Clocks going back and forward - poll

How would you like british "time" to work?

  • summer time (GMT+1) all year

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • GMT all year

    Votes: 22 44.0%

  • Leave as is

    Votes: 19 38.0%
  • Total voters
    50
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Would you like to see British time remain as it is now i.e. summertime, GMT+1 all year,
See it set to GMT (1 hour behind "now") and left at that all year
or carry on moving clocks back in autumn and forward in spring.

I'd go for summertime all year myself.
 
I opted for GMT.
Actually don't care whether it is GMT, 1 hour, 2 hour etc variation. Just stick with it all year and never change the damned thing.
 
arclight said:
I opted for GMT.
Actually don't care whether it is GMT, 1 hour, 2 hour etc variation. Just stick with it all year and never change the damned thing.
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This! I couldn't care less between the difference, changing it is just so unnecessary.
 
Every year this comes up, I'd also wish they would just leave the damned things alone too,
I'm not too worried either way TBH, but the lighter evenings in the summer are definitely a bonus.
(and that's speaking as someone who starts at silly O'clock. am the dark mornings I could live with )

I voted GMT +1
 
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Couldn't care less.
It's not rocket science to alter clocks.
 
viv1969 said:
Couldn't care less.
It's not rocket science to alter clocks.
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Agreed but I hate being robbed of an hours sleep in the spring :(

The only good thing about the autumn is when they go back an hour :D
 
Up north it makes a difference. I'd keep it as it is.
Why is it such a big deal?
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Up north it makes a difference. I'd keep it as it is.
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That's the normal defence I hear, but I'm curious as to exactly how much difference?
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Kids would be walking to school in the dark as it wouldn't start getting light until after 9am.
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They do that here too, anyway, as its not light until after 8am, and school starts between 8:00 & 8:30

And no doubt like here they walk home in the dark too, in the depths of winter.

edit, and how many kids genuinely walk to school anyway, these days?
 
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Moving the hour makes no more light. The BST experiment of the 1960s was a disaster. That's why sticking with GMT all year round is marginally better.
 
It could be a vote winner if one of the parties put's it in their next manifesto. ;)
 
Cobra said:
They do that here too, anyway, as its not light until after 8am, and school starts between 8:00 & 8:30

And no doubt like here they walk home in the dark too, in the depths of winter.

edit, and how many kids genuinely walk to school anyway, these days?
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Schools here start at 9
 
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Light evenings do make a difference for me. There is something that I really don't like about leaving work between 5.00 - 5.30pm in the dark. I know in the depths of winter it would still be pretty much dark but feel it would make a difference.
 
I always walked to school in the dark, and on my bicycle later on. Really don't see the argument for a nation where most kids get driven to school anyway.
 
Cobra said:
Agreed but I hate being robbed of an hours sleep in the spring :(

The only good thing about the autumn is when they go back an hour :D
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I see a lot of people say this but surely your body clock is only affected for the 1st morning in Autumn as by that night and every night after your going to bed (in affect) an hour earlier , you always get the same amount of sleep apart from 2 days of the year or am I missing something :-)
 
dejongj said:
I always walked to school in the dark, and on my bicycle later on. Really don't see the argument for a nation where most kids get driven to school anyway.
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That's just 1 reason. I'm sure there are others
 
I loathe darkness at 4pm in winter, and the long light nights in summer, about equally. Ideally, it should get light around 5.30 or 6am and dark about 7 - 7.30pm. Will be able to arrange this once we've left the EU? :D
 
MartynK said:
I loathe darkness at 4pm in winter, and the long light nights in summer, about equally. Ideally, it should get light around 5.30 or 6am and dark about 7 - 7.30pm. Will be able to arrange this once we've left the EU? :D
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If you don't like the light evenings just put a bag over your head at 7.30,job done,:rolleyes:
 
dejongj said:
I always walked to school in the dark, and on my bicycle later on. Really don't see the argument for a nation where most kids get driven to school anyway.
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I must live in a different country to you, as I have four kids and they were never driven to school, the same for their friends.
Cobra said:
They do that here too, anyway, as its not light until after 8am, and school starts between 8:00 & 8:30

And no doubt like here they walk home in the dark too, in the depths of winter.

edit, and how many kids genuinely walk to school anyway, these days?
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Bloody hell they start early where you are, here is 8.45-9.00. 8.00 would be a struggle for my kids to get out of bed :)
 
Cobra said:
Agreed but I hate being robbed of an hours sleep in the spring :(
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Go to bed an hour earlier (y)

As for kids going to school in the dark - I used to have to leave the house at 7am to catch two buses to secondary school to arrive around 815am. It was dark going to school and it was dark coming home and British weather meant it was usually overcast, raining or otherwise miserable over autumn and winter. But we didn't complain. It was just life.

It's not a bother for me to change the clocks forwards and backwards. The +1 hour make more sense in summer when there's longer days to enjoy. But in all honesty, I'd be happy with GMT. I'd love for all clocks to automatically adjust fractionally each day so that noon was when the sun was highest in the sky.
 
omens said:
I'd love for all clocks to automatically adjust fractionally each day so that noon was when the sun was highest in the sky.
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If they did that, the time in west of Cornwall would be a fair few minutes (I leave the exact amount as an exercise for the reader) different from that in Great Yarmouth. Train times etc would all be affected. But I get your drift.
 
