Solstice Sadness
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Solstice Sadness
I may be a bit odd but does anyone else feel a touch of sadness at the passing of the summer solstice? I know the change is imperceptible for a while but the older I get the more I enjoy the long days and short nights.EricT
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When I worked at a Scottish petrochemical site many moons ago there was one dour engineer whose party trick was to proclaim, "Aye, the nights are fair drawing in." every year a day after the summer solstice.
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Yes Eric, I know what you mean. It just feels that everything is just one very slowly moving hamster wheel to me though. And now we’re heading back to the bottom at 3 minutes per day
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No sadness here - it was the Winter Solstice
That doesn't mean it'll warm up soon though, so I'm not packing my woollies away for a while.
The ABC celebrated with a special live broadcast from various locations in the Southern Ocean, interspersed with daylight recordings of marine life.
We also did NOT have a train strike like you have in the UK, but the VLine (regional) communications system crashed (hacked??) so no VLine trains could run.
That doesn't mean it'll warm up soon though, so I'm not packing my woollies away for a while.
The ABC celebrated with a special live broadcast from various locations in the Southern Ocean, interspersed with daylight recordings of marine life.
We also did NOT have a train strike like you have in the UK, but the VLine (regional) communications system crashed (hacked??) so no VLine trains could run.
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No sadness here either, because it's now down-hill to autumn. September to Christmas is my favourite time of year. I love that first hint of a chill in the air; the mists in the trees, and hoots of tawny owls in the leafy avenues where I go for my evening walk. At the end of my route, the welcoming lights of the Unthank Arms and a pint of Adnams. You can keep summer.
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I know exactly what you mean Eric.
Having passed my own solstice many, many years ago the warm days of summer are all too soon just a memory.
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Having passed my own solstice many, many years ago the warm days of summer are all too soon just a memory.
Rob
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I used to dread the summer months. As a child I suffered from hay fever, just the smell of cut grass would set me off into sneezing fits and streaming eyes. I out grew it aged 14 but the memory still lingers. I'm with Paul, I love autumnal sights and smells. The leaves turning, log fires, a nip in the air
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I also feel down after the solstice, from lighter evenings less cost with electricity etc. I literally just hate it when it starts getting dark around 4 or 5 in the evenings and it seems to last longer than the summer.
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Paul, that's a smart looking establishment, how is the price of your pint compared to other pubs?Paul K wrote: ↑22 Jun 2022, 10:58No sadness here either, because it's now down-hill to autumn. September to Christmas is my favourite time of year. I love that first hint of a chill in the air; the mists in the trees, and hoots of tawny owls in the leafy avenues where I go for my evening walk. At the end of my route, the welcoming lights of the Unthank Arms and a pint of Adnams. You can keep summer.
Can you just drop in for a beer, or are you required to eat a meal while you are there?
There's a list of "Guests" which have % near their names; would you explain this please?
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Hi Mike - it's a lovely place. Yes, you can drop in for a pint - it's a pub that also serves food, with a nice dining room further in. I used to live in the street next door ( Onley Street), but am now three streets away, having moved away and then moved back. Still only a five minute walk, however. There's some very nice pubs around here - the York, The Rose, The Pear Tree Inn, the William & Florence, to name just a few.
Prices are comparable in all of them.
Not sure what you mean about the Guests and % ?
Prices are comparable in all of them.
Not sure what you mean about the Guests and % ?
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