Hell, I dunno!!

It's your language, not mine!!

fort·night (fôrt'nīt') Pronunciation Key
n. A period of 14 days; two weeks.

[Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fēowertēne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in Indo-European roots.]
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fortnight
17c. contraction of M.E. fourteniht, from O.E. feowertyne niht, lit. "fourteen nights," preserving the ancient Gmc. custom of reckoning by nights, mentioned by Tacitus in "Germania" xi.

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fortnight

noun
a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"

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Fortnight
Fort"night`\ (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr. fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.] The space of fourteen days; two weeks.

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Too easy. I was thinking it might have something to do with castles and sieges and stuff, obviously I was thinking too deep....or I'm just a bit thick.

Sheet ice, shyte drivers..took the train

-6ºC

Wheelspin @ 70mph on a three lane motorway. No great drama but didn't expect it on a well-trodden stretch with some gentle acceleration. Tis a bit chilly though. The surgical spirit/gas mix is keeping the ice-carb gremlins at bay on the zzr1100, which is a plus. And in this cold air she pulls like train.

shiggs - I just referenced your sig line & figured it was due to the "smart as a horse" portion thereof!!

Its there for a reason :)

Iced Roads, car'd it.

La Laguna, Spain (Canarias (canary Islands))
Detailed Current Conditions
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 [ English | Metric ]
Current Summary
11°C

DRIZZLE
RealFeel® 5 °C
NW at 28 km/h
UV Index [What is this?]
UV Index Key
Currently: 2 (Low)
Moon Phase:
Waxing Gibbous
Tonight: Waxing Gibbous
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Current Details
Humidity 87 % Cloud Cover 85 %
Visibility 16 km Max Temp. 12 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C Min Temp. 10 °C
Ceiling 10,180.3 m Departure 0 °C
Apparent Temp. 14 °C High Past 6 Hrs. 11 °C
Wind Chill 11 °C Low Past 6 Hrs. 10 °C
Wind Speed 28 km/h Precip Past 3 Hrs. 5.3 mm
Wind Direction NW Precip Past 6 Hrs. 5.3 mm
Wind Gusts 35 km/h Precip Past 24 Hrs. 17.1 mm
Pressure 102 KPA Pressure Tendency Steady

zx12r_tenerife
UV Index is the Ultra Violet Level (how much skin cancer you are currently getting from the sun ).

What is Waxing Gibbous ? Is it even legal ? :)

Jesus!! You don't even wax your Gibbous?? What kinda backward society do you live in there on that island??

Sheet ice...train again. Back in the saddle tomorrow.

Warmed up a bit today.

-2ºC.

If it drops another 10ºC I might be forced to don thermals. Sleat on way home. Snot levels good, and holding.

Well, at least there's that...

Iced Roads, Car'd it.

41f. (5.0c.)

0C (32f) and positively tropical. Roads are covered in shyte though....

Ice n fog, car'd it.

27F. (-2.3C.)

Had to invoke heated seat and grips.

You...Riding in the winter Are you sure you weren't hallucinating

1C (33.8F)

Do the math.

W = 2WC

or

Wang = 2 Wheel Car

Jajajajja !!! The same society that put the name Cadiz to ur city....

La Laguna, Spain (Canarias (canary Islands))
Detailed Current Conditions
Friday, January 09, 2009
Current Summary
10°C

RAIN
RealFeel® 8 °C
N at 3 km/h
UV Index Key
Currently: 0 (Low)
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Current Details
Humidity 93 % Cloud Cover 100 %
Visibility 3 km Max Temp. 14 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C Min Temp. 10 °C
Ceiling 670.6 m Departure -2 °C
Apparent Temp. 14 °C High Past 6 Hrs. 13 °C
Wind Chill 11 °C Low Past 6 Hrs. 11 °C
Wind Speed 3 km/h Precip Past 3 Hrs. 3.0 mm
Wind Direction N Precip Past 6 Hrs. 3.0 mm
Wind Gusts 4 km/h Precip Past 24 Hrs. 3.0 mm
Pressure 102 KPA Pressure Tendency

... and i`d clean the bike,,,but rain came after..........

NumberWang!

-7ºC/19ºF on the return leg. Coated in a fine powdery grit.

I know that Cadiz, Spain was the inspiration for the name of my little town, but that's where the similarities end!! The two names aren't even pronounced the same!!

BTW - Do you have very long roads on Tenerife?? Can you get your 12 up to any speeds??

