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(October 2006)

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SillyTilly
The clocks are going back at 2:00 tonight. Extra time in bed. On my EPG it says:

01:00 Jonathan Ross
01:00 BBC NEWS 24
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A former member
Hard to believe that currently it's still British Summer Time.
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Put The Telly On
Hard to believe? Its the mildest autumn we've had in years - I'm sitting here in a t-shirt. Mind you, we have heating on.
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bilky asko
Joe Havard posted:
Hard to believe that currently it's still British Summer Time.


But, the Wintry weather only gets going in March though.
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nodnirG kraM
BBC five posted:
Extra time in bed.

Ooh you tease.
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stevek
I'll take my clocks back on monday when the clock shop is open, i've still got the recipts

most countries put their clocks to daylight saving time except those on the equator who get 12 hour days and night all year round
DJ
DJ Dave
bilky asko posted:
Joe Havard posted:
Hard to believe that currently it's still British Summer Time.


But, the Wintry weather only gets going in March though.


lol yeah we get snow around here in about Feb/March Laughing
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A former member
stevek posted:
I'll take my clocks back on monday when the clock shop is open, i've still got the recipts

most countries put their clocks to daylight saving time except those on the equator who get 12 hour days and night all year round


so even france, sweeden does it>
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nodnirG kraM
February's generally the coldest month of the year. Remember though that winter doesn't begin till four days before Christmas. It's autumn till 21st December. Therefore February's bang smack in the middle of winter.
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Brekkie
The annual argument of scrapping it is back again this year - now they want us to stay in BST in the Winter and still put our clocks forward in the Spring so it'll be light till about 11pm! I like the dark!!!


One thing I haven't heard this time is the argument of Scotland changing it's time zone to be one hour ahead of the rest of the UK.

That would screw the TV schedules up!
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Roger Mellie
Brekkie Boy posted:
The annual argument of scrapping it is back again this year - now they want us to stay in BST in the Winter and still put our clocks forward in the Spring so it'll be light till about 11pm! I like the dark!!!


One thing I haven't heard this time is the argument of Scotland changing it's time zone to be one hour ahead of the rest of the UK.

That would screw the TV schedules up!


Why not just use BST all year around (so BST becomes GMT if you like). It's more beneficial to have an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon/evening than in the morning. Afterall, nobody complains about losing an hour of daylight in the morning when the clocks go foward in March!! There are more people up and about at 16:45 than at 07:45

Plus it would save us having to change the clocks every six months. Look on the bright side-- it doesn't get fully dark until ~30 mins after sunset (reverse is true at sunrise)
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A former member
NO, every 5months winter , every 7months - summer

there should kept GMT,

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