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We iz all in bedz 4 longer (UK)
Tick, Tock...clocks go back

Just a quick reminder for you all that the clocks go back this weekend, so we all get an extra hour in bed!

As the UK will be on BST (British Summer Time), our clocks officially go back at 2 am, this Sunday 25 October.
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Shifting the clocks backwards and forwards for the sake of "daylight savings" is like trying to make a piece of string longer by cutting off one end and tying it to the other.
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An extra dream.
Yay!
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Pista wrote:An extra dream.
Yay!
I think this is the only +ve comment I've ever heard about the clocks going forward or back an hour :lol: It'll be nice to have my extra dream in bed rather than a couple of chairs pushed together at work :innocent:
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Norman Hunter wrote:I f**king hate winter.
Yeah me too!
markfiend wrote:Shifting the clocks backwards and forwards for the sake of "daylight savings" is like trying to make a piece of string longer by cutting off one end and tying it to the other.
Thus making the piece of string a bit shorter because there's a piece missing in the tie!?
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MadameButterfly wrote:
markfiend wrote:Shifting the clocks backwards and forwards for the sake of "daylight savings" is like trying to make a piece of string longer by cutting off one end and tying it to the other.
Thus making the piece of string a bit shorter because there's a piece missing in the tie!?
Exactly Debs! Because we all end up knackered getting up at the wrong time and so forth.
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markfiend wrote:
MadameButterfly wrote:
markfiend wrote:Shifting the clocks backwards and forwards for the sake of "daylight savings" is like trying to make a piece of string longer by cutting off one end and tying it to the other.
Thus making the piece of string a bit shorter because there's a piece missing in the tie!?
Exactly Debs! Because we all end up knackered getting up at the wrong time and so forth.
No. We just get to work an hour before anyone else.
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Pista wrote:
markfiend wrote:
MadameButterfly wrote: Thus making the piece of string a bit shorter because there's a piece missing in the tie!?
Exactly Debs! Because we all end up knackered getting up at the wrong time and so forth.
No. We just get to work an hour before anyone else.
:lol:
No it's like Mark says, we have to get up at ungodly hours in the cold and dark in the mornings and then the day ends soo quickly too as those cold and dark evenings set in! And Pista that doesn't count for all over the world! Some people are still getting up much earlier than you are ... at least they're at work whilst you are still getting up! :wink:
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More fool them.
;D :wink:
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Pista wrote:More fool them.
;D :wink:
Nothing fool them, they never change time!
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I should move there then.
I have 13 watches to change tomorrow.
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Pista wrote:I should move there then.
I have 13 watches to change tomorrow.
:?
It's a beautiful country! 8)
13 watches! :eek: No one likes a show-off in these parts sir! Better get up a hour earlier to get them all set on time! ;D
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Pista wrote:I should move there then.
I have 13 watches to change tomorrow.
:?
It's a beautiful country! 8)
13 watches! :eek: No one likes a show-off in these parts sir! Better get up a hour earlier to get them all set on time! ;D
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MadameButterfly wrote:No it's like Mark says, we have to get up at ungodly hours in the cold and dark in the mornings and then the day ends soo quickly too as those cold and dark evenings set in!
Not because of Daylight Saving. The clocks go back to Standard Time so we'd be getting up at this time anyway because these are the hours without DST. The day is shorter because of winter not DST.
Pat wrote:I think this is the only +ve comment I've ever heard about the clocks going forward or back an hour
There are pros and cons depending on your point of view and especially which industry you work in. It's good for retailers, sports and tourism but bad for agriculture and entertainment. Multiple studies have shown reductions in traffic accidents during DST but it disrupts sleep patterns. And so on.
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MadameButterfly wrote:No it's like Mark says, we have to get up at ungodly hours in the cold and dark in the mornings and then the day ends soo quickly too as those cold and dark evenings set in!
Not because of Daylight Saving. The clocks go back to Standard Time so we'd be getting up at this time anyway because these are the hours without DST. The day is shorter because of winter not DST.
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming DST I'm blaming winter which I hate! Please note that I lived in a country where we didn't have time changes so never had to worry about DST. All it really means is we go back to normal time like the Dutch news is telling me although that makes my natural DST all weirded out as that brings new year for me at 23h00 as my natural born clock says so! In summer time I'm on my natural DST time as is Holland!
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this means I will be falling asleep at around 9 pm already. and it's getting darker. bring on the wine
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Nay.
Bring on the vodka.
Oh, there's none left :|

Bl00dy cat!
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Pista wrote:Nay.
Bring on the vodka.
Oh, there's none left :|

Bl00dy cat!
Sounds like it's a Simon's Cat :wink:
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Fooking load of shite for those of us that were working a night shift :evil: :evil:

Found out at 1am that the clocks were going to go back and that my shift would still end at 6am regardless - worst hour ever.
Nationalise the f**king lot.
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Big Si wrote:
Pista wrote:Nay.
Bring on the vodka.
Oh, there's none left :|

Bl00dy cat!
Sounds like it's a Simon's Cat :wink:
:lol:

Want it back then?
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And guess who forgot to put his clock back last night, and turned up at Morrison's before it opened this morning :oops:
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I don't mind this one so much cos I'm back to my natural sleep pattern. Summer time is murder.
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markfiend wrote:Shifting the clocks backwards and forwards for the sake of "daylight savings" is like trying to make a piece of string longer by cutting off one end and tying it to the other.
Agree!
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