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From: vulgarandmischevious on 20 Oct 2009 20:26 totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >Paul Corfield <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > >> for about 2 weeks and then it is pitch black again. I head off to work >> at about 0650 which perhaps differs from a few here. > ><Giggle> > >Splendid Eeyore impersonation here. Go and live on the Equator, perhaps? When I lived in Kuwait (that's near the equator, right?) the time of sunrise/sunset never seemed to change, but the days weren't particularly long.
From: Hog on 20 Oct 2009 21:07 vulgarandmischevious wrote: > totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >> Paul Corfield <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote: >> >>> for about 2 weeks and then it is pitch black again. I head off to >>> work at about 0650 which perhaps differs from a few here. >> >> <Giggle> >> >> Splendid Eeyore impersonation here. Go and live on the Equator, >> perhaps? > > When I lived in Kuwait (that's near the equator, right?) the time of > sunrise/sunset never seemed to change, but the days weren't > particularly long. Yup that's what I found out and by 1800 or so every night it's dark. I rather like our long summer nights. -- Hog
From: Hog on 20 Oct 2009 21:08 Champ wrote: > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:41:22 +0100, Paul Corfield > <aooy65(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > >>>> I hate the change in the clocks and having to go to work and come >>>> home in the bloody dark. > >>> Point of order: when the clocks change, the mornings get lighter, >>> precisely so you *don't* have to go to work in the dark. > >> for about 2 weeks and then it is pitch black again. I head off to >> work at about 0650 which perhaps differs from a few here. > > I know you're being grumpy for comic value, but... > > In London on Saturday, sunrise will be at 7:40am. The next day, after > the clocks change, it will be at 6:42. It won't slip back to 7:40 > until 28th November. Oh I think he rather admires Victor Meldrew. -- Hog
From: CT on 21 Oct 2009 03:41 vulgarandmischevious wrote: > When I lived in Kuwait (that's near the equator, right?) the time of > sunrise/sunset never seemed to change, but the days weren't > particularly long. Wow! You truly *are* ukrm's astronomical expert, aren't you? -- Chris
From: Champ on 21 Oct 2009 04:04
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:26:54 -0600, vulgarandmischevious <vulgarandmischevious(a)gmail.com> wrote: >When I lived in Kuwait (that's near the equator, right?) Not realy - 29deg North >the time of >sunrise/sunset never seemed to change, but the days weren't >particularly long. Well, to be more precise, on the equator the days and nights are 12 hours each, all year round. -- Champ ZX10R (road), ZX10R (race; breaking), GPz750 turbo (classic) Hayabusa (touring) To email me, neal at my domain should work. |