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I know that Cadiz, Spain was the inspiration for the name of my little town, but that's where the similarities end!! The two names aren't even pronounced the same!!

BTW - Do you have very long roads on Tenerife?? Can you get your 12 up to any speeds??[/QU

Of course, we r talking about 2 differents countrys, but the spanish influence in US is very big... Cadiz, BTW, is an spanish city with a lot of arabic influence also.. `cause was invaded 700 hundred years ago...
Here we have 2 mayor highways...the best for my opinion, is the TF1, starting at the north of the island and finishing at south, 70 km.... with long straight sections, were is posible reach almost the top end speed of the bike...whoever, spanish road police, GUARDIA CIVIL, is a pain in the a*s ... anyway, 70 % of the roads are between montains, not the optimal enviroment for the ZX12, but we are all the time trying to enjoy 100%...

http://maps.google.es/maps?q=mapa+te...=10&g=tenerife

tenerife - It looks like you have great roads to ride; if only there were more of them!!



You live in a really beautiful place!! I say ride all you can!!

Orrible wet, windy and grey 7 (44.6)

30 f. (-1.1c.)

A mild wet 10 (50)

30f. (-1.1c.)

Unpleasant foggy -1 (30.2)

27f. (-2.8c.)

-2C (28.F). After last night's rain it was well slippy

3ºC/37.4ºF

Damp & foggy. Condensation on the visor meant constant wiping. Very slippery.
Lost my wallet [6x cards and driving licence on route]. >=o[

Well, that suxx much!!

Hope you get all cards/licenses/stuff replaced painlessly!!

I hate that.
4 (39.2) and damp. Bike is filthy.

30f. (-1.1c.)

Had to post this temp -Iowa City, Iowa= -50F with windchill, only -19F actual temp
Really cold won't be ridding anytime soon and I just picked up a 91' ZX6 last weekend-and I can't even work on it yet!

La Laguna, Spain (Canarias (canary Islands))
Detailed Current Conditions
Friday, January 16, 2009 [ English | Metric ]
Current Summary
9°C

RAIN
RealFeel® 2 °C
N at 28 km/h
UV Index
UV Index Key
Currently: 0 (Low)
Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous
Tonight: Waning Gibbous
EUROPE Satellite
Current Details
Humidity 68 % Cloud Cover 61 %
Visibility 9 km Max Temp. 13 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C Min Temp. 9 °C
Ceiling 10,363.2 m Departure -8 °C
Apparent Temp. 11 °C High Past 6 Hrs. 12 °C
Wind Chill 5 °C Low Past 6 Hrs. 9 °C
Wind Speed 28 km/h Precip Past 3 Hrs. 0.5 mm
Wind Direction N Precip Past 6 Hrs. 0.5 mm
Wind Gusts 48 km/h Precip Past 24 Hrs. 14.4 mm

Currently at 8:07AM

Temperature: -12°F

Humidity: 76%

Windchill: -29 °F

Winds: WSW at 10 mph

Gusts: 12 mph

I know this really kinda does not count, as I was not riding my bike to work, but this morning here in Princeton, MN. It was -33F. I did sit on my bike while it was in my warm garage though. And currently at 11:30 am it is warming up nicely its -8F and -24F with the wind chill.
Pudsky

Can't remember but it was warm for a change

Gawd!! That's as cold as a mother-in-law's kiss!!

High winds with rain meant a car commute :(

Snow. Aborted. Drove Jeep.

3C (37.4f) freezin on the way home.............

65* now... SPRING IS COMING

0 (32) degreements this morning.

Aborted. Black ice on the roads from yesterday's snow fallment.

At day I see...


At night I see...


(even if it is in my sleep!!)

It's like the 4th week straight of some sort of snow accumulation every day here.

Hang in there you'uns on the East side, warm weather is moving your way.
8:00am and it's already 50* here in the Mile High City.

0100 hours and still 90f here.

12 this mornin with a real feel temp of 6,,, but its gonna be 44 on friday,, thinkin theres a fish out back with my name on it! right on the South Shore of Long Island checkin in!

High winds and rain, car'd it.

22F (-5.6C) Wang seat and grip heaters invoked. First Gear pants and jacket utilized to the peak of perfection.

43* @ 0800. high 70 again today. 3 days in a row.

Eastern boys will have great weather this weekend!

Grey, dull and slattin' it down

6 (42) and rain'n

32F (0C) The temperature for which water is known to present itself into solidment.

Rainin' stair rods Roll on the summer............

Jeziz!! You Brits need fins & gills!!