Originally posted by Killian didn't they stop doing it a few years back and then reintroduce it again, or have i got it wrong?
I think there was a couple of years in the 60's or 70's when they stopped doing it as an experiment, but they decided to stick with it for some reason.
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Originally posted by Lickszz With the clocks due to go back 1 hour this weekend I just wanted to ask what peoples thoughts are about this.
Should we leave the clocks alone, if so what would be the avantages/disadvantages?
I've seen it quoted somewhere that a couple of hundreds lives at least will be lost due to the clocks going back. Where they get these kind of precise figures from is beyond me.
All this is from Julius, the Roman Emperor, he is responsible for you having to change your clocks backward and forward, as he invented the calendar that we use today, and the Earth is not a perfect timekeeper, so, we have to adjust accordingly.
Originally posted by halevan All this is from Julius, the Roman Emperor, he is responsible for you having to change your clocks backward and forward, as he invented the calendar that we use today, and the Earth is not a perfect timekeeper, so, we have to adjust accordingly.
No...... the calendar invented by the Romans means that we have to have a leap year every 4 years since their calendar stated 365 days and 6 hours constitutes one year. The clocks going forward has no effect on the length of the calendar year; it is merely a way of ensuring there are more hours of sun in the day during the summer months.
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Originally posted by mega_monty Thank God for the extra light in the evenings, can actually get some work done on my house when I get in from work.
It may an apocryphal story, but what about the old lady who complained about changing the clocks because she feared the extra daylight would fade her curtains!
Originally posted by t020 I quite like the clocks changing, especially from BST to GMT like this weekend where you get an extra hour in bed. It gives people something to talk about, so leave it as it is I say.
Originally posted by Lindseyw You lost an hour - not gained one....
He was correct when he posted that last October!
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Originally posted by Sidla Maybe I'm just odd like that.
You said it.
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The thing is, GMT is our "proper" time - BST is the adjustment. If we were on BST in the winter it would still be dark at 9:00am on some days. If we kept GMT through the summer we'd lose those long summer nights. Leave it as it is I say.
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Originally posted by t020 The thing is, GMT is our "proper" time - BST is the adjustment. If we were on BST in the winter it would still be dark at 9:00am on some days. If we kept GMT through the summer we'd lose those long summer nights. Leave it as it is I say.
I so don't understand that but it sounds good.....
Lets just smash all clocks, then we wont know what time it is... then there will be less accidents afterall, people drive through the night anyways, driving in the dark isnt much more dangerous... i find it harder to drive when the sun is half blinding me and i'm boiling hot... roll on winter!
