General Chat

Daylight saving time is pretty well universal inc Portugal which has reverted to GMT rather than CET as used in next door Spain. It only appears to be nonsense if you are extremely thick.

It is true that the EU led the movement to standardise the days for changing the clocks in Europe. The main driving force was the airlines.

England & Wales would benefit no end by moving to CET. One day they will. It has already been tried 1940-1947 and 1968-1971. As posted the main objectors were the Scots and back bench MPs. Everybody else was pleased with the extra daylight and overall road accidents were sharply reduced.

An extra 2 hours of real time contact with Europe would help business no end. 'cos of the GMT nonsense I have to be available from 8am :-(

Once we are out of the EU we can stop this nonsense of changing the clocks twice a year, although I believe Portugal doesn't do DST?
Some of our timepieces are too complicated to change, so they stay on whatever side they happen to be.

AND ........


if you have to make phone contact with anyone in the US or Canada for the next week, PLEASE remember that our clocks have not yet gone back.

They go back next weekend


we are only between 3 to 7 hours behind you at the moment, depending on where we live east to west.

I needed that extra hour after two excellent pubs in Leaminton Spa with top class beer.

Me too Stray :-D

Anyone else think today has lasted foreverrrrrr?

Did ours .only four & my watch ,car clock. & comp But the poor doggies don't know they wanted dinner at 11am :-D

A clock never wastes any time.

But it took me nearly an hour to adjust my timepieces.

Don't ask!!

have to laugh our local council has put the town hall clock forward instead of back :-D :-) :-)

Fess up who forgot lol x :-D :-D

Bob just leave them where they are, n u wont have to bother turning them forward in summer, :-D

LOL i grandfather clock
3 long case wall clocks
i napoleon hat clock
5 little mantle clocks,
two electric mantle clocks
1 clock with a bell on top
two fish tank timers...
oh!!!!


I give up!!!

Lol Allan,

nice early start on the chores today,

Lol Allan

Just change the clocks that aren't selfchanging, before you go to bed and enjoy the extra hour!

Lizx

Ahh!

How stupid of me! It's still Saturday night in the UK :-0

*Dons Dunce's cap and stands in the corner*

We haven't reached the witching hour yet Allan

Strange!

Has GR forgotten to turn the clocks back, because my times of posting are still being shown without the difference :-S :-S

Its always Mums for Sunday dinner Mr Magoo ;-) ;-) ;-)

You should all move to West Oz....our time stays constant throughout the year. Now if only some of the other States would adopt the same practice...... :-S

Mums for Sunday dinner ?............ ;-)