{"id":6570,"date":"2017-09-04T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T16:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=6570"},"modified":"2017-09-03T19:30:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T02:30:50","slug":"four-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=6570","title":{"rendered":"Four Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Bob Sparrow<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Well with a title like this we could go anywhere \u2013 the luxury, five-star hotel chain who has Bill Gates<\/strong> as one of its majority owners; Jersey Boys<\/em><\/strong> backup group to Frankie Valli<\/strong>; the classical violin concerti by Vivaldi<\/strong>, or simply the four seasons.<\/p>\n

All weighty subjects to be sure, but the oppressive heat in our part of the country over the last several days, begs the question, \u201cIsn’t summer over?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unofficially<\/strong>, Yes; officially<\/strong>, No.<\/p>\n

You see when I don\u2019t travel I have to write about stuff like Mayberry,<\/strong>\u00a0Margaritaville <\/strong>and the weather. Unfortunately, for you, I haven\u2019t been anywhere exciting in the last couple of weeks (OK, I was in Vegas last weekend, but I was reminded that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas – I know my money stayed there!), so now you get to read about the changing of the seasons. I can sense the anticipation building already!<\/p>\n

I thought the subject appropriate since we\u2019re just sobering up from the Labor Day<\/strong> holiday, which is the \u2018unofficial\u2019<\/strong> end of a summer, which \u2018unofficially\u2019<\/strong> started on Memorial Day<\/strong>. Officially <\/strong>summer begins with the Summer Solstice<\/strong>, the longest day of the year in terms of light in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer officially ends with the Autumnal Equinox<\/strong>, when days and nights are equal (almost) with 12 hours of sun and 12 hours of no sun; equinox actually means equal nights<\/em>. Am I going too fast for those taking notes?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering, like me, whether we get more \u2018official\u2019<\/strong> or \u2018unofficial\u2019<\/strong> days of summer, here\u2019s the math:<\/p>\n

Summer officially<\/strong> started on Wednesday, June 21th<\/sup> this year and ends on Thursday, Sept 21nd<\/sup> (at 1:02 PDT to be precise) \u2013 that\u2019s 93 days. \u2018Unofficially\u2019<\/strong> summer started this year on the Saturday of Memorial Day<\/strong> weekend (perhaps some cheated and started early on Friday night), May 27th<\/sup><\/strong> and ended on Labor Day, Monday<\/strong>, Sept 4th<\/sup><\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s 101 days. So we took eight \u2018unofficial\u2019<\/strong> days of summer this year that I suppose we\u2019re going to have to give back at some point, aren’t we?<\/p>\n

One would think that because we<\/em> declared these \u2018unofficial\u2019 starts and stops of summer, borrowing several days from the end of spring and giving a few back during the dog days of summer, that summer would be the season that people like the most \u2013 that all depends.<\/p>\n

A recent survey by YouGov<\/strong> was conducted on this very subject (are you on the edge of your seat yet?), and depending on your age group and the particular region of the country in which you live, the results vary. But if we\u2019re looking at all age groups across the entire country, the results are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. 29% favor Fall<\/li>\n
  2. 27% favor Spring<\/li>\n
  3. 25% favor Summer<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a07% favor Winter<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Favorite season by age group:<\/p>\n

    55+ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spring<\/p>\n

    35 – 54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fall<\/p>\n

    18 – 34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summer<\/p>\n

    While Winter didn’t score high enough to even rate a place on the chart, we all know that winter in Scottsdale, Arizona<\/strong> is slightly different from winter in Bemidji, Minnesota<\/strong>, so let\u2019s look at favorite seasons by region. Isn\u2019t this fun?!<\/p>\n

    In answer to the question, \u201cI like the weather where I live\u201d<\/strong> the results by region are as follows:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. West 66%<\/li>\n
    2. South 59%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      3.\u00a0 Northeast 59%<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Midwest 47%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The \u2018West\u2019 is probably skewed by Alaska at 33% and Hawaii at 100% (my figures, not theirs)<\/p>\n

        But, those who DON\u2019T<\/strong> like living in the:<\/p>\n

        West say it is too rainy (26%) or too dry (36%)<\/p>\n

        South say it is too hot (70%)<\/p>\n

        Northeast say it is too cold (68%)<\/p>\n

        Midwest say it is too cold (62%) or too hot (26%)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

        Ok, maybe what happens in a YouGov survey should stay in a YouGov survey. \u00a0Hope you’re enjoying these last \u2018official\u2019<\/strong> days of summer.<\/p>\n

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