Winter DEEp Ression

**wari** · 9th June 2004, 02:26

startid early this year

**Ms Piggy** · 9th June 2004, 07:22

I reckon! It's worse when you'rea worker though. Up when it's dark & home when it's dark.

**bungbung** · 9th June 2004, 08:28

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

...It's worse when you'rea worker though...

Yeah, working. I hope you meant shift worker CSL.

**Ms Piggy** · 9th June 2004, 15:49

Originally Posted by bungbung

Yeah, working. I hope you meant shift worker CSL.

No I didn't. I recall back in the days when I was a worker bee going to work & it being all cold, dark & gloomy (well maybe not so dark) but by the time I got home at night it was dark & cold. Quite depressing :disapint:

**vifferman** · 9th June 2004, 16:00

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

No I didn't. I recall back in the days when I was a worker bee going to work & it being all cold, dark & gloomy (well maybe not so dark) but by the time I got home at night it was dark & cold. Quite depressing :disapint:

Yeah.
Went for a walk at lunchtime and I thought, "This is nice. What am I doing at work?!?"
Yesterday was better though - it was so sunny that I thought "Feck this", put my gear on and went for a blat up to Albany and back.
As you do.
If you can.

**El Dopa** · 9th June 2004, 20:16

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

No I didn't. I recall back in the days when I was a worker bee going to work & it being all cold, dark & gloomy (well maybe not so dark) but by the time I got home at night it was dark & cold. Quite depressing :disapint:

Used'ta work in a foundry a couple of years back. For safety reasons it had no windows (in case it blew up and sprayed molten metal all over the nearest suburb). In winter, I'd get to work in the morning and it would be dark. By the time I left it would be dark. By the time spring rolled back round I was mostly translucent and had eyes the size of saucers.

**Two Smoker** · 9th June 2004, 20:23

Damn right its early, it was 7 degrees this morning in Auckland (thats cold for Auckland) when i rode to work, then add in a wind chill factor of 160kmh cough aaahhhh eeermmmm i mean 100kmh and think about how cold it is

**MikeL** · 9th June 2004, 20:46

C'mon guys, toughen up. So it's winter - just put on the thermal underwear, a balaclava and the glove liners, and rejoice in the miracle of the reborn day as the long-awaited rays of the nascent sun gleam and glint on the frost-bound world and light up the dawn with the promise of a glorious morning...
Or you could get in the car and turn the heater on ...

**danb** · 9th June 2004, 20:57

Ohhh please.....

I HATE THE COLD unless im in Queenstown

The cold is only good for some people who like skiing... Like me :sly:
Even then I screw my nose up at it.

Worse thing is picking up the frozen cat after its been outside to take a dump... or maybe having a shower in the morning with no bloody heater in the bathroom for some un-godly reason why my parents haven’t installed one...

**bungbung** · 10th June 2004, 08:22

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

... I recall back in the days when I was a worker bee ...

Now you have the studenty luxury of remaining in bed until the sun is up and then some..

**James Deuce** · 10th June 2004, 08:41

I've been in BAB mode for 3 years now, and I still can't get over how good gear is now. I've got the liners in my jacket and trou, and I didn't bother with thermals this morning. It was 1C when I left and I didn't feel chilly at all at any point during my commute.

However I got an Ice Cream headache walking 50m to Fidel's to get a coffee after I got to work and got changed into work gear.

**Deano** · 10th June 2004, 08:44

Originally Posted by bungbung

Now you have the studenty luxury of remaining in bed until the sun is up and then some..

Yep, those were the days - although being on a student allowance makes it hard to own a nice bike.

The work car thermometer read 3.5 degrees C at 7.15 this morning - nice frost all over.

I start at 7.30am ish, half hour for lunch and off home anytime after 4.00pm, so can get a quick ride in after work. I do flexi time also, so can take time of in lieu if the weather's good.

I used to commute which meant leave home in darkness, get home in darkness - bugger that for a joke, I spent 10 hours a week sitting in a bloody car - now it takes 5-10 minutes each way.

**Ms Piggy** · 10th June 2004, 09:10

Originally Posted by bungbung

Now you have the studenty luxury of remaining in bed until the sun is up and then some..

I wish!

I have to be up by at least 9.30 for a 10am lecture!
Although I do get to see the nice middle of the day sunshine

**vifferman** · 10th June 2004, 09:46

Originally Posted by El Dopa

Used'ta work in a foundry a couple of years back. For safety reasons it had no windows (in case it blew up and sprayed molten metal all over the nearest suburb). In winter, I'd get to work in the morning and it would be dark. By the time I left it would be dark. By the time spring rolled back round I was mostly translucent and had eyes the size of saucers.

Very good!

I guess if you still worked in the foundry you'd be "Gollum" instead of "El Dopa"?