Clocks go back.. agree or disagree?

lm01 · 25-10-2014 11:33PM

I'm for whatever means you don't have to go to school/work in the morning while it's still dark. I like bright evenings but there's nothing as depressing to me as having to start the day while it still feels like night.

Nib · 25-10-2014 11:41PM

It was brought in to prevent kids having to walk and cycle to school in the dark. The spoilt little shits are all driven up to the school's front door in their yummy mummy's Hyundai Santa Fe these days, so get rid of it.

Turtyturd · 25-10-2014 11:46PM

They go back OP, I agree and anyone who disagrees is winding you up.

Tarzana2 · 26-10-2014 12:21AM

Summer wind wrote: »

I think it's stupid why do we do it anyway. Is there actually a reason?

I'm not sure about now. I know in the 1970s when they tried to away with daylight savings, the darker mornings caused more children to be hit by cars walking to school as it would be dark until nearly 9am. They'd be walking home before it's dark in the current system as well as walking to school in the light also. So I guess it was seen as the best compromise. But how many kids walk to school these days?

Turtwig · 26-10-2014 12:23AM

Extra hour for Netflix binging. Woo!

After tomorrow, I'm not sure whether I agree or disagree with it.

delricyo · 26-10-2014 12:39AM

crazyderk wrote: »

this happens every year, the clocks actually go back to normal tonight, we're on GMT until the spring then we go to BST now were going back to GMT

if people want to get rid of it then stop putting the clocks forward in spring............or stop putting them back in October...........whatever *goes back to watching TV

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Other way around ! Normal time for ireland is the time between March and October. It is the opposite way around in the UK.
Have a look at the standard time act 1968. We dont have BST in Ireland. We have standard time in the summer and then we go to GMT for the winter. Anyway, back to an extra hour of Netflix

Noccy_Mondy · 26-10-2014 01:30AM

I'm all for leaving it as it is now for the full year. Last year the government were supposed to address the issue, but it just disappeared.... :rolleyes: One of the problems with not putting them back would be being an hour behind the UK (not sure what other countries in Europe) for half the year, making things awkward.

efb · 26-10-2014 01:35AM

It's 35 minutes past One, and twenty five minutes to One!

Sky King · 26-10-2014 01:42AM

Thankfully I have an old skool analogue clock - which removes all doubt as to whether my phone has automatically made the bi annual BST adjustment or not.

26-10-2014 01:44AM

We should stick to Grenwich Mean Time all year round. It's just plain stupid.

RayM · 26-10-2014 01:45AM

To maximise daylight, we should put the clocks back one hour every morning and then forward again in the evenings.

Ghost Train · 26-10-2014 01:52AM

I like it the way it is... where the clocks get adjusted the hour in spring and autumn

efb · 26-10-2014 01:53AM

We're gonna have groundhog hour! I'll do things differently in the next 1am to 2am on 26/10/2014!!!

efb · 26-10-2014 01:57AM

Or I'll watch channel 5+1 and be mindfcuked how the time is still right

JustAddWater · 26-10-2014 01:58AM

kneemos wrote: »

Gain sleep but lose time

How does 25hrs in the day mean you lose time?

Ghost Train · 26-10-2014 02:01AM

Ghost Train wrote: »

I like it the way it is... where the clocks get adjusted the hour in spring and autumn

testing the time warp

weeeeeeeeeeee

efb · 26-10-2014 02:01AM

Anyone else getting a terrible sense of déjà vu?

Frank Lee Midere · 26-10-2014 02:02AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We should stick to Grenwich Mean Time all year round. It's just plain stupid.

No we shouldn't. Jesus wept you would think that people would be used to hour changes at this stage. It's well worth getting an extra hour in the summer. I'd prefer 2.

Rojiblancos · 26-10-2014 02:03AM

What time is it now? 1 or 2? I've no idea if my clock automatically reset and I've to set an alarm for the morning

Frank Lee Midere · 26-10-2014 02:04AM

Rojiblancos wrote: »

What time is it now? 1 or 2? I've no idea if my clock automatically reset and I've to set an alarm for the morning

It's 1 something GMT. Winter time.

the_syco · 26-10-2014 02:06AM

Was gonna goto bed as it's 2am, but since it's only 1am, I think I'll stay up a bit longer... :pac:

efb · 26-10-2014 02:06AM

It's 1:06am GMT

26-10-2014 02:12AM

The whole problem is we can't change without the UK doing the same.
Can't have the republic an hour behind\ahead of norn iron!

I reckon stop this crap, I don't want it to be dark at 4.30pm for four months!!

kneemos · 26-10-2014 02:15AM

JustAddWater wrote: »

How does 25hrs in the day mean you lose time?

Cos you're asleep for an extra hour.

Frank Lee Midere · 26-10-2014 02:19AM

bubblypop wrote: »

The whole problem is we can't change without the UK doing the same.
Can't have the republic an hour behind\ahead of norn iron!

I reckon stop this crap, I don't want it to be dark at 4.30pm for four months!!

Yes. But lots of people want GMT all year.

Screw them is what I say.

Mrs Garth Brooks · 26-10-2014 07:54AM

Let me hibernate and I couldn't care less about the time change. I hate the winter. Wake me next April.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 26-10-2014 08:36AM

It should be done away with, it's a ridiculous scheme that serves no good purpose any more.

It was introduced something like 100 years ago to give farmers and children walking to school more light in the mornings. It's not required any more, farmers don't need day light to work any more, they have machinery with lights and sheds and milking parlours are lit up now. Streets are lit and very very few if any children walk to school in rural areas so it serves no meaningful purpose.

Rubberlegs · 26-10-2014 09:11AM

Leave the clocks alone. Extra hour in bed , my arse. I'm up since 5.30 with 2yr old, and like a cnut with tiredness. It's going to be a long day:'(. Won't somebody think of the parents??

El_Duderino 09 · 26-10-2014 09:27AM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I'm not sure about now. I know in the 1970s when they tried to away with daylight savings, the darker mornings causewayre children to be hit by cars walking to school as it would be dark until nearly 9am. They'd be walking home before it's dark in the current system as well as walking to school in the light also. So I guess it was seen as the best compromise. But how many kids walk to school these days?

The ones who do walk to school would be dressed head to toe in high visibility gear so I wouldn't worry too much.

The other side is that it's dark when most people have free time. So you spend your free time in the dark and probably indoors. We are less likely to take part in social events because it's dark and cold and hour earlier. We are a social species and this hour reduces our chances of engaging with other people in our free time and leads to less fulfilled lives.

Pooh I say

El_Duderino 09 · 26-10-2014 09:29AM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I'm not sure about now. I know in the 1970s when they tried to away with daylight savings, the darker mornings causewayre children to be hit by cars walking to school as it would be dark until nearly 9am. They'd be walking home before it's dark in the current system as well as walking to school in the light also. So I guess it was seen as the best compromise. But how many kids walk to school these days?

The ones who do walk to school would be dressed head to toe in high visibility gear so I wouldn't worry too much.

The other side is that it's dark when most people have free time. So you spend your free time in the dark and probably indoors. We are less likely to take part in social events because it's dark and cold and hour earlier. We are a social species and this hour reduces our chances of engaging with other people in our free time and leads to less fulfilled lives.

Pooh I say

Clocks go back.. agree or disagree?

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