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As has been mentioned, I think it's daft that it supposedly begins on the shortest day. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.63&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.63"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_64"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_64"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: MrTrent<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 16:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 17:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">64 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.64">30545.64</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.61">30545.61</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext" id="quote"><b>quote: </b></div><div class="quote">In meteorology, it is by convention counted instead as the whole months of December, January and February in the Northern Hemisphere.</div>That's the definition of winter i've always gone by. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.64&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.64"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_65"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_65"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 17:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: JonCooper <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 18:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">65 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.65">30545.65</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_62" target="_self">30545.62</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Indeed it was, but to expand on what Dave!! pointed out, sp hadn't mentioned that it was the <em>Astronomical</em> definition.<br /> Personally I find the climatic definition to be the most sensible - since winter is generally 'the cold part of the year', so why not make it align with the actual coldest part of the year.<br /> (and the time of the year when the autumn leaves have mostly finished falling and the time where mid-winter is actually in the middle.) </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.65&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.65"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_66"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_66"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: spinning_plates<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 17:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 20:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">66 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.66">30545.66</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_65" target="_self">30545.65</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Well, here at least, the coldest part of the year probably is between about Dec 21st and March 21st. It's not gotten really frigid yet and it doesn't tend to start thawing out until the end of March. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.66&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.66"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_67"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_67"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 18:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 20:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">67 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.67">30545.67</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_65" target="_self">30545.65</a></div> <div class="message_body"> it <i>does</i> align with the cold part of the year, end of Dec to end of March </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.67&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.67"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_68"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_68"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 18:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: JonCooper <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 19:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">68 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.68">30545.68</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_67" target="_self">30545.67</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I disagree. I consider December in general to be colder than March. We've already been having frosts and whatnot here. I tend to find those begin dying out towards the end of Feb / beginning of March. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.68&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.68"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_69"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_69"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 19:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 2 Dec 2006 11:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">69 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.69">30545.69</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_68" target="_self">30545.68</a></div> <div class="message_body"> eh? frosts? nah, it hasn't dipped below 10<sup>O</sup> yet (here) </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.69&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.69"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_70"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_70"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 1 Dec 2006 20:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: JonCooper <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Dec 2006 20:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">70 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.70">30545.70</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_67" target="_self">30545.67</a></div> <div class="message_body"> start of december, to mid-march. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.70&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.70"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a30545_71"></a><div class="message" id="message_30545_71"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Dec 2006 11:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: JonCooper <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Dec 2006 11:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">71 of 126</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.71">30545.71</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=30545.62#a30545_69" target="_self">30545.69</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>It certainly has here in Sheffield and the trees no longer have any leaves that can be shed. It's winter here.</p> <p> </p> <p>And the wind that is managing to shake my house worries me.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=30545.71&return_msg=30545.62" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="30545.71"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="30545.72" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>