Clocks Back Tonight

Lorns · Mon 31 Oct, 2005 19.20

Why don't we just put them back 1/2 hour and just leave it at that.

Pete · Mon 31 Oct, 2005 20.21

nodnirG kraM wrote:
Hymagumba wrote:it's horrible being dark at 5. I hate it.

Why can't we put them forward in the winter.
Cos it wouldn't get light till 8.30.

I don't leave the house until 8.20. Anyhow you work all day and come home when it's dark. Wouldn't it be nicer to come home to a light evening when you are actually spening time in your house.

cwathen · Mon 31 Oct, 2005 22.53

Cos it wouldn't get light till 8.30.

Although it would never be that late where I live, would that be such a big deal? How would the average person's day be enhanced by having light at 7:30 instead of 8:30? At that time of the morning, most people are either in bed, on their way to work, or at work. I personally now have to commute to college 50 miles away, and it's a matter of total irrelevance to me whether I drive up in darkness or in light. In contrast, surely most people would have greater use for an extra hour of light at the end of the day, at which time most people are up and about and in their home - I know I would.

Cheese Head · Tue 01 Nov, 2005 00.37

Erm, I posted something here that was meant to be a topic not a reply. It was too early in the morning hoho!

marksi · Tue 01 Nov, 2005 01.02

cwathen wrote:surely most people would have greater use for an extra hour of light at the end of the day, at which time most people are up and about and in their home - I know I would.

Not much point in having daylight when "most people are up and about and in their home" (unless you don't have electricity), much more useful to have daylight when people (and in particular kids) are travelling. And that's what it comes down to - getting the majority of kids to and from school in daylight.

Jamez · Tue 01 Nov, 2005 03.51

One year about 25 years ago (3 years before my time), they didn't put the clocks foward, and so during the summer months, it started to get light at 2.30am, and was complete daylight by 3.30am!

Pete · Tue 01 Nov, 2005 07.52

marksi wrote:
cwathen wrote:surely most people would have greater use for an extra hour of light at the end of the day, at which time most people are up and about and in their home - I know I would.
Not much point in having daylight when "most people are up and about and in their home" (unless you don't have electricity), much more useful to have daylight when people (and in particular kids) are travelling. And that's what it comes down to - getting the majority of kids to and from school in daylight.

it's psycological though. It's nicer to have real light in the evenings than artificial lighting. Anyhow when you are travelling you have lights on your car.

Not The Chef · Fri 27 Oct, 2006 18.33

Gavin Scott · Fri 27 Oct, 2006 18.50

When does the change happen? I'm in a stage show which starts at midnight tonight and tomorrow. I'd better not be late.

Charlie Wells · Fri 27 Oct, 2006 19.05

The clocks change Saturday night / Sunday morning, I think it's at 2am BST that it reverts to 1am GMT.

Lorns · Fri 27 Oct, 2006 19.10

God! I hate clocks. Why can't we just put them back half an hour and leave it that! I don't have 1 clock in my house that tells the right time. I'm late for everything, but at least i'm consistant. I hate being dictated to by time.