CLOCKS GOING BACK

[Compo]

I hold the view that we should not bother any more with the bi-annual clock change and leave it as it is in BST rather than GMT, this essentially means darker morning and kids going to school in the dark but at least they get an hour to play out when they get home, please comment and / or answer the poll

CoMpO

[oldherbaceous]

It would save me having to alter the Church clock, if they didn't change the times.

[alan refail]

Hi CoMpO

It looks as if I can vote for both options

Was that intentional

[Primrose]

I'm really in two minds about this although I voted to abandon the practice. I ABSOLUTELY HATE the clocks coming back in autumn. That sudden plunge into earlier darkness is so depressing and it really makes my spirits dive. On the other hand, the extra hour of daylight in spring is really uplifting. Perhaps the slower natural transition into daylight, and the reverse would be easier to deal with.
It would also eliminate the twice annual chore in our household where we have to hunt down all the manuals so that we can reset the microwave, cooker, phone and other timer devices we have. And the icing on the cake would be that my car clock would be right all the time, rather than only six months of the year as I'm darned if I can figure out how to reset it.

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Primrose, that sounds just like here, regarding resetting the gadgets, i just dread it.

[alan refail]

Maybe Wales will join Scotland and stick to Celtic Time

[Colin_M]

I'm old enough to remember a period back (in the 1970s?) when they experimented leaving the clocks unchanged. We seemed to survive then

Personally I'm happy not to have the clocks changing, especially if it makes OH's life easier In the meantime, thank goodness we only have to deal with differences of a whole hour (unlike some countries that have a half hour difference between regions).

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Colin, i would like to have it minuted, your kind and thoughtful consideration.

[Elaine]

I agree with Primrose on all counts, except I have managed to master all the damn gadgets...what a chore. I usually have to put a note somewhere prominent to remind myself to change the clocks anyway.

Cheers.

[Diane]

No, I don't want to alter the clocks either. I see no point to it all. It's outdated and unnecessary.

[alan refail]

No, I don't want to alter the clocks either. I see no point to it all. It's outdated and unnecessary.

So stick to GMT!

[Mike Vogel]

Colin, it was in October 1970 and the experiment was not repeated because of the number of deaths of youngsters in Scotland and the north of England as they went to school in the dark. I have sine been told on several occasions that there were fewer deaths among children returning home. I don't know the statistics, but I am slowly coming round to the view that we should stick with Europe and abandon GMT. It sticks in the craw, though, to deny the facts of geography, but we already do that for 6 months of the year.

But PLEASE, if we do abandon GMT, remember that noon [i.e. the time when the sun is at its highest] will now mean 1 pm. So make a point of saying "good morning" until then!

[alan refail]

I am slowly coming round to the view that we should stick with Europe and abandon GMT.

But what do we do when Western Europe goes onto CEST every spring?

And don't lump Ireland and Portugal in with "Europe"

[Shallot Man]

Seem to recall reading, that it was brought in during WW1 so that factory girls came out the factory in daylight, about the same time the school six week break was so that schoolchildren could help with the harvest.

[richard p]

weve got one clock on the kitchen wall and another in the living room.. and the alarm in the bedroom that get set to time... all the rest just get left to do their own thing.. it confuses the hell out of visitors , does mean i cant do a timed recording on the video, but the hard disc freeview thingy will record the whatever i highlight on the 7 day guide, and we never need the oven to come on by itself either , i just cant be bothered to find out how to set up things i dont actually need