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Fried egg on toast said:
It’s nice of you to speak for the whole nation of Scotland lol.
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Mea culpa. 😄

Might make an idealistic tourism advert, but actual reality is that a lot of good pubs are closing down at a faster rate these days because most people don’t frequent them (either through choice or because of budget)
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Not in my town. :p We have university students, academic faculty, and tourists that keep the pubs going...

Truth be told, though, I spend a lot of my spare time outdoors in the winter, even after sunset. I like being able to look at the night sky in the winter - I can see the Milky Way with the naked eye in my back garden, and watching the moon rising over the North Sea from a deserted beach is surprisingly scenic. In summer we never really get a good night sky - tehnically it's twilight (blue rather than black) - and so I miss the stars in the summer.

Mind you, my fondness of winter might be tested this year with possible power blackouts and a skyrocketing cost of heating (food and public transportation as well. No doubt alcohol will be taxed heavily just to put the icing on the cake. 😖).
 
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fmpfmp said:
It is so interesting to read what you all posted. I understand the points you make, I really do. But here is what I think (clocks went back where I am from as well):

I have been looking forward to this day for the past few weeks. And not because the weekend is an hour longer, you get to sleep in for a week or because you get to go to bed an hour later (until your inner clock starts to adjust). No.

I love Autumn and Winter for the mood it creates.

I enjoy September, it is the time when the summer starts to fade out. Then the first colder days appear and it gets rainier. Everything calms down somehow.

October just amplifies this mood. Rough weather, where you can feel nature around you. It ends with Halloween.

In November it then gets even colder. And darker. Everything slows down. You stay inside more, in your warm apartment. Enjoying Tea and some cookies with a good book. Warm and good food. An idea of Christmas is in the air. But first there is Thanksgiving. Another holiday to look forward to (apart from the sad consumerism it brings with it...).

In December, once Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas time officially starts (it started way earlier for me, but now its official). The 4 weeks preceding Christmas are my favourite weeks of the year. Everything kind of comes to an end. Not a single thought spend on the next year until New Years Eve is over. The cities are decorated. People are in a hurry to get everything prepared. And with the sun setting at around 4pm and rising at around 9am it feels like the world is covered in a huge blanked. Warm and cozy.

I love being in the gym, just loosing myself on the treadmill while it is raining outside and I watch the cars go by.

Or when you have one of those productive days in the office, when everything just flows, you listen to some jazz or Christmas music and it starts to get darker outside (this is happening as I am writing this comment, though I could be more productive I reckon haha).

I love reading Harry Potter and sitting outside watching people go by. Feeling the cold air on my hands and face. Maybe even spoil myself to one of those overpriced coffees to go every once in a while.

I could go on for a few more paragraphs...


January to March are a mess though. The mood that I love so much vanishes after New Years. It is just a depressing time where I look forward to the next Christmas :p.

Would love to hear your thoughts. Can you relate in any way?
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No.
 
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As for weather and time of the year, for me it’s very simple.

CONST Acceptable = 65

REM 65F = 18.3C

IF CurrentTemp < Acceptable THEN
HateEveryoneAndEverything = True
ELSE
HateEveryoneAndEverything = False
END IF
 
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For me it’s more about the time of year than the weather. November and December are just depressing.
Nothing good about them. Already fed up with the Christmas adverts. Christmas music will be next. Fortunately that’s easier to avoid. I’ll just not listen to the radio until January. Easy. If only avoiding the rest of the crap was.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
... Already fed up with the Christmas adverts. Christmas music will be next. Fortunately that’s easier to avoid ...
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OMG this. The cheesy Christmas lights for the town centre where I live literally went up Halloween night and were turned on the next day (in spite of energy costs...). Bah Humbug.
 
VulchR said:
OMG this. The cheesy Christmas lights for the town centre where I live literally went up Halloween night and were turned on the next day (in spite of energy costs...). Bah Humbug.
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I rarely go into town. But never in December. We are being told to reduce our energy and they waste it on this? What a joke.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
I rarely go into town. But never in December. We are being told to reduce our energy and they waste it on this? What a joke.
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It’s proven that Christmas music, Christmas decorations, and Christmas lights generate revenue by sales increase, as stupid as it might be. In the aggregate, it might make the difference for many stores.
 
