Falling for Autumn

Graces7

Billy86 wrote: »

Irish people just love to complain about weather, full stop. I've had multiple people in my office complain it's too cold when the weather had been in the high/mid teens only to then complain it's too cold when it's in the 10-12 range.

Also, probably because we typically have very little variance, but many of us don't seem to even have a concept of 'dressing for the weather' at all.

complaining about the weather takes far too much energy and achieves nothing.. yaawnnn

Pauliedragon

What I hate about this weather is it's too warm for a jumper and too cold for a t-shirt so it's uncomfortable either way.

murpho999

Candyshell wrote: »

August isn't a Summer month in Ireland, the Summer months are May, June and July.

THis is just wrong.

According to Met Eireann it's June, July and August.

February 1st is not Spring either. It's still winter.

Met Eireann Fun Facts about seasons

Billy86

Graces7 wrote: »

complaining about the weather takes far too much energy and achieves nothing.. yaawnnn

Though we've been on this rock for thousands of years and it hasn't stopped us yet!

I do generally agree though.

OneOfThem Stumbled

When I was young I used to hate autumn, because I hated school.

Autumn, heralding being back at school. Too hot one minute, too cold the next, stifling uniforms, smelly classrooms, draughty buildings. The promise of the long dark.

If people said that Autumn began in August I'd shout them down, and feel much the same way about that sentiment as I did about the back to friggin school adverts.

Since then I've changed my mind a lot. I really like Autumn, though it simply can't beat summer.

I hate the long, dark nights of Winter, but that's Winter, not the fault of Autumn, and Autumn is no more a promise of Winter than Winter is a promise of Spring.

September and October are beautiful, busy months, full of promise of a different kind.

November is still shít tho.

murpho999 wrote: »

This is just wrong.

It's neither right or wrong. The seasons are not a scientific unit. We base our seasonal calendar partly on pagan festivals, which would make that poster right, but different organisations, and countries, do it differently.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's the coming of the short days that I hate.

The gloomy mild, wet, mucky weather. Constant greyness, uh.


It really is one of the most depressing places in the world in winter.

Arghus

I'm in favour of it.

Graces7

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's the coming of the short days that I hate.

The gloomy mild, wet, mucky weather. Constant greyness, uh.


It really is one of the most depressing places in the world in winter.

((((HUGS))))

If you get SAD as badly as this, there is help for that? google

Graces7

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's the coming of the short days that I hate.

The gloomy mild, wet, mucky weather. Constant greyness, uh.


It really is one of the most depressing places in the world in winter.

PS whatever you do do not go near the North Sea islands.. days are much shorter there and darker.

Wibbs

Graces7 wrote: »

((((HUGS))))

((((feck off))) TBH I don't get "depressed" or any of that guff with winter, it just irritates me. Christmas and New Year at least breaks it up(which is why they came to be placed there). Roll on spring and summer. May would be my fave month in general.

Graces7

Wibbs wrote: »

((((feck off))) TBH I don't get "depressed" or any of that guff with winter, it just irritates me. Christmas and New Year at least breaks it up(which is why they came to be placed there). Roll on spring and summer. May would be my fave month in general.

That is better

I prefer winter, especially in tourist areas... being snug inside, fire lit, plenty pf knitting etc. Far less of a challenge than summer..peaceful...

even last winter when I had no electricity was better than the extremes we had this summer to me.

Happy to see days getting shorter....