Don't forget the clocks go back this weekend so (most of us) can have an extra hour in bed . Don't forget things like central heating programmers too.

Right - I'll probably forget all about it myself now

Thanks

Im on nights so get a 13 hour shift instead of 12....wonderful.

Regards
Russ

Quote from: RussellH on October 25, 2013, 11:42:37 AM
Thanks

Im on nights so get a 13 hour shift instead of 12....wonderful.

Regards
Russ

But then you get a short shift when they change back.

We flipped the other way a couple a weeks ago (clocks went forward). Still not got used to getting up an hour earlier. Does mean we get some great "light" evenings though.

However not all states change in Australia so where as before Daylight Saving people like Bealman were an hour in front, they are now an hour behind. This also applies to eBay as in we use AET (Australia Eastern Time) in South Australia, so I have to keep a careful eye on auction end times.

   

mmm , extra hour in bed eh' , better let the old man know


mr bachmann  ( may have to get up twice durring the night  )

Quote from: newportnobby on October 25, 2013, 11:25:19 AM
Don't forget the clocks go back this weekend so (most of us) can have an extra hour in bed . Don't forget things like central heating programmers too.

Right - I'll probably forget all about it myself now

Apart from forgetting there is another flaw in your desire for an extra hour.

I will give you some clues:

He is ginger and white.

Has no idea about clocks going back or forward.

He will want to stick to his time schedule and to hell with anyone else 

I know this from 26 years experience 

cheers John.

The extra hour in bed doesn't apply to anyone with young children either - probably the people that need it most. 

Why don't we just leave the clocks alone? 

COMPROMISE Why not just move them half an hour then Leave them alone forever

Hi Guys,

Rolling day/night shifts means we dont necessarily get the opposite short shift at the start of the year but we seem to catch this one fairly often (complete with changing all the clocks). They did try getting the day shift in half hour early (bit like Owls compromise) but that end up in a fiasco where some did and some didnt.

Enjoy the extra hour those who can and respect to those who cant with cats, kids and the night shift.

Regards
Russ

Quote from: edwin_m on October 25, 2013, 05:00:24 PM
The extra hour in bed doesn't apply to anyone with young children either - probably the people that need it most. 

Why don't we just leave the clocks alone?

But you can get them in bed an "hour" early!

There was a period (68 to 71) when this was done, with BST running all year. Many people at the time considered this to have been a success; e.g., there were reported to have been fewer road accidents (though interestingly, according to a link in the Wikipedia article the reduction may have been to do with introduction of drink/driving legislation).

In any case, the reason BST all year round didn't stay was that in Scotland this meant more long, dark mornings. This was a particular problem for farmers and they effectively lobbied against keeping BST all year round. Apparently this opposition is a bit less fierce nowadays, but given the tensions between England and Scotland at the moment, the fact the issue isn't exactly a vote-winner in Scotland means that no Westminster government will be keen to put the issue on the table right now. People in England just don't care about the issue enough to justify the risk of angering the Scots.

Cheers, NeMo

Quote from: edwin_m on October 25, 2013, 05:00:24 PM
Why don't we just leave the clocks alone?

Methinks you orl mad. Arguing over an hour. Going bed here soon... guess wots on telly.. 48 hours!!!

What's betting I wake up tired tomorra.

Quote from: edwin_m on October 25, 2013, 05:00:24 PM
Why don't we just leave the clocks alone?

Iceland does exactly that.

They concluded that the business of shifting an hour made no sense and that it didn't really matter what you called "zero", and just used UTC even though in theory it's an hour or two off.

We could do the same but it would mean breaking the "9-5" model (or 9-7 these days for many as in victorian times) and having changing working hours.

Quote from: EtchedPixels
We could do the same but it would mean breaking the "9-5" model (or 9-7 these days for many as in victorian times) and having changing working hours.

Maybe it's just the way my brain works, but changing what time you do things based on the circumstances makes infinitely more sense than trying to change what time it *is*.  I'd love to see a study done on just how much time is wasted on time zones, daylight savings or not, etc - especially from software developers trying to cope with the whole sorry mess, but in missed meetings, people "oversleeping", clarifying internationally what time you're *actually* trying to do something...

And don't get me started on the working hours thing... what happened to the empowering march of technology letting us get all of our work done in three days and enjoy a four-day weekend?

Quote from: NeMo on October 26, 2013, 09:29:43 AM
In any case, the reason BST all year round didn't stay was that in Scotland this meant more long, dark mornings. This was a particular problem for farmers and they effectively lobbied against keeping BST all year round. Apparently this opposition is a bit less fierce nowadays, but given the tensions between England and Scotland at the moment, the fact the issue isn't exactly a vote-winner in Scotland means that no Westminster government will be keen to put the issue on the table right now. People in England just don't care about the issue enough to justify the risk of angering the Scots.

What better way of asserting independence (small "i") in a symbolic but low risk way than for Scotland to declare itself a separate time zone? 

Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 26, 2013, 10:44:35 AM
Iceland does exactly that.

They concluded that the business of shifting an hour made no sense and that it didn't really matter what you called "zero", and just used UTC even though in theory it's an hour or two off.

In Iceland, apart from a very few days in spring and autumn, it's either light for stupidly long or dark for stupidly long.  That does people's heads in quite enough without having to change the clocks as well.