Today is the (21st June) Longest Day of the Year

[shyvas]

Explained to children.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/events/summersolstice/teacher-led_activity1.shtml

 

[Amy SF]

Explained to children.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/events/summersolstice/teacher-led_activity1.shtml

Aren't children generally out of school by this time? When does the school year end in the UK?

This looks like a good set of lesson plans, btw.

And happy summer solstice to everyone! (Well, except for Freesia. Happy winter solstice! Stay warm, dear.)

 

[shyvas]

Aren't children generally out of school by this time? When does the school year end in the UK?

This looks like a good set of lesson plans, btw.

And happy summer solstice to everyone! (Well, except for Freesia. Happy winter solstice! Stay warm, dear.)

Children finish the summer term in July.

I haven't forgotten either Freesia or Kassandra as they will be having the shortest day instead.

 

[Forster]

I thought all days were 24 hours long?

 

[Moll Flanders]

I've been invited to Stonehenge on at least two occasions for the solstice. I will get there one year.

 

[Dedalus]

I remember being on a vacation in northern Canada years ago on the summer solstice. The sun was just setting and it was 11pm.

 

[shyvas]

I remember being on a vacation in northern Canada years ago on the summer solstice. The sun was just setting and it was 11pm.

Wow ! A friend of mine who used to visit Sweden said that it never got dark.

 

[Dedalus]

Wow ! A friend of mine who used to visit Sweden said that it never got dark.

Now that's just crazy. It would be quite eerie to see the sun cross the horizon back from west to east without setting.

 

[Forster]

Wow ! A friend of mine who used to visit Sweden said that it never got dark.

That would be very weird. 16 hours of daylight is more than enough for me.

 

[Envy]

Wow ! A friend of mine who used to visit Sweden said that it never got dark.

Not in the north at least.

 

[shyvas]

Not in the north at least.

I don't know where he went but he said that people had to use eye pads to sleep.

 

[Mr Crunchy]

What is brutal is that it coincides with a full moon. Woke up at 1:30am this morning with moonlight streaming in the window. It starts getting lighter at about 4:30am and doesn't get "dark" until 10:30pm so it's more like 18 hours of daylight. I'm at about the 45th latitude.

Not complaining, I'll catch up on my sleep during the loooooong winter nights.

 

[Amy SF]

I know that in the winter, some people use special lamps to combat seasonal affective disorder, but in the summer, what can you do, besides wearing eye pads? I imagine there are plenty of people who take a lot of sleeping pills.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

It certainly feels like it.

 

[ledboots]

I know that in the winter, some people use special lamps to combat seasonal affective disorder, but in the summer, what can you do, besides wearing eye pads? I imagine there are plenty of people who take a lot of sleeping pills.

Blackout shades on the windows, white noise machine and/or earplugs. (I worked 7pm to 730am for many years.) Oh, and melatonin.

 

[Amy SF]

Blackout shades on the windows, white noise machine and/or earplugs. (I worked 7pm to 730am for many years.) Oh, and melatonin.

Wow, a 12 hour evening/graveyard shift sounds pretty grueling.

 

[ledboots]

Wow, a 12 hour evening/graveyard shift sounds pretty grueling.

Yes, but three nights a week was fulltime, and further shifts were time and a half. I didn't realize how awful I really felt physically until after I stopped working that shift. The hardest part was waking up at 2 to pick up the kids from school.