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« on: January 09, 2019, 06:30:18 PM » |
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Mary and I have Been out running here and there all day long. Kind of tired.... got home and unloaded a big blue chair she bought at a online auction today and wrestled it in the house.... got the mail and filled out some bills.... put on my jammies, curled up in my easy chair under a blanket... looked down at my watch and it says 6:55........ you gotta be kidding.... thought it was 9:00 at night.... geeeeze.... hate this time of year
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Pete
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2019, 02:14:22 AM » |
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Agreed but we have turned the curve for this year.
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2019, 03:39:57 AM » |
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been thinking the same thing the past few weeks. Sucks in morning is dark until after 7 a.m. on the road leaving before then and then leaving around 4:45 also starting to get dark. By the time I get home around 5:15 to 5:30, it is pitch black all over again. Is the worst time for deer runs as well in that early morning and early evening hours. I swear since I already hit one in February and near missed a few others since then, those deer gotta go! If it was not so dark alongside the roads at those times, I might be able to swerve or slow down quicker when they cross the roads. Every week I see one cross the road enough so where I know the 3-4 spots they usually do it at that time of the day/night. I cringe now when I see them grazing in the fields alongside the road usually 3-5 of them not too far off the road.
Yep, is the worst time of the year IMO also dark and gloomy usually not much sun, not like I see ever much of it. I miss wearing my sunglasses driving like I use to do except this time of the year.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2019, 04:34:58 AM » |
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been thinking the same thing the past few weeks. Sucks in morning is dark until after 7 a.m. on the road leaving before then and then leaving around 4:45 also starting to get dark. By the time I get home around 5:15 to 5:30, it is pitch black all over again. Is the worst time for deer runs as well in that early morning and early evening hours. I swear since I already hit one in February and near missed a few others since then, those deer gotta go! If it was not so dark alongside the roads at those times, I might be able to swerve or slow down quicker when they cross the roads. Every week I see one cross the road enough so where I know the 3-4 spots they usually do it at that time of the day/night. I cringe now when I see them grazing in the fields alongside the road usually 3-5 of them not too far off the road.
Yep, is the worst time of the year IMO also dark and gloomy usually not much sun, not like I see ever much of it. I miss wearing my sunglasses driving like I use to do except this time of the year.
The deer are a problem here also but I have a greater fear of hitting a hog. Here in southern Tx there are a lot of hogs running around and mostly at night . Most of them are 100 - 300 lbs. Haven't heard of any motorcycles hitting a hog but I think it would be like hitting a brick wall. I have hit two in my truck in the last 5 yrs, luckily they were small ones. |
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f6john
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2019, 06:23:39 AM » |
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I’m having an issue with my move in that one house is in the central time zone and the new residence is in the eastern time zone. I’m just glad that the days are starting to get a little longer. Really looking forward to spring this year.
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« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2019, 06:50:06 AM » |
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Could be worse. Last January my son spent some time working on the North Slope near Deadhorse, AK. I just checked and they last saw the sun on November 25th. It will finally rise again on January 19th. That would drive me crazy.
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2019, 10:37:56 AM » |
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Could be worse. Last January my son spent some time working on the North Slope near Deadhorse, AK. I just checked and they last saw the sun on November 25th. It will finally rise again on January 19th. That would drive me crazy.
It’s not so bad. You get used to it. Or, at least most do. Some do go into a deep depression though. They have some high intensity lights they sit in front of to help with it. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2019, 01:55:47 PM » |
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Could be worse. Last January my son spent some time working on the North Slope near Deadhorse, AK. I just checked and they last saw the sun on November 25th. It will finally rise again on January 19th. That would drive me crazy.
It’s not so bad. You get used to it. Or, at least most do. Some do go into a deep depression though. They have some high intensity lights they sit in front of to help with it. Easy for you to say. Down where you live the sunset is nearly 6 pm! |
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2019, 01:59:27 PM » |
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Could be worse. Last January my son spent some time working on the North Slope near Deadhorse, AK. I just checked and they last saw the sun on November 25th. It will finally rise again on January 19th. That would drive me crazy.
It’s not so bad. You get used to it. Or, at least most do. Some do go into a deep depression though. They have some high intensity lights they sit in front of to help with it. Easy for you to say. Down where you live the sunset is nearly 6 pm!  true, but I lived in AK for 40 years. |
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cookiedough
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2019, 04:23:22 PM » |
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been thinking the same thing the past few weeks. Sucks in morning is dark until after 7 a.m. on the road leaving before then and then leaving around 4:45 also starting to get dark. By the time I get home around 5:15 to 5:30, it is pitch black all over again. Is the worst time for deer runs as well in that early morning and early evening hours. I swear since I already hit one in February and near missed a few others since then, those deer gotta go! If it was not so dark alongside the roads at those times, I might be able to swerve or slow down quicker when they cross the roads. Every week I see one cross the road enough so where I know the 3-4 spots they usually do it at that time of the day/night. I cringe now when I see them grazing in the fields alongside the road usually 3-5 of them not too far off the road.
Yep, is the worst time of the year IMO also dark and gloomy usually not much sun, not like I see ever much of it. I miss wearing my sunglasses driving like I use to do except this time of the year.
The deer are a problem here also but I have a greater fear of hitting a hog. Here in southern Tx there are a lot of hogs running around and mostly at night . Most of them are 100 - 300 lbs. Haven't heard of any motorcycles hitting a hog but I think it would be like hitting a brick wall. I have hit two in my truck in the last 5 yrs, luckily they were small ones. WOW, a 300lb. HOG, that is a monster behemoth for sure.... |
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