Time is a-changing

Broken Hearted Road · 24-03-2017 1:09pm #1

Is that happening this week? Where clocks go forward.

I heard a bit about it on the TV and I googled and it says it's this weekend.

I always thought when time changes, it's followed by a bank holiday. Is Monday a bank holiday?

Kimbot · 24-03-2017 1:11pm

Broken Hearted Road wrote: »

Is that happening this week? Where clocks go forward.

I heard a bit about it on the TV and I googled and it says it's this weekend.

I always thought when time changes, it's followed by a bank holiday. Is Monday a bank holiday?

No its not a bank holiday

Boom_Bap · 24-03-2017 1:11pm

It's happening on Saturday night and doesn't need to be tied to a bank holiday.
Monday is not a bank hoiday in Ireland.

Jack the Stripper · 24-03-2017 1:12pm

I have no clock.

Wanderer78 · 24-03-2017 1:13pm

Jack the Stripper wrote:

I have no clock.

Get one quickly!

Broken Hearted Road · 24-03-2017 1:13pm

It's so disappointing Monday isn't a bank holiday.

It probably just happened a few times before where it was the case time changed on a bank holiday weekend.

elefant · 24-03-2017 1:14pm

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

I have no clock.

Eoin McLove?

Fr_Dougal · 24-03-2017 1:15pm

We have to get up an hour earlier to get up at the same time.

Boom_Bap · 24-03-2017 1:16pm

Ah go on, just take Monday off, I'll let you.

Laois_Man · 24-03-2017 1:21pm

When the clocks go back in October, it usually (but not always) occurs on a bank holiday weekend.

That's what you're thinking of.

It would never occur on the weekend that the clocks go forward in March unless the last Sunday in March happened to be Easter Sunday.

Pinch Flat · 24-03-2017 1:23pm

We''ll wake you up when it's over, OP.

me_irl · 24-03-2017 1:23pm

https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/europe-starts-dst-2017.html

blackdog2 · 24-03-2017 1:27pm

Is it next year or after that we'll get 2 hours upfront, an hour back, and hour again and it won't be changed from thence on?

valoren · 24-03-2017 1:30pm

spring forward
fall back

oneilla · 24-03-2017 1:30pm

This is all witchcraft.

Peregrine · 24-03-2017 1:30pm

The clocks are set an hour behind on the last Sunday of October and go forward an hour on the last Sunday of March. Nothing to do with bank holidays.

October Bank Holiday is on the last Monday of October and, so, is often the day after the clocks are set back.

Boom_Bap · 24-03-2017 1:35pm

Peregrine wrote: »

The clocks are set an hour behind on the last Sunday of October and go forward an hour on the last Sunday of March. Nothing to do with bank holidays.

October Bank Holiday is on the last Monday of October and, so, is often the day after the clocks are set back.

I'm not a scientist but I believe that it's to prevent the world toppling over due to the extra weight of the small hands on all the clocks aligning with the equator.

biko · 24-03-2017 1:40pm

valoren wrote: »

spring forward
fall back

Oi, we call it autumn!

Spring forward
Autumn back

Your Face · 24-03-2017 1:52pm

Computer says no.

ScrubsfanChris · 24-03-2017 2:06pm

00:59 -> 02:00 Sunday morning to be exact

DanMurphy · 24-03-2017 2:11pm

I'm eating my breakfast (an hour earlier) Kate

Dr Crayfish · 24-03-2017 2:22pm

This clowns trolling just keeps getting more and more ridiculous

mod: banned

TallGlass · 24-03-2017 2:26pm

Your Face wrote: »

Computer says no.

My computer is saying 'Yes'...

'Daylight Savings Time begins on 26 March 2017 at 01:00. The clock is set to go forward 1 hour at that time.'

silverharp · 24-03-2017 2:30pm

could someone start a petition to get the clocks to go forward at 4pm on a friday?

biko · 24-03-2017 3:04pm

Start it yourself, Mr Lazy :rolleyes:

Cee-Jay-Cee · 24-03-2017 3:49pm

I think we need a separate thread to discuss whether daylight saving time should be scrapped once and for all (as its never ever been discussed before)