Was basically a very quick, near impulse buy (but not by I). {As you can see I am not in the picture (quite literally)).
Good deal. We are HAPPY. I AM HAPPY {& that is somewhat important}.
So far very pleased & impressed with dealership. Hope it continues as such. Nice folks. {Not as fancy & health-conscious as a ‘Volvo’ dealership, but nice enough.}
Now the SECOND Chevy in the fleet. Nothing wrong with that. I have owned a LOT of GM/Chevys. I am glad.
Will keep you posted.
Yes, still 4 leased cars: 2 Chevys, Volvo XC60 & Mazda CX-30. {The latter, 18-months into its lease still doesn’t have 2,500 miles!}
The Spring Equinox can happen on March 19, 20 or 21.
So, March 19 seems a tad only. But, notice it is happening LATE AT NIGHT. Already March 20 in Greenwich, England. It was also on March 19 in 2020. So, not that rare. But, for us in New Hampshire, it falls most often on March 20.
Last year it was ULTRA SNOWY. This year NO SNOW — ice out (earliest on record) already declared.
Click to ENLARGE.
Click to ENLARGE. A useful diagram that I created many years ago.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! If anything we get closer to 12 hours 3 days earlier. There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours. See this explanation in Time-and-Date.
Click to ENLARGE. To remind you what it is all about. From ‘Wikipedia’.
As has been my custom for years let me also please share at least ONE alluring ‘Allegory of Spring‘.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours.
For us the ‘Equilux‘ (i.e., Latin for for ‘equal light‘) happens 2 days later on September 25. This, i.e., it being 2 or 3 days later, is the case most years. In case you were wondering ‘Equinox‘ means ‘equal night’.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! If anything we get closer to 12 hours 3 days earlier. There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours. See this explanation in Time-and-Date.
Click to ENLARGE. To remind you what it is all about. From ‘Wikipedia’.
Spring Festival Gala Chinese style.
As has been my custom for years let me also please share at least ONE alluring ‘Allegory of Spring‘.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours.
For us the ‘Equilux‘ (i.e., Latin for for ‘equal light‘) happens 3 days later on September 25. This is the case most years. In case you were wondering ‘Equinox‘ means ‘equal night’.
Click to ENLARGE. I took this picture this morning, at our beach.
Click to ENLARGE & read here. First results from a ‘Google’ search.Click to ENLARGE & read here. From my old blog from 13-months ago!
Well, the picture directly above tells much of the story.
I had seen this white GMC SUV, at our beach, last year. I LOVED that number plate. After I realized that it didn’t say ‘venal’, I was SO impressed that someone was clever enough to use that name — especially since the SUV (unbelievably) was a GMC ‘Equinox’. I KID YOU NOT. So, it was ‘Vernal Equinox‘ (i.e., the Spring (or March) Equinox). WOW.
Yes, Vernal is Latin for Spring.
Last year, though the SUV was parked by the beach there was no one at the beach.
NOT so today. There was a young lady — & she was the only one who was there at that early hour.
I approached her & asked her about the number plate.
She KNEW about the Vernal Equinox BUT disappointed me by immediately pointing out that the number plate does NOT allude to that. Instead, ‘Vernal’ is her step-dad’s name & it was his SUV! Oh!
But, it was still cool. Never heard of anyone with that name. So, that intrigued I.
I looked it up. There is no consensus as to the origins of that name. It could obviously have been for folks born at or around the Vernal equinox. Some, however, think it is the result of a corruption to a geographic name. But, as the middle graphic attests there are indeed Vernals around. Now you know.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! If anything we get closer to 12 hours 3 days earlier. There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours. See this explanation in Time-and-Date.
Click to ENLARGE. To remind you what it is all about. From ‘Wikipedia’.
Spring Festival Gala Chinese style.
As has been my custom for years let me also please share at least ONE alluring ‘Allegory of Spring‘.
Note that daylight is NOT exactly 12 hours! If anything we get closer to 12 hours 3 days later. There is a reason for that. It is our latitude above the equator. If we were closer to the equator it would have been closer to 12 hours. See this explanation in Time-and-Date.
