or something.
I don't understand how some of you can actually like Winter???

Where To

Gets dark early in California this time of year too.

Ghandee

Quare stretch in the evenings Ted.

Fromthetrees

There's pills that a gp can prescribe for you that won't make you feel this way.

TeddyTedson

Where To wrote: »

Gets dark early in California this time of year too.

Geography defies me once again:mad:

admiralofthefleet

i despise the winter, roll on march when the clock goes forward and then june when you walk down the road at 9 in the evening with a warm breeze on your back

TeddyTedson

Can you imagine living somewhere, where it was sunny for 10months of the year. If it got dark all year round about 8PM.
The temperature was in the high 20s.
You know the feeling of waking up with the sun beaming into your room!
Walking outside early and feeling the sun warming you up.

Does anyone know somewhere like that?

TeddyTedson

Ghandee wrote: »

Quare stretch in the evenings Ted.

Well actually, I am lying a bit, it's no longer dark when I leave work, but it is by the time I get home. A positive I guess.
This weather is so miserable though.
I'm wearing a tshirt and shorts here like a tourist who just arrived in the country.

Lapin

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Going to work when it's dark, coming home when it's dark.

I thought they banned sending kids down coalmines and up chimneys years ago.

I don't mind the cold, I like snow but I don't like the lack of sun exposure. Plenty of research suggests there are links between lack of sunlight and depression, just generally feeling a bit down or suffering from the aptly named SAD (Seasonal affected disorder). They have these lights you can get that are nicknamed "SAD lights" that supposedly give you what you miss from the sun and are pretty popular in the Nordic countries so I'm told.

1ZRed

The only thing good about winter is the massive drinking sessions over Christmas. Before and after that, it's shite.


Long summer days FTW!!

SimonTemplar

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

june when you walk down the road at 9 in the evening with a warm breeze on your back

I think your expectations of June are a little unrealistic.

TeddyTedson

Sacramento wrote: »

I don't mind the cold, I like snow but I don't like the lack of sun exposure. Plenty of research suggests there are links between lack of sunlight and depression, just generally feeling a bit down or suffering from the aptly named SAD (Seasonal affected disorder). They have these lights you can get that are nicknamed "SAD lights" that supposedly give you what you miss from the sun and are pretty popular in the Nordic countries so I'm told.

I've read about this before too. But I imagine everyone feels worse during Winter.
Think about all the people who are in such good moods during one of those rare really hot sunny Summer days.

Just talking about it makes me want it to be Summer soooo badly!!! :mad::mad:

I can't stay in this country, the weather is just too messed up.

Where To

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Can you imagine living somewhere, where it was sunny for 10months of the year. If it got dark all year round about 8PM.
The temperature was in the high 20s.
You know the feeling of waking up with the sun beaming into your room!
Walking outside early and feeling the sun warming you up.

Does anyone know somewhere like that?

The Gobi Desert.

Send us a postcard Ted.

kneemos

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Can you imagine living somewhere, where it was sunny for 10months of the year. If it got dark all year round about 8PM.
The temperature was in the high 20s.
You know the feeling of waking up with the sun beaming into your room!
Walking outside early and feeling the sun warming you up.

Does anyone know somewhere like that?

Kinda like the variety of Irish weather,sunshine every day would get boring.

Zombienosh

Gobbling up vitamin D

branie

Where To wrote: »

Gets dark early in California this time of year too.

Especially in San Francisco

Matt_Trakker

Whatcha on aboot?
Days been getting longer since 21st Dec,
Grand auld stretch on the evenings there now
Days have been getting longer by at least 2mins a day

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=78

admiralofthefleet

SimonTemplar wrote: »

I think your expectations of June are a little unrealistic.

we can hope

tan11ie

I just hate the dark evenings, roll on March..

Hal1

Bring back 80's summers. Only the summers not the music though :eek:.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Hal1 wrote: »

Bring back 80's summers. Only the summers not the music though :eek:.

80s music is waaaaayyyyyy better than the ****e in the last 2 0 odd years.

Its a lot easier to stay warm than to cool down. I must be the only one that likes the cold weather. Don't mind the dark either as am a night time person.

dickwod1

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I can't wait for the hour to go forward again.

Me too

I just wish they'd leave the clocks time alone

Poxy clock moving muppets

(get some cod liver oil capsules into you)

Miss Lockhart

Deleted User wrote: »

Its a lot easier to stay warm than to cool down. I must be the only one that likes the cold weather. Don't mind the dark either as am a night time person.

