General Chat

no matter how you adjust clocks, it must be obvious to every one that there are only so many daylight hours in a day........to make best use of them surely you must start work at the first light,and finish work at last light no matter what time of year it is........????????????????

When was the last time of double summer time?

The summer war time extension of 2 hours ended in 1967

Permanent summer, 1968–71
In 1968, the clocks went forward as usual in March, but in the autumn, they did not return to Greenwich Mean Time. Britain had entered a three-year experiment, confusingly called British Standard Time, and stayed one hour ahead of Greenwich until 1971.
This was not the first experiment to shift the clocks in winter. In the Second World War (1939-45), Britain had adopted Double British Summer Time, with the clocks one hour ahead of Greenwich in winter and two hours ahead in summer.
When the British Standard Time experiment ended, the Home Office carried out an exhaustive review to find out whether it had been successful. The answer was both yes and no. There were ‘pros and cons’ to having the clocks forward and, on balance, the Government decided to return to the original British Summer Time.

Shoulda gone to specsavers ;-)

Prickles.....I though it was a Meeheeco moostashe :-0

sorry Em, I can see clearly now the grain has gone :-D

After all the bovver I went to :-(

Must remember NOT to tell em when the
clocks go forward :-D

Ahhh, this should remind me.

;-)

Island............You are Miss McFunnybone.


I wanted to ask what the black smudges were on your poppy. :-S

I thought i better not, in case they are something of significance.

I have just figured out what they are! :-D

You called? :-D

Back at ya babes.....MWAH ;-)

Did you note the time....pats self on back...
I'm a good girl I am :-D

12.55 on the dot :-P

Miss McMeaney! :-P


;-)

No thats stretching it a bit too far McPrickles :-P

I don't mind helping the aged, but what if I forget
meself?

Now where was I and what have I to remember to
do?

From me to you :-D :-D :-D

Emma ..........could you pop back on here at 12.55am just in case i forget?

There's a love. :-D

LOL Janet just remember you are an hour behind
everyone else now. :-D

Emma

Thank You GG1. I have altered my watch early so I don't forget- jl

Island as she is getting on a bit........Yes :-D

Emma, is the wee reminder for my lickle fwend above? :-D :-D

Nudging up to remind myself.

:-D

Janet as promised a wee reminder to you and
anyone else. ;-)

Emma

Thanks for reminding me GoldenGirl 1
Because i would have forgotten :-)
Hazelx

The clocks go back 28 October
Year . . . . Clocks go forward . . Clocks go back
2012 . . . . 25 March . . . . . . . . . 28 October
2013 . . . ; 31 March . . . . . . . . . 27 October
2014 . . . . 30 March . . . . . . . . . 26 October

In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.

The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There's more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time).

When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).