Clocks go forward tonight

Stavros Murphy · 29-03-2014 11:56PM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:00AM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:03AM

Pile of bollocks.

I'm fierce grumpy tonight.

pharmaton · 30-03-2014 12:04AM

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

Frank Lee Midere · 30-03-2014 12:05AM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:07AM

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

SamAK · 30-03-2014 12:10AM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:46AM

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zenno · 30-03-2014 12:47AM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:50AM

Crocodile Dundee had time sussed.

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

Lucky ba5tard.

Diabhal Beag · 30-03-2014 12:51AM

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

Sky King · 30-03-2014 12:54AM

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 · 30-03-2014 12:56AM

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.

30-03-2014 01:38AM

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

Einstein · 30-03-2014 01:38AM

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

wil · 30-03-2014 02:00AM

Tzardine wrote: »

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

Formula 2 now

StompToWork · 30-03-2014 02:02AM

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 · 30-03-2014 02:02AM

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

punisher5112 · 30-03-2014 02:04AM

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

poundapunnet · 30-03-2014 02:04AM

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.

December2012 · 30-03-2014 02:05AM

In old money it's 1 am.

Quit livin in the past - it's now 2 am

wil · 30-03-2014 02:07AM

poundapunnet wrote: »

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.

And that's why laptops shouldn't be allowed in their bedrooms.

poundapunnet · 30-03-2014 02:08AM

wil wrote: »

And that's why laptops shouldn't be allowed in their bedrooms.

we're in our twenties :P we're allowed sweets during the week and boyfriends and EVERYTHING

Sir Arthur Daley · 30-03-2014 02:09AM

wil wrote: »

And that's why laptops shouldn't be allowed in their bedrooms.

Plus alot other reasons

Spanish Eyes · 30-03-2014 02:10AM

Whatever way the clocks work, forward, backwards and all that, there is no doubt that we Need MORE ðaylight in the evenings, not the feckin morning!

I mean yesterday it was getting bright at 6am. Sheesh, wouldnt it be better to be bright at 7.30 am and give us a bit of light at the end of the day? It would help us all, less depression and hibernation and all that.

But I'm sure there is some weird and wonderful explanation for why that cannot be!

CL7 · 30-03-2014 02:15AM

In the middle of a 12 hour shift at work. Clocks going forward means I get to work an hour less. Wahey!

wil · 30-03-2014 02:17AM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Whatever way the clocks work, forward, backwards and all that, there is no doubt that we Need MORE ðaylight in the evenings, not the feckin morning!

I mean yesterday it was getting bright at 6am. Sheesh, wouldnt it be better to be bright at 7.30 am and give us a bit of light at the end of the day? It would help us all, less depression and hibernation and all that.

But I'm sure there is some weird and wonderful explanation for why that cannot be!

Prepare yourself for a really pleasant surprise tomorrow.:)

Rayne Wooney · 30-03-2014 02:19AM

If it wasn't for those meddling scientists I'd have an extra hour sleep

Sir Arthur Daley · 30-03-2014 02:34AM

I blame the politicians.

zenno · 30-03-2014 02:46AM

I blame this leprechaun.

Clocks go forward tonight

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