Winter Solstice

By 3.2 Inspector (***)

Date 12-20-2008 04:13

I dont know what solstice is, but thanks and you too.

3.2

By ctacker (****)

Date 12-20-2008 08:20

its the shortest day or longest night of the year! when the sun is at its most angular position in regards to the equator!

By DaveBoyer (*****)

Date 12-23-2008 04:01

Whoo Hoo the days are getting longer already!!! :-) Just not by much.:-(

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 12-22-2008 00:29

I had full intentions of starting a bonfire and dancing necked around it.
But it was to dadblame COLD!!!
BABRT's

By jrw159

Date 12-22-2008 01:37

Ya jest gotta dance a little closer to the fire BigK. :-)

jrw159

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 12-23-2008 22:15

When you get whippin and a spirrin and forget where you are and things get a little bit numb, hanggy down parts may get too close to the blaze.

By jrw159

Date 12-24-2008 02:19

LMAO!! Merry Christmas Partner! :-)

By CHGuilford (****)

Date 12-22-2008 02:15

We're in the middle of a New England blizzard. My flight and many others were cancelled but thankfully I found out before my 3 hour drive to the airport. 8" on the ground now and +8" more expected. Thermometer is at 7 deg F right now and the wind is about 15 mph and expected to increase. Yep! It's winter for sure!

But it's not so bad. Maine has just 2 seasons -winter and mud season - and now mud season is officially over. And some are having it a lot worse.

By fbrieden (***)

Date 12-22-2008 05:03

Wood burner going, a few beers, and practicing with my USN 58L UT unit (after plowing snow all day!)

Stay warm Chet!

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 12-25-2008 06:07

A very funny story. Many of you know my wife is from New Zealand and when we first got together she had never had a white Christmas.

I brought her to a job I was working in South Korea and don't you know, Christmas eve, no snow :-(

I woke up very early Christmas day and lo and behold!!! there was about 8" on the ground!!! :-)

She hadn't woke up yet, but I was so happy I was dancing around when her dad rang to wish us a merry Christmas. He could hear the obvious excitement and asked me what I was so excited about.... to which I blurted "we got about 8" last night!!!".... dead silence for about 10 seconds, then he said "I HOPE your talking about snow!!!" we both laughed our a$$es off as I go woke my Mrs.

Sadly, her dad just died on the 19th, way too young, he was only 8 years older than me.

By CHGuilford (****)

Date 12-27-2008 14:25

I'm sorry to hear about your loss, Jon. I hope your wife and you are coping well.
Chet

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 12-29-2008 06:13

Thanks Chet. We're okay. He was suffering so bad at the end it was actually a blessing when he passed.

By HgTX

Date 12-30-2008 20:25

I spent my solstice having a very frustrating and expensive experience with our consulates and embassies in Italy. Am now harboring serious anarchist fantasies, except I don't have the survival skills for that. ('Swhy I'm a socialist instead. I need someone else to take care of me cuz I sure as hell can't.)

Hg