DorsetDude said:
If they did that, the time in west of Cornwall would be a fair few minutes (I leave the exact amount as an exercise for the reader) different from that in Great Yarmouth. Train times etc would all be affected. But I get your drift.
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Nice one :thumbs:
 
jakeblu said:
I must live in a different country to you, as I have four kids and they were never driven to school, the same for their friends.

Bloody hell they start early where you are, here is 8.45-9.00. 8.00 would be a struggle for my kids to get out of bed :)
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Different world remember :)

It is so bad in Hemel Hempstead that I know of children who live in the road where the school is situated and they still get driven to school. My nephew got free taxi rides from the council when they moved school. For us it is a 17 miles journey with no cycle lanes, as such it just isn't safe for children to on the Leighton Buzzard road unfortunately. But I had to do that and more each day, come rain or shine in the Netherlands. I really do wish we had more dedicated cycle lanes in the UK.
 
dejongj said:
For us it is a 17 miles journey
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Crikey, how long does the journey take?

My ex brother in law, used to travel to work @ JVC many years ago & the 19 (ish) mile journey used to take well over an hour.
 
OldCarlos said:
Crikey, how long does the journey take?

My ex brother in law, used to travel to work @ JVC many years ago & the 19 (ish) mile journey used to take well over an hour.
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I've done the run twice this week, takes me about 40 minute round trip in the morning. That includes dropping off at two different schools, and dodging the traffic.
 
Cobra said:
That's the normal defence I hear, but I'm curious as to exactly how much difference?
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Me too ........... you can change the clocks as often as you like, but it will make not a nanosecond's difference to the amount of daylight available. The sun will still rise and set in time honoured routine. If that is not convenient then too bad. Just make do. The world does not stop when it gets dark.
 
My biggest gripe with changing clocks is that no one actually tells the animals.
When I lived in the country the cows used to create one hell of a racket at normal milking time and they always
said it was done for the farmers !!!!
When I had dogs I didn't stick to regimented feed times for that very reason.
Don't really care which way they do, but just decide and leave it
 
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Gremlin said:
My biggest gripe with changing clocks is that no one actually tells the animals.
When I lived in the country the cows used to create one hell of a racket at normal milking time and they always
said it was done for the farmers !!!!
When I had dogs I didn't stick to regimented feed times for that very reason.
Don't really care which way they do, but just decide and leave it
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OldCarlos said:
It could be a vote winner if one of the parties put's it in their next manifesto. ;)
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Wouldn't we need it sanctioned by the EU? ...
Oh wait! WTF am I saying? :D

stumac said:
I see a lot of people say this but surely your body clock is only affected for the 1st morning in Autumn as by that night and every night after your going to bed (in affect) an hour earlier , you always get the same amount of sleep apart from 2 days of the year or am I missing something :)
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The hour is recovered in the autumn, you know, the one they steal off us in the spring? the Autumns fine as that's pay back time (y)

jakeblu said:
Bloody hell they start early where you are, here is 8.45-9.00. 8.00 would be a struggle for my kids to get out of bed :)
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And mine but some how they managed it :D

omens said:
Go to bed an hour earlier (y)
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But if you are used to going to bed at say 10pm., and up at 5am, you are not ready to sleep until the *new* 11pm and totally knackered when the alarm goes off 6am ( which is really 5am anyway) :(
Its a travesty I tell ya a bloody travesty :D
omens said:
But we didn't complain. It was just life.
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And that's the point isn't it? that relates to so many things these days :D

omens said:
The +1 hour make more sense in summer when there's longer days to enjoy.
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Agreed, if they *must* change, then that's an ideal point to leave them at.


omens said:
I'd love for all clocks to automatically adjust fractionally each day so that noon was when the sun was highest in the sky.
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Actually thats not a bad idea if we must alter the clocks, do it a few minutes a day, though the ( half) year what ever the maths are on that.
As most things now auto change anyway.
 
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GMT +1

That weekend in October when the clocks go back - I hate it so much. I had a sad moment last night realising that we are past the longest day already. I literally count the days to the shortest day and knowing its past and we are on the journey back to longer evenings is a glimmer of hope. The weekend we put the clocks forward is soooo great!

(Couldn't care less about losing the hour sleep - go to bed 10 mins earlier for a week and you get that back!)
 
If would keep things as they are. It would be far too dark in the mornings during winter for commuting and if the road conditions are poor (e.g.black ice or snow) you would want the majority of cars to be driving on the roads when there's more light and the councils have had a chance to clear them. It's not so much of a problem returning home in the evenings as the roads have hopefully been kept clear all day.

If things were to change, I would vote to change the time on a daily basis, so the clocks go forward an hour from GMT every day at noon, and then go back an hour at midnight every day. It would keep most people happy as you get the benefit of an extra hours light in the evenings, and an extra hours sleep in the mornings and a lighter drive to work. The only downside is that some employers might be upset that people are physically at their place of work for an hour less each day, but if we all agree to work a bit harder during games the remaining hours it would hopefully all balance out :D
 
JohnStewart said:
If would keep things as they are. It would be far too dark in the mornings during winter for commuting and if the road conditions are poor (e.g.black ice or snow) you would want the majority of cars to be driving on the roads when there's more light and the councils have had a chance to clear them. It's not so much of a problem returning home in the evenings as the roads have hopefully been kept clear all day.
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Sometimes I really wonder how great Britain got where it is today? Flipping heck mate, too dark for commuting and keep the roads clear. What are we? Unbelievable, now if we had bad weather like some of the Nordic countries but even then they manage just fine. Have a little faith in our capabilities please.
 
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