...from the edge of Beachy Head.
Every year we has this. Gormsters looking forward to hot weather.
"Oooh, I hope we get a Summer this year - no Hot Sun at all last year!"
Conveniently forgetting the heatwaves and soaring temperatures that plagued last Summer.
Anyhoo, what riled me today was that Facebook sent me a notification that a Pretty liked a status1, and that status read: "Only 30 days till Spring!"
Now, I know these youngsters have been put through dumbed down GCSEs, but either their Maths is waaay off, or schools can't even teach the basics of the seasons.
Officially, Spring begins on 21st March. The Spring Equinox. The day of equal length that for centuries has marked the rite of the genesis of Spring.
Today is 31st January. 30 days from now is nowhere near Spring.
If the gormster had even a modicum of maths, they would have been able to work it out quite simply.
● Today is 31 Jan.
● In one day, it will be 1st Feb.
● There are 28 days in Feb (so no confusion with Leap Years). So, in 28 days, it will
be 28th Feb, 29 days - 1st March, 30 days - 2nd March...
● Right up until the first day of Spring on 20 Mar which is 49 days!
It's not rocket science, now is it! It's amazingly simple. But for the thickos who seem to have no clue as to when the seasons statr and end, here is a handy guide to 2013:
● Spring starts 20 March
● Summer starts 21 June
● Autumn starts 22 September
● Winter starts 21 December
Hint for next year: Seasons begin around the 21st of the aforementioned months on an annual basis.
Bigger hint: Spring & Autumn start on days of equal length. Summer starts on the longest day of the year. Winter starts on the shortest day of the year.
Thus it has ever been throughout the centuries.
1 AND AMAZINGLY, THE STATUS WAS THERE! FOR FACEBOOK IT A RIGHT ARSE WHEN IT COMES TO STATUSES (STATII?). YOU GETS A NOTIFICATION, GO INTO FACEBOOK, AND OFTEN THE NOTIFICATION IT TOLD YOU ABOUT AIN'T THERE! EVEN WORSE IS THAT SOME UPDATES APPEAR ON MY FACEBOOK FEED ON MY IPHONE, A DIFFERENT SET ON THE PC, AND YET A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SET ON THE IPAD! SAY I GETS A NOTIFICATION FOR A, B, C, D AND e. IPHONE HAS A & C, PC HAS A, B AND D, IPAD HAS B & C... AND CAN I FIND THE FULL MESSAGE OF THE NOTIFICATION FROM E? CAN I BUGGERY SOD AS LIKE! SOMETIMES, THE UPDATE AIN'T EVEN ON THEIR PROFILE PAGE! GRRRR!!