You're not alone - I love the winter, enjoy dark evenings (also a night owl) and hate warm summers.

Hal1

DaDumTish wrote: »

80s music is waaaaayyyyyy better than the ****e in the last 2 0 odd years.

I should have said pop music, not every genre.

Where To

Hal1 wrote: »

Bring back 80's summers. Only the summers not the music though :eek:.

We didn't get our turf out til November in 1985, weather was just as sh1te in the 80s as it is now.

citytillidie

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Is anyone else sick to death of these short days. I need to see some sun. Going to work when it's dark, coming home when it's dark. I can't wait for the hour to go forward again.
I ****ing hate Winter!
I hate the cold!
Even our Summers are **** :mad:
I think I need to move to California or something.
I don't understand how some of you can actually like Winter???

gets dark early in California in the summer like 8pm

mike65

Tonight I noticed how light it was still at 5.30, took me by surprise to be honest! Clear day.

Hal1

Where To wrote: »

We didn't get our turf out til November in 1985, weather was just as sh1te in the 80s as it is now.

I recall the summer months being actual 'summer months'. Way back when :rolleyes:.

Hal1

mike65 wrote: »

Tonight I noticed how light it was still at 5.30, took me by surprise to be honest! Clear day.

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The Big Lebowsky

Well Teddy lad, it seems like you are spending far too much time in front of your computer. You joined boards just over two years ago, and you have managed to make more than seven thousand posts..

I wonder how many of your posts were typed during daylight hours???

Looks like a severe case of daylight deprived fourm junkie syndrome to me:D

--Kaiser--

There was a marvellous dawn this morning just as I was coming in to work.
If the day was much shorter or longer I wouldn't have seen it

MurdyWurdy

I'm finding it so miserable at the moment as well, hate leaving in the dark and coming home in the dark and generally I like winter. Roll on March. Also we can't figure out how to change the clock on our car so it's an hour ahead all the time, just going to wait until the clocks change again so it's right!

In saying that, the last few years I was living somewhere that had pretty cold winters but the houses had no central heating or insulation/double glazing. People I talked to didn't know what a radiator was! I am noticing being warm enough in my own home is making the winter a lot more bearable this year so I shouldn't complain.

faceman

I'm normally a grumpy fecker in the mornings but when you're in a country where its sunny all the time, getting up is great even if you're going to work. The sun definitely has a positive effect on mood, energy and the desire to visit a beer garden, while en route to work!

ruthloss

faceman wrote: »

I'm normally a grumpy fecker in the mornings but when you're in a country where its sunny all the time, getting up is great even if you're going to work. The sun definitely has a positive effect on mood, energy and the desire to visit a beer garden, while en route to work!

Ah shaddupa yer face!!!:D

TeddyTedson

It's bright when I get home now!!

Mr Benevolent

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i despise the winter, roll on march when the clock goes forward and then june when you walk down the road at 9 in the evening with a warm breeze on your back

In Ireland? Yeah right.

--LOS--

know that feel Ted, my apartment is dark enough anyways, but I feel like I'm sitting in the dark every day, it seems dark all day long, it's ****ing depressing, it's a real motivation killer, today was the first bright day in a long time and I felt much better for it. But most days it's a battle of am I supposed to turn on the lights and close the curtains early or be in darkness.

Auldloon

Do you go abroad on summer holidays ted?

TeddyTedson

--LOS-- wrote: »

know that feel Ted, my apartment is dark enough anyways, but I feel like I'm sitting in the dark every day, it seems dark all day long, it's ****ing depressing, it's a real motivation killer, today was the first bright day in a long time and I felt much better for it. But most days it's a battle of am I supposed to turn on the lights and close the curtains early or be in darkness.

I actually remember discussing this with you in a thread last year too:)

Auldloon wrote: »

Do you go abroad on summer holidays ted?

Oh yea, somewhere warm. Love the feeling of waking up in the heat and getting out early with just shorts and a t shirt and feeling the sun beating down. I WILL live somewhere hot! I have to!

Auldloon

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Oh yea, somewhere warm. Love the feeling of waking up in the heat and getting out early with just shorts and a t shirt and feeling the sun beating down. I WILL live somewhere hot! I have to!

Go for it bud!!! Its my plan 2, have done a few times in the past and its ace! For now though I take pretty much all my holidays in one go in dec/jan and head south. Highly recommend it! It's so good to get away from this ****e weather and darkness for a while. I live in scotland btw so think darker and colder than ireland!!!

mike65

It was great today and yesterday apart from the fact the wind would cut you in two.