I don't watch much television but a couple of weeks ago I was watching a show and was horrified to see a Christmas advert already -- that was two weeks BEFORE Hallowe'en! Ridiculous. By the time the actual holiday does roll around everyone will be so, so sick of all the commercialism around it, the music, the adverts, the cheesy movies -- everything. It's really a shame.
 
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Clix Pix said:
I don't watch much television but a couple of weeks ago I was watching a show and was horrified to see a Christmas advert already -- that was two weeks BEFORE Hallowe'en! Ridiculous. By the time the actual holiday does roll around everyone will be so, so sick of all the commercialism around it, the music, the adverts, the cheesy movies -- everything. It's really a shame.
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Couldn’t agree more.
 
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Clix Pix said:
I so sick of all the commercialism around it
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Fully agree. And let’s admit it, it’s just about appearance and status symbol. “I got the best toys for my kids see how great of a parent I am!”, “Got a car for my wife I am the best husband!” (Unutterable truth: “to get the car I am now in debt for 10 years, which means I’ll have to work overtime which means I’ll see my wife less.”)

It sucks. While I don’t have anything against a minor exchange of presents with your closest relatives, the rest is just ********.

So sad to see a time of reflection and gratitude (regardless of the religious beliefs, the cultural heritage remains) transformed in yet one more opportunity to “spend money you don’t have to buy things you don’t want to impress people you don’t like.”
 
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yaxomoxay said:
It’s proven that Christmas music, Christmas decorations, and Christmas lights generate revenue by sales increase, as stupid as it might be. In the aggregate, it might make the difference for many stores.
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It's November, and the shops haven't started playing Christmas carols yet. What is wrong with the world?
At least Aldi is selling Christmas food stuffs.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Christmas music will be next. Fortunately that’s easier to avoid.
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I for one really look forward to it, particularly performances of the Messiah. The "Hallelujah” chorus gives me shivers and the tradition of standing up while it is performed makes it even more emotional. There aren't many 270 year old traditions in the colonies. Even if King George II didn't do it or stood because his foot was falling asleep it is something I look forward to.
 
HDFan said:
I for one really look forward to it, particularly performances of the Messiah. The "Hallelujah” chorus gives me shivers and the tradition of standing up while it is performed makes it even more emotional. There aren't many 270 year old traditions in the colonies. Even if King George II didn't do it or stood because his foot was falling asleep it is something I look forward to.
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Each to their own. Christmas music is the easiest part to avoid. If I’m unfortunate enough to need to go to a shop I’ll be listening to something much more pleasant through my AirPod Pro’s.
 
yaxomoxay said:
So sad to see a time of reflection and gratitude (regardless of the religious beliefs, the cultural heritage remains) transformed in yet one more opportunity to “spend money you don’t have to buy things you don’t want to impress people you don’t like.”
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Well said, on the other hand, to me at least, it's been like that for decades. If anything, the last few years have reduced the typical chaos and overcrowding in some cities, which is a plus.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
On my mind is the cheese (and pesto, and other goodies) I purchased at the farmers' market this afternoon.
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Pesto? Yum. Nice with pasta. We have another Italian dish tonight. Pizza. Just from the freezer though. Mrs AFB just about gets away with a small piece sometimes.
On my mind is the temperature in the bedroom. Dropped to 15 degrees. Still holding out on the heating, but not for much longer.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
Pesto? Yum. Nice with pasta. We have another Italian dish tonight. Pizza. Just from the freezer though. Mrs AFB just about gets away with a small piece sometimes.
On my mind is the temperature in the bedroom. Dropped to 15 degrees. Still holding out on the heating, but not for much longer.
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Yes, I'm also holding out on the heating, (gosh, I remember the days when I used to have it on from mid September) but expect that I may have to succumb in the next week or so.

The pesto is delicious with fresh, French bread.
 
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