Clocks go forward tonight

Fr_Dougal

So the clocks go forward at 1am this morning, there'll be a graaaaand stretch in the evenings then.

How does that make you feel?

Sir Arthur Daley

An hour less in bed tonight be god.

eh i dunno

TheZohan wrote: »

So the clocks go forward at 1am this morning, there'll be a graaaaand stretch in the evenings then.

How does that make you feel?

My clocks go forward every night

December2012

Stressed about getting things done tomorrow

Call Me Jimmy

alright so if I were trying to get a nightlink at what is usually 2 am, it will not be at the same time? My brain ain't up to much these days

Cantremember

My clock is on the phone to a helpline right now.

Sir Arthur Daley

Cantremember wrote: »

My clock is on the phone to a helpline right now.

You could sync it on itunes.

Tzardine

Thats one hour earlier I have to get up to watch the formula 1

For Forks Sake

Feckin farmers, coming over here, stealing our time....mumble mumble

Timmyctc

Makes me feel tired OP

poundapunnet

TheZohan wrote: »

So the clocks go forward at 1am this morning, there'll be a graaaaand stretch in the evenings then.

How does that make you feel?

Makes me feel the same sense of confusion I've felt twice a year for my whole life, and feel like a numpty for not having managed to get my head around it without a bit of effort yet.

Also makes me glad that I don't work weekends anymore so at least it doesn't really matter that I'm confused and I don't wind up showing up two hours early like I did last year, somehow.

Lapin

Fuck the clocks.

I'm gonna throw all mine in the bin. :mad:

Mint Sauce

It means I have to go to bed an hour ealier to get the same amount of sleep before work tomorrow.

It also means that at least one person will probably be late.

Aquagakka

The nights shall be on the turn in less than three months.

JazzyJ

Its been wrecking my head that the clocks haven't gone forward for the past few weeks. There's tons of light in the morning. The I remember that the clocks went back at the end of October. ~7 weeks before the winter solstice. Its now around 10 weeks after.

There's more daylight available in March when the clocks go forward than when they go back in October. 12hrs 48 minutes of sun today... 9hrs 57minutes in October: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=78

We're being robbed of light I tell ya!

Why is this? No one I know has been able to answer it, other than a vague reference to political influences on the wiki article.

Sir Arthur Daley

Will have to give the riding a miss tonight to recoup the hour.

Gatling

Ahhhhh go and feck !!!

This means the kids will be up an hour earlier from tonight which fecking means 5am start on a Sunday ,
There should be laws about this

Charlie19

Anything that save something, has to be good.






Insert jokes here

Samsgirl

Is that one hours less drinking time?????

poundapunnet

Samsgirl wrote: »

Is that one hours less drinking time?????

FECK, good point, I better head to the pub early

zenno

Human beings, they can't even leave time alone, they have to mess with that as well :mad:

eyescreamcone

Let's burn the observatory so this can never happen again!!!

Richard

JazzyJ wrote: »

Its been wrecking my head that the clocks haven't gone forward for the past few weeks. There's tons of light in the morning. The I remember that the clocks went back at the end of October. ~7 weeks before the winter solstice. Its now around 10 weeks after.

There's more daylight available in March when the clocks go forward than when they go back in October. 12hrs 48 minutes of sun today... 9hrs 57minutes in October: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=78

We're being robbed of light I tell ya!

Why is this? No one I know has been able to answer it, other than a vague reference to political influences on the wiki article.

The amount of daylight isn't just the issue. It's when it is, and the fact that now it's increasing, then it was decreasing.

The times used to be different, but there is a need to synchronise the change throughout the EU.

carlmango11

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

alright so if I were trying to get a nightlink at what is usually 2 am, it will not be at the same time? My brain ain't up to much these days

According to the DB twitter page the services will operate as if the clocks didn't go forward.

The real question is will the pubs close earlier...

Sir Arthur Daley

carlmango11 wrote: »

The real question is will the pubs close earlier...

Can you check the Twitter machine?

JazzyJ

Richard wrote: »

The amount of daylight isn't just the issue. It's when it is, and the fact that now it's increasing, then it was decreasing.

The times used to be different, but there is a need to synchronise the change throughout the EU.

But why are they when they are? And why the difference? Its as if someone pulled the dates out of their hole.

YFlyer

WikiHow wrote: »

An hour less in bed tonight be god.

How so?

Stavros Murphy

I'm fairly crap at knowing what day of the week it is, I usually haven't a clue tbh, let alone get bothered by clocks hopping around. And how is it an hour less in bed? Get up an hour later, sorted. The world will wait.

