Killing those January blues!

DJMK4 · 2025-01-06T12:53:57+0000

Hagar said:
You will be asked, does it have winter tyres?

No, more like , why do you want a BMW, buy something else

exits out of thread, looks at the motors forum, huge BMW owners thread, my past 2 cars have been BMW.

to be honest they did steer me to look at a BMW 4 series which I am looking around for now. - I just hate the ethos that if your not spending £20-30k + then you should by a mondeo/ skoda instead

arknor · 2025-01-06T12:56:12+0000

January blues strikes me as some upper class thing you get after a skiing holiday for Christmas in Switzerland or somewhere.

but I guess in reality its an influencer nonsense thing.

how come no one searched for it in january 2005?

even if you change the graph to united states it looks almost identical, so yea it's some crap influencers are pushing. maybe they can monetise it and make everyone feel better.

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-06T13:24:46+0000

arknor said:
January blues strikes me as some upper class thing you get after a skiing holiday for Christmas in Switzerland or somewhere.

but I guess in reality its an influencer nonsense thing.

how come no one searched for it in january 2005?

even if you change the graph to united states it looks almost identical, so yea it's some crap influencers are pushing. maybe they can monetise it and make everyone feel better.

You have the stupidest takes sometimes.

Hagar · 2025-01-06T13:52:09+0000

It used to be called SAD and affected the darker months.

Mr Badger · 2025-01-06T14:04:24+0000

Hagar said:
It used to be called SAD and affected the darker months.

Not just that, but the January blues and "Blue Monday" have been in the news cycle and used for advertising purposes for many years. For example:

Blue Monday (date) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

200sols · 2025-01-06T14:12:09+0000

I remember it being called January blues when I was a kid, so about 30 years ago. I'm sure that term is pretty old.

mid_gen · 2025-01-06T14:14:07+0000

Serving my notice period. Big changes afoot for 2025.

ODuffer · 2025-01-06T14:16:41+0000

200sols said:
I remember it being called January blues when I was a kid, so about 30 years ago. I'm sure that term is pretty old.

Yes, I think so. A quick search provides - Hunt, D. "Prevention of" January blues"." The Medical Journal of Australia 1.14 (1975): 453-454.

Ayahuasca · 2025-01-06T14:17:58+0000

mid_gen said:
Serving my notice period. Big changes afoot for 2025.

Did the burnout strike again?

mid_gen · 2025-01-06T14:24:42+0000

Ayahuasca said:
Did the burnout strike again?

Another victim of ill-advised RTO mandates

dave28 · 2025-01-06T14:25:18+0000

Hagar said:
It used to be called SAD and affected the darker months.

Yes it is very common with people who work outdoors in the UK or long hours who leave in the dark in the morning and return in the dark at night.
It sucks, I used to work outdoors for 50+ hours going up ladders in the rain and wind and it made you want to hang yourself some days.

dlockers · 2025-01-06T14:29:51+0000

DJMK4 said:
No, more like , why do you want a BMW, buy something else

exits out of thread, looks at the motors forum, huge BMW owners thread, my past 2 cars have been BMW.

to be honest they did steer me to look at a BMW 4 series which I am looking around for now. - I just hate the ethos that if your not spending £20-30k + then you should by a mondeo/ skoda instead

Skoda Superb has a brolly in the door like a Rolls

Hagar · 2025-01-06T14:34:21+0000

ODuffer said:
Yes, I think so. A quick search provides - Hunt, D. "Prevention of" January blues"." The Medical Journal of Australia 1.14 (1975): 453-454.

That is because it is too hot, not enough tinnies or a shortage of prawns for the barbie, Bruce.

ODuffer · 2025-01-06T14:52:37+0000

Hagar said:
That is because it is too hot, not enough tinnies or a shortage of prawns for the barbie, Bruce.

Ha, perhaps they get the July Blues instead?

marcg868 · 2025-01-06T14:54:18+0000

January isn’t the worst Month it’s February for me. Started the Vitamin D earlier this time. Started taking the. In September instead of October as the weather was absolutely atrocious in 2024 in East Lancs, even worse than 2023.
Luckily 2.5 weeks in Rhodes in October boosted my mood.
Although the Wife nearly tore up her passport at Rhodes Airport as she hates leaving.

Found walking lots if I don’t fancy Cycling has massively boosted my Mood so I’ll be doing that more over the winter period.

Then hopefully a few UK breaks away in Summer and hopefully time in the garden before going back to Rhodes again in September.

DJMK4 · 2025-01-06T15:03:50+0000

dlockers said:
Skoda Superb has a brolly in the door like a Rolls

Hopefully not one that costs over £500!

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£455.38 £546.46

Paying that would most certainly give me january blues. Thats from a website called flying spares too, not even the official site

Richie · 2025-01-06T15:17:21+0000

Blue Monday, IMHO, is caused when people realise they can't keep up their "New Year, New Me" ******** that was ok for a couple of weeks then they fell off the wagon and back into their normal routines which they "vow to end for the New Year!"

arknor · 2025-01-06T16:11:38+0000

Mr Badger said:
Not just that, but the January blues and "Blue Monday" have been in the news cycle and used for advertising purposes for many years. For example:

so it was created by a travel company to sell holidays.

LuckyBenski · 2025-01-06T17:54:27+0000

arknor said:
so it was created by a travel company to sell holidays.

Blue Monday was. Not January blues.

DHR · 2025-01-06T18:08:16+0000

ODuffer said:
Yes, I think so. A quick search provides - Hunt, D. "Prevention of" January blues"." The Medical Journal of Australia 1.14 (1975): 453-454.

Australia, were they surveying people in Australia for that one that's mad?! :cry:

Killing those January blues!

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