ARGH!! Why does it get dark so early?

[omshanti]

It's depressing. I HATE the winter!
:(

Well, only 21 more days till the solstice, right?

(edited to clarify that I was asking a hypothetical question, rather than seeking the scientific reason of why the days get shorter.)

[wryter2000]

1. I know what you mean

I weep when I have to put my hammock away every year. Only a couple of weeks more and we can start to see the days get longer.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Just To Piss YOU Off!

It could stay light, but "it" just knows you hate it. Bummer, huh?
The Professor

[omshanti]

3. YEAH. "IT" is out to get me!!!

[omshanti]

4. YEAH. "IT" is out to get me!!!

edit -- see!! I only hit "post" once, but "IT" made me post twice!

[ProfessorGAC]

6. LOL!

The Professor

[everythingsxen]

5. Weak mortal!

Embrace the darkness! It is your cruel mistress/master; bow down before the darkness!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*ahem*

I like the darkness. :evilgrin:

On Edit: See how cruel the dark is? It made me make a typo.. a typo of all things!

[Nikia]

7. I hate the short days too

I get tired earlier. I think it makes me a little sad too. I like light. Why does it have to be light mostly when I am work too?

[VOX]

8. Right there with you. Don't like the short days...

You start wanting to go home from work around 4:00 p.m., but are obliged to sit around the office after nightfall.

Much prefer the longer days of spring and summer -- when you leave work, you still feel like you've got some of your daily life left!

Here's to longer days after the 22nd!

:toast::

[Zomby Woof]

9. I used to live way up north

I am waaaay better off down south, where the sun shines a lot more in the winter. I don't miss the depressing dark days of winter in the northwest. It's not good for your mental health, I can verify.

[TXlib]

10. It gets dark early because

the Earth's axis is not perpendicular to its orbital plane.

Oh, you didn't want a literal answer, did you?

[supernova]

11. Because Australia grabs summer from us

every year. Damned Aussies and Kiwis! :P

[trof]

12. Ah...well...the sun goes down,

the tide goes out,
people gather round and they all begin to shout.
Hey Hey, Uncle Judd,
it's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud.

Sorry, I got distracted.
;-)