I didn't know that the clocks had gone forward an hour

[winjim]

2) Daily Mail articles saying we are adopting EU time

Yes, whenever I hear "double BST"... call it Central European Summer Time and help people face facts that we are unavoidably European and not merely British (or Greenwich Mints?).

It would be hilarious to deliberately get rid of something so iconic and so inextricably linked to the idea of empire and of Britannia ruling the waves, in order to become closer to Europe, just to piss off the right wing tabloids.

 

[DaveReading]

Portugal and Ireland seem to manage fine on GMT.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I didn't know last night was the night when the clocks went forward. I've just looked at the clock on my laptop and my clock on the wall and saw an hour's difference. Was there any mention of this on tv or the radio? I haven't watched tv since the TdF in July. I listen to the radio but i didn't hear it mentioned.
This is weird!

TopTip: Don't waste time changing all your clocks, just wait until October 28th and it's done automatically!

 

[mjr]

Portugal and Ireland seem to manage fine on GMT.

Remove your cultural imperialist blinkers, please! Portugal is on West European Time/West European Summer Time.

Ireland uses GMT in winter, Irish Standard Time in summer.

 

[mjr]

I think we all know the construction industry for example is a huge driver of our economy. Anyone who has spent any time in that industry that an hour in the morning is worth 2 in the afternoon. I know daylight overall won't change, but that alone is a good reason for keeping it. Obviously, there will be many more examples, including safety.

Didn't we just lose an hour of morning light? The above seems more like an argument for all-year UTC.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The clock in my car will now be showing the correct time....i think.

No it wasn't,it was an hour slow. Once of a day i'd have waited till Mrs Accy changed the time for me. Only the other day the "leccy" went off in my flat. I actually fixed it myself,instead of relying on her. I found the fuse box and flicked a switch back up. Something i wouldn't have done when living with Mrs Accy. All i have to do now is change the time on my wall clock. The action of taking it off the wall and moving the fingers takes some doing,so i'm putting it off till i can muster up the enthusiasm.

 

[Accy cyclist]

But yet watching intently.

 

[Tim Hall]

If you get that wrong it'll be 11 hours of paint drying. Of course at the other end of the year you could get away with only 9 hours.

 

[winjim]

It was supposed to be eleven hours but the clocks changed.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Nope.....it just pops up on the new post list. Have you had your rant yet?

No,as i can't find the thread i want to rant on.

Oh, and after all the effort I and others put in, did you get your tax problem sorted?

Yes,but you'll have to find the HMRC thread ,to find out what happened.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It would have been nice to get some feedback just as a courtesy. Still I won’t put myself out next time or even both to show concern.

Stop getting all airy fairy Rocky. I've just edited my response to your question.

 

[Accy cyclist]

No need to get personal. A simple thank you to the members of CC who advised would have been nice.

"Personal". What do you mean by that? I thanked those who gave valid information,isn't that enough?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Did anyone warn Accy it was going to get dark tonight? Just in case he had not seen it on the news.