English Summer Time.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....-Scotland-agrees.html

We could see our clocks permanently wound forward by an hour for good from next year.

But only if Scotland agrees to it.

Why should we consider Scotland, isn't it about time England had a say in things?

If Scotland wants to retain the annual 'on a hour' 'back an hour', fiasco let them, there is no reason why both countries can't be on a different time system, is there?

[emmie]

jno, unity are you kidding.

[emmie]

my clocks are so wound up, surprised they don't go boing.

[rov1100]

There is no reason why we can't adopt what suits us. If Scotland doesn't want to change let them decide what best for them. So we have 2 time zones but does that matter. Russia has at least 9 time zones and they seem to manage it OK.

[rov1100]

As i said 9 time zones reduced from 11

http://www.timeanddat...duces-time-zones.html

[New Judge]

“...we could have longer daylight hours”

Afraid no government can arrange that, em. We might call it a different time when the daylight occurs, but we’re stuck with what we’re given.

I’m all for keeping the clocks on the same time all year round. But I believe that time should be GMT (i.e. “winter time”). That way we get the same amount of daylight either side of midday and the same amount of darkness either side of midnight, year round (allowing of course for the minor difference from east to west of the country). People who particularly need daylight or darkness for specific reasons can adjust the timing of their activities to suit themselves.

[argorstran]

It should be pointed out that geographically Scotland (the furthest north) is the most affected by day length variation over the seasons . Keeping BST all year round will mean Scottish kids going to school in pitch black at 08:30 in December and January ,and to have a 2 hr advancement in summer will mean that it is still light at midnight in June .

[modeller]

Norway doesn't have problems . Why is Scotland so different .

[tenrec]

As my partner drives over the border and back frequently, it would be a real pain if they were on a different time scale.

[nungate]

Why bother changing clocks at all? It only started to expand the daylight hours during the first wold war. Let's switch back to GMT and leave it at that.

[jno]

NJ, I think the problem is that midday isn't the middle of anyone's day.

I'm not sure what normal people do but I think it involves waking about 7, working from 10 till 6, then devoting another 5 hours or so to leisure activities (including a main meal). In other words, about five hours before midday and 10-11 after midday.

To make the day symmetrical around midday would mean everyone getting up at 4am and going to bed at 8pm; and neither the country nor its people work like that. Doubtless they did once upon a time, when they were all peasants tied to daylight hours, but not since the invention of artificial light.

[Huderon]

Portugal doesn't seem to have any problem being an hour out of step with the rest of Europe, so I don't see why people over here make such a big deal of it.

[anotheoldgit]

scotman

/// I agree, it is this almost annual non-problem blown out of all proportion.///

I have 20 or more timepieces to alter twice a year, so I don't class it as a 'non-problem'

That's bad enough but think of these poor watchmakers/jewellers shops.

[anotheoldgit]

Does anyone know why they choose 2-00am as the time to alter the clocks?

And as anyone witnessed Big Ben's clock actually moved back/forward at that time?

[jno]

because most people are asleep at 2am I suppose, aog - you couldn't do it during the working day (except shift workers, of course). I suppose they must wind Big Ben back, unless they can just move the little hand separately from the rest.

[anotheoldgit]

/// 1. It affects less people and 2am doesn't wind the clock back to 'yesterday'. ///

Not sure I understand it not affecting less people, and as I said why 2.00am?

They could have chosen 3.00am or any other hour say up to 5.00am, or even 1.00am that would not have been back to yesterday.

Incidentally as a matter of interest it is recommended that time pieces should not be 'wound back'.

[rov1100]

If you're doing guard duty its a bonus when the clocks go forward but a bind when they go back.

[welshlibranr]

and what about us here in Wales!.....do we get a say!......

[Maydup]

Are all of your timepieces in the house AOG? 20 or so is a huge amount.

I have one in the kitchen, one in the dining room, one in the bedroom, a watch, a mobile phone each, a travel clock. Thats 7. Oh one in each of our cars, that's 9. And that's 2 of us, I can't imagine what else you have to make up 20...............TV and digi receorders are automatic. Trying to think of other things. Oh I have a timer on the lamp socket I must go change that nnow. Nearly forgot that one.