red Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Hey - Just a little reminder for anyone (like me) who forgets these things, that the clocks wents back last night - so you don't have to feel guilty about what time you got up this morning (OH had to remind me!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 our bedside clock is worked by radio waves (or something similar ) so it automatically changed the time in the middle of the night. Totally confusing.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Remembered to do ours. Must do the clock in the car, as this morning son thought he was late for swimming training and was in a panic (his coach is very strict on timekeeping). The time on this site is an hour ahead. Do I have to do anything to change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I really really loath and detest this whole clock forward/back thing. It quite puts my internal clock into total confusion for at least a week. I spend all of the 2 sundays each year going around the house altering all the clocks/timers etc while muttering '"Ooops, word censored!" government' and being really grotty to anyone foolish enough to come near me. Up here it means kids coming home from school will be stepping out into the dark at 3.30pm in Dec and Jan - road fodder for tired drivers. It is proven to cause a significant number of excess road deaths. It costs business a fortune to alter all the clocks. Why not just let us be on BST all year round - the best compromise for both the north and south of the UK and saves energy in later switching on of light bulbs. Rant over (well on the forum at least - long suffering family will just have to put up with me for the rest of the day - if only I could get my hands on Blair to knock a bit of sense into his over inflated head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I totally agree Jane. Why does the country which 'owns' Greenwich meantime spend 7 months of the year in GMT+1? How stupid is that? Is there anywhere on GMT in the summer? We don't generally get dark until about 4:15pm in December and I find the school holidays bear most of this dark time. My second daughter leaves for school at 7:15am in pitch black but this generally only lasts a few weeks, maybe two before Christmas and two after. British Summer Time is supposed to be about how early it gets light in the morning and we are told it's especially for Scottish farmers. But we are such a small country, is there really so much difference in daylight hours? Does it make much difference if it's light at 3 or 4 am? I really get annoyed about the summer evenings. By August, when the children are off school and can stay up later, it is dark by 9pm. If we stayed on GMT, we would be able to sit outside until 10pm and that matters when people don't get home from work until 7:30pm. Sorry to go on - you hit a raw nerve there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I think Omlet still hasn't changed its clocks! I'm typing this at 5:45pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Well, i'm totally confused tonight. Do our PC's change automatically, and have Omlet changed theirs yet. Some of our house clocks have been changed and some haven't. Better go and check. Don't want to start working any earlier tomorrow than I have to do I My PC is saying 7.16pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 You have to change the time on the forum in your profile, I think. Scroll down and it says Timezone where you'll need to select GMT rather than GMT+1 hou r. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 My computer changed itself. However our freeview box clock did not change because it takes the time from BBC (Ceefax) and for some bizarre reason the good people at ceefax must have forgot to change the clocks!! It was like it until midday - I don't know if it still is - it's another thing I leave the OH to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Right I've just tried what Kate said - determined to do something for myself ... :wink ... I think that worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkin Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I totally agree - the whole thing is seriously frustrating And it confuses me every time, no matter how many times I go over it in my head Why can't people just get up when they need to and go to bed when they need to and leave the clocks alone! I'll just pretend it's not 6 anything when I have to let the girls out in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Changing the clocks confuses me as well. Some of mine are still waiting to be changed and the combi boiler However I live the north of Scotland, if the clocks were not changed it would still be dark at 10am in the winter. In a few weeks it will be dark until about 8.45am and dark again at 3.30pm. On the flip side we have wonderful long summer days, Light until after 11pm and light again 2.30am Very thick bedroom curtains or blackout blinds needed here in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I have to say though, with all the confusion, I do prefer the lighter mornings. I makes my mood so much better for getting out of bed, and I do like the fact that it tells us it's officially Winter (I think!) Not that our winters are anything like what they used t be. Remember those days when you couldn't go to school because your house was snowed in ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkin Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Ali - I had no idea there was such a difference in day length up there! I love Scotland and try to get some walking done in the highlands every Summer and Winter. Probably too scared of falling off a mountain to notice what's going on around me Having grown up in Cornwall I should be better informed - thanks for putting me straight In Cornwall we never missed school because of snow Too mild/too much salt in the atmosphere or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Remember those days when you couldn't go to school because your house was snowed in ! Except that a year or 2 back here we had one day of snow and whole of Herts ground to a standstill The previous year the school panicked at about 2pm & phoned all parents to collect children straightaway as it was snowing! They come out at 3.30 anyway & must have taken that long to phone everyone, just to drop everything and get there an hour early It was all gone the next morning. Yet, as a child we had real snow (sorry, lived in a shoebox ) yet never missed a minute. Even when '62/'63 I thought the sloping playground must be a glacier, having heard the word, and my sister had to pull me up it as my legs couldn't manage! Plus, the outdoor toilets were frozen all winter. ...Those were the days! P.S. Yet, being a southerner, I obviously still have no idea what a proper winter is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I LOVE real snow Sheila, we somethimes get it here, and our road never gets gritted, so it is like an ice rink. Unfortunately I can walk to work, but Rosie's school regularly closes due to snow - wooses the lot of them! Saw real snow last year when my parents took us all to lapland to see father christmas - so magical I cried! Loads of real snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 We live too near the coast to get snow Two sledges in the garage collecting dust and cobwebs . If we want to see snow we drive south to Aviemore Last year daughters school closed three times because snow was forcast, it hadn't even begun to snow. The second time this happened the school did not open, I went off to work and daughter walked to school. Luckily a friend saw her standing in the playground and took her home. I was very mad as were a few other parents as well. Still haven't changed some of the clocks in the house, I am getting used to taking away an hour when looking at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 the outdoor toilets were frozen all winter. ...Those were the days! You did have indoor loo's too though bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Did they have electricity in those days Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Is it just me ... but I rather like an outdoor loo Mind you, I wouldn't want to only have an outdoor one - not in winter any way and not during spider season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 oo red, I remember going to an outside loo once and a spider crawled up between my legs from under the seat I always check under the seat now, and avoid outside loo's wherever I can. I'd rather find a bush if I'm desperado! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Sorry Gina I shouldn't laugh - I'd hate that!! My friend had an outdoor loo and it was GREAT for outdoor parties/summer BBQs. I'd have one in my garden if I had the space/drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Yeah, apparently there's an outside loo in our garden too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Yeah - keeps the foxes away!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 the outdoor toilets were frozen all winter. ...Those were the days! You did have indoor loo's too though No, they built them when I was in the juniors. I just didn't go to the loo at school for the 1st 3 years! Honestly! But I'm not very old. just an old building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
