Extra hour in bed!

[Caz]

There has been much talk here in the papers about Spain about dropping CET and going back to the same as UK time.

[NeMo]

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?

Indeed. But I daresay the business lobby would go nuts. Organising meetings, setting deadlines, synchronising product releases and all sorts of other things become more complicated.* Ironically, this is precisely the argument made for switching the UK to Central European Time, which is used across most of the EU -- though I suspect longer daylight in the evenings would be seen as a plus too, since more money is spent in the evenings after work than in the mornings before work.

Also think about issues like train travel (making a connection north or south of the border? don't forget to add/deduct an hour). Broadcasting would become more complicated too, like it is in the US, with shows being advertised at different times of the day depending on which time zone you live in (some states even have two time zones within them, so you can gain/lose an hour going to work or school if you cross the time zone boundary).

Nonetheless, I'm sure that Alex Salmond would love to have Scotland on a separate time zone from England. Don't see it happening though.

Cheers, NeMo

*Yes, I know computers can compensate for all of this automatically, and have to for all sorts of foreign trade anyway. But this is *their* argument, not mine!

[jonclox]

 I must state that's it`s purely a rumour but I heard that Scotland hopes not to change the clocks because many don't know how to with all these new fangled smart sundials that are in use today
[edit] please do not take offence Scottish members

[scotsoft]

Adjusting the sundial is easy, you just move it one house to the right 

cheers John.

[edwin_m]

I did think about train travel but it's do-able to have some times changing by an hour twice a year, especially as a lot of trains are now on "clockface" repeating timetables anyway.  Or you could do what Amtrak does to get round the problem in the states (Arizona and parts of Indiana do not observe daylight saving) - do timetable updates in spring and autumn on the same day as the clocks. 

[4x2]

I look forward to this time of year, especially so this year as my new job has me starting at silly o'clock every morning, but tomorrow is a rest day and the extra hour just means more sleep for me.... 

The promise of a cooked brekkie in the morning will make sweet dreams too....!

[CarriageShed]

The clocks made no difference at all. I woke up after eight and-a-half hours of sleep and was up. Then I realised that it was still only 7.40 on a Sunday morning. Oh well, more time in which to get things done.

[OwL]

I enjoyed the extra hour in bed, just not the misery of shorter days and coldness for the next 5 months or so 

[4x2]

I enjoyed the extra hour in bed, just not the misery of shorter days and coldness for the next 5 months or so 

So did i, managed to get nearly 10 hours - I feel much better now... but that was the pleasure, the pain is going to work and coming home again in the dark, very depressing ! 

[Dorsetmike]

Justhad an early lunch - hadn't set my watch back!

[CarriageShed]

Justhad an early lunch - hadn't set my watch back!

That matches my early breakfast then.

[shandy]

Got into trouble this morning, enjoyed leisurely breakfast and shower, then thought I had a bit of time to fettle my A4 (Gresley not nasty Audi) before lunch.

The  missus stamped into my railway room looking all stressed and confessed to having thought bad things about me, as she was rushing to get ready to meet friends for lunch and I was still playing trains 

Smiled a little when I reminded her she had an hour more than she'd thought

[d-a-n]

Sun went down an hour earlier at the wedding so it was dark by the time the speeches and food was served. Cue f/1.4 and ISO 3200 for some outdoor portraits to accompany the earlier ones!

[Kipper]

I remember the experiment with the clocks, and driving into Guildford in the late morning gloom. The worst part was the old A3 between the Morris Depot (Wadhams) and the Stoke crossroads, when the office workers from the insurance offices were dodging the traffic, and were totally invisible. How none were killed I will never know.
My dog has also not adjusted to the new times, demanding walkies and food at the wrong times.