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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

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    #13052
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Only home from the match, myself and my young lad got absolutely soaked being in the cusack lower... was worth it though, what a day.

    Celebrating with some buttered brack and a hot mug of tea... how very autumn!

    Agree re it being chillier though, definitely felt it today. That autumnal weather is on its way.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #13053
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120917098#Comment_120917098

    I've been caught with that also.

    I think the journalists also haven't a clue.(We should be incharge of the Christmas articles.)



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    #13054
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,475 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    July can just p1ss off at this stage. Kids are in summer camp today but what miserable weather we're having. It absolutely sucks, big time.

    I can hear the rain hammering off the VELUX and I'm giving serious consideration to turning the light on to work. 🤦



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    #13055
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Early August isnt looking any better either. What a miserable summer.

    Just to add, noticed this morning when getting up at my usual time of 5.45am how much darker it was than even last week. I appreciate it was a gloomy morning but most of them have been recently anyway so its definitely not just cloud cover. Suspect i'll be seeing twilight mornings pretty soon.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #13056
    pigtail33
    Registered Users Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120920220#Comment_120920220

    I noticed that this morning too. I'm in the office on a Monday, so my alarm goes off just after 6. It was definitely much darker this morning compared to a week ago.



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    #13057
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    The evenings are also closing in a little.

    Approx Times

    June 30th

    Sunrise = 5:16.

    Sunset = 21:57.

    July 30th

    Sunrise = 5:52.

    Sunset = 21:26.

    August = 30th

    Sunrise = 6:41.

    Sunset = 20:26.



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    #13058
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    The summer hasn't been bad. Just July. Didn't we have the dryest and warmest June on record or am I dreaming that 🤣. July on track to be the wettest ever all the same though.



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    #13059
    Princess Calla
    Registered Users Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Princess Calla


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922249#Comment_120922249

    It has rained pretty much everyday since primary school kids got their holidays. So while June is technically summer kids were in school for the nice days. Their school holidays have been crap weather-wise.



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    #13060
    BK5
    Registered Users Posts: 898 ✭✭✭BK5


    Our annual street party was cancelled in July and the re scheduled date this Saturday ain't looking too good either.

    This weather is just awful, we are usually the most cheerful bunch on the internet. 😊



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    #13061
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922913#Comment_120922913

    I firmly believe I’m solar powered 😂



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    #13062
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922249#Comment_120922249

    I don't even remember June, it's like a distant memory!



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    #13063
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    I've rewatched Gavin and Stacey and just about to watch the 2019 Christmas episode!



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    #13064
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    What season is it now?

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    #13065
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120923678#Comment_120923678

    Autumn!! 🍂



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    #13066
    antimatterx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭antimatterx


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120923678#Comment_120923678

    I believe it's technically summer for 6 weeks, then autumn starts. However traditionally (and what I went by up until 3 years ago), autumn starts today.



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    #13067
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120923678#Comment_120923678

    Autumn. Glad to see the back of Julanuary 😂.



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    #13068
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    Autumn in this house too! Although we did ask Alexa when Autumn officially starts and she said September 23rd...

    Bright enough here today TG, eldest is at camp this week & was drenched coming in yesterday afternoon. Have started to gather a few stocking fillers.



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    #13069
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Autumn for me. Weather wise it may not be considered but I'm a traditionalist & always stick to the seasons as taught to me in primary school way back in the day 🙂

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #13070
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120924494#Comment_120924494

    When you think about it, it has to be Autumn as mid summers day is June 21st.



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    #13071
    limnam
    Registered Users Posts: 9,170 ✭✭✭limnam


    I'll take the Gaelic calendar. Autumn it is!



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    #13072
    tscul32
    Registered Users Posts: 2,555 ✭✭✭tscul32


    Can't believe it's August already! I always look forward to the summer but it's gone before you know it.



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    #13073
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    Dunnes have Christmas Trees on sale: https://www.dunnesstores.com/c/home/living-room/christmas-trees



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    #13074
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Whilst you might get Summery weather August is Autumn to me. Mainly because of the days getting a bit shorter.



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    #13075
    Andrew93
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭Andrew93


    Don't know about anyone else, but this year is going by lightning fast for me...



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    #13076
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It went crazy fast, until July lasted 78 days!

    @CheerLouth Autumn starts September 23rd, g'way Alexa ya big idiot! 😄

    Definitely Autumn today, in no way could I accept February being winter. ❄️



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    #13077
    pigtail33
    Registered Users Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭pigtail33


    I still go by how I was taught in school, so 1st August = 1st Autumn. Even the months in Irish match this, Meán Fómhair (September) literally translates to middle autumn and Deireadh Fómhair (October) is end of autumn.

    In the meteorological calendar, the seasons start a month later.

    So technically both are right, but in reality, the meteorological calendar is wrong 😂



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    #13078
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120925652#Comment_120925652

    I hear ya! I remember living in France years ago & on Feb 1st, I duly said "Happy First Day of Spring" and they all looked at me like I was mad & told me that Spring didn't start until March 25th! And with that, I promptly packed my bags & left (6 months later 😂)



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    #13079
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    😂😂😂



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    #13080
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120925869#Comment_120925869

    Ooooh, I like the idea of backing it up with Irish. Sure you can't argue with our national language. 😁



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    #13081
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Happy first of autumn everyone.

    Definitely been a long July with the sh*te weather.

    Year is flying by except for the exceptionally long January and Julys.



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