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Old 11-15-2004, 07:29 PM   #11
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Not really Sir Goulum. Our time changed over recently and it gets dark now at 5:00pm. I'm used to that for winter, but I don't particularly like it. I like when it is summer and it stays light until around 9:00pm, darkness to me is for sleeping!

Jorath, I can imagine how depressing it would be with no sunlight, just darkness, no matter if it was just for a few days, or a few weeks. What is the longest time it continually has stayed dark there?
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Old 11-15-2004, 07:56 PM   #12
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Jorath - it must be tough being a Policeman in Iceland!

Okay Mr Calar - where were you on the night of October 24th to February 19th?

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Old 11-15-2004, 08:44 PM   #13
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Awesome picture, Jorath! I have to say, though, darkness never really did bother me too terribly much...in cases of extreme darkness, I just finally get to go stargazing, which is nice...
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Old 11-15-2004, 11:14 PM   #14
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Originally posted by ladyzekke:
Not really Sir Goulum. Our time changed over recently and it gets dark now at 5:00pm. I'm used to that for winter, but I don't particularly like it. I like when it is summer and it stays light until around 9:00pm, darkness to me is for sleeping!

Jorath, I can imagine how depressing it would be with no sunlight, just darkness, no matter if it was just for a few days, or a few weeks. What is the longest time it continually has stayed dark there?
Well, usually by the winter solstice(the day with least amount of sunlight), it's dark by 4:30 at the latest. *sigh* I wanna move to the equator. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 11-16-2004, 01:48 AM   #15
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Solstice (22nd dec) has sunlight from 11am to 3pm. so it's pretty much dark for 20 hours.

And Donut that was hilarious.. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 11-16-2004, 04:47 AM   #16
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That's like where I grew up in northern Alberta, and it's similar down here in C-Town too. At the summer solstice there's always a big festival at the lake near my home town (can anyone say 4 day lake side camp out party?) and we get maybe 2 hours of kinda dark. but I'm fully used to the whole waking up in the dark, coming home in the dark bit of winter. now if the winter gods could only manage to give me 4 feet of snow and at least -20 celcius I'd be happy. but that's what I get for living in Calgary, chinook central.


how much darkness do you get during the summer solstice up in Iceland Jorath?
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Old 11-16-2004, 04:53 AM   #17
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I was an Alaskan for all of 20+ years, and I loved the long days in summer, and the long nights in winter. But then, a lot of people can't cope with it and become manic depressive. So the mental health industry gets lots of business in the summer and winter (worked in mental health so I know.)
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Old 11-16-2004, 06:51 AM   #18
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Welcome to the boards, Winter Wolf!

There's always someone ready to take advantage of any opportunity: mental health in Alaska; personal air filters in NYC / LA; mail order brides in North Dakota; &tc.

Good on you for opportunism!
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Old 11-16-2004, 07:26 AM   #19
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Hmmm I like sunshine, obviously, but I also love the dark - my eyes are pretty sensitive to light, so it's generally the only time my eyes get to fully relax (other than when I'm asleep of course). I'm always out when it's dark, I wouldn't mind the long nights, it'd be pretty cool
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Old 11-16-2004, 04:55 PM   #20
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Nice pic Jorath, gets dark about 4.30ish here at the moment.

Timber, in the heart of summer the sun will rise at 4ish and set at 11-11.30 on a good night here in Britain.
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