Nodin

TheZohan wrote: »

So the clocks go forward at 1am this morning, there'll be a graaaaand stretch in the evenings then.

How does that make you feel?

Terrible Joe, terrible.

poundapunnet

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

I'm fairly crap at knowing what day of the week it is, I usually haven't a clue tbh, let alone get bothered by clocks hopping around. And how is it an hour less in bed? Get up an hour later, sorted. The world will wait.

work probably won't wait though...lot of people work weekends.

sawfish

Why can't they just leave the time alone.

Stavros Murphy

poundapunnet wrote: »

work probably won't wait though...lot of people work weekends.

A lad on here gave me an excuse - "Time is madey-uppey" or something along them lines. I've kept it in reserve for emergencies.

poundapunnet

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

A lad on here gave me an excuse - "Time is madey-uppey" or something along them lines. I've kept it in reserve for emergencies.

Came across a quote somewhere last night that 'a book contains reality no more than a clock contains time'; someday I hope to be able to use it as a really pretentious variation on that excuse :P Probably very limited circumstances in which it'd really work, but oh boy oh boy if it did...

Sauve

Pile of bollocks.

I'm fierce grumpy tonight.

pharmaton

had about 12 hours sleep last night so I wont miss the hour tonight. I'm so smart.

Frank Lee Midere

JazzyJ wrote: »

Its been wrecking my head that the clocks haven't gone forward for the past few weeks. There's tons of light in the morning. The I remember that the clocks went back at the end of October. ~7 weeks before the winter solstice. Its now around 10 weeks after.

There's more daylight available in March when the clocks go forward than when they go back in October. 12hrs 48 minutes of sun today... 9hrs 57minutes in October: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=78

We're being robbed of light I tell ya!

Why is this? No one I know has been able to answer it, other than a vague reference to political influences on the wiki article.

You are not going to get much thanks for that but it's clearly true. The sun rises today at its earliest until mid-May. Total waste of light. And Sept 21 st is late Summer to me though it's the autumn equinox and it's 5 weeks before Summer time ends, while March 21st is in winter time. Both have ~12 hrs daylight. We should end winter time in early march, like the yanks.

MagicMarker

Do people even need to be told this anymore? The only clock I use is on my phone, and that sorts itself out.

SamAK

Super.

Every single damn year, without fail...I forget about the clocks. Until some legend makes a thread about it on boards.

Good night.

FizzleSticks

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zenno

MagicMarker wrote: »

Do people even need to be told this anymore? The only clock I use is on my phone, and that sorts itself out.

Who cares about the clock... man made time. Twitch the time a bit here and there etc... no big deal. Real time is when you have no electromagnetic parasitic sucking of yourself, time just naturally flows by as it should.

I heard this crazy person the other day telling me that there was this contraption called a clock-bell ... fecking crazy people everywhere.

Stavros Murphy

Crocodile Dundee had time sussed.

"See you next wednesday Mick"
"Yeah, no worries - Wednesday...... what's today?"
"Thursday"
"Right"

Lucky ba5tard.

Diabhal Beag

I'm a different man without that hour of sleep. Beware.

Sky King

MagicMarker wrote: »

Do people even need to be told this anymore? The only clock I use is on my phone, and that sorts itself out.

I don't like or trust clocks that purport to 'sort themselves out'.

Stained Class

Sauve wrote: »

Pile of bollocks.

I'm fierce grumpy tonight.

Damn Right!

The Missus wants breakfast in bed tomorrow. Mother's day!

Fooks sake.

I'm on the beer now & have 1 hour less in the pit tonight.

Think ive put mine forward too much. Its already tuesday here.

Einstein

Sure its deadly! Brighter evenings and an 11 hour night shift instead of 12 hours.
Yeeoow!

wil

Tzardine wrote: »

Thats one hour earlier I have to get up to watch the formula 1

Formula 2 now

StompToWork

Okay, I'm confused. I thought the clocks went forward at 2am. But now, my PC and Phone are saying it's 2am, but the Guide on UPC is saying it's 1am. What is going on. I can't handle this!!

Does anyone have the time?

greasepalm

well bugger that a few minutes ago it was one now 2 late for bed haha

punisher5112

Ah crap now it's 2 way past my bed time I'm so tired now.

poundapunnet

Me and my sister just stayed up late staring at the time on our laptops and we saw it change from 00.59 to 02.00. Honestly it was quite a thrill.

Ah, crazy saturday nights.