FabSwingers.com forum: clocks go forward by an hour at 2am on Sunday, March 29.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

THE weather is finally starting to improve, which can mean only one thing it's almost time to put the clocks forward.

British Summer Time will officially be here when the clocks go forward by an hour at 2am on Sunday, March 29.

Although it means an hour less in bed that morning, the change will bring longer, lighter evenings.

But why do we change the clocks in March and October ???????... I love the lighter nights so I am glad they change.

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

West Midlands

I believe it was done to assist industry

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I believe it was done to assist industry "
But do it really help ?if it was lighter at night all year maybe people would get more work done .

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

West Midlands

"I believe it was done to assist industry But do it really help ?if it was lighter at night all year maybe people would get more work done ."

Then we'd all need to move to somewhere like Iceland Or Greenland where they have months of both I think

I do agree with you however

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was started during the first world war I think, to assist the industrial effort in the manufacture of weapons. Could be wrong, but I think it saved on lighting the factories.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I believe it was done to assist industry But do it really help ?if it was lighter at night all year maybe people would get more work done .

Then we'd all need to move to somewhere like Iceland Or Greenland where they have months of both I think

I do agree with you however "
I have horses so I can get out more do things and fit other things in if lighter at night. When dark I just feel like going to bed .

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

West Midlands

"It was started during the first world war I think, to assist the industrial effort in the manufacture of weapons. Could be wrong, but I think it saved on lighting the factories. "

Agreed

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

its a bit annoying..... because the us went forward at the beginning of the month....

so the times i call and get in touch are basically an hour out at the mo

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"I believe it was done to assist industry "

nooooooo that is the falacy....

john oliver covered this on his brilliant "last week tonight" show last week......

i'll find the youtube clip.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br0NW9ufUUw

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By *lan43sumMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Also means an hour less in bed! Lighter nights for outdoor play compensates?

Industry? we only have shops without windows now so they are lit up all day anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"THE weather is finally starting to improve, which can mean only one thing it's almost time to put the clocks forward.

British Summer Time will officially be here when the clocks go forward by an hour at 2am on Sunday, March 29.

Although it means an hour less in bed that morning, the change will bring longer, lighter evenings.

But why do we change the clocks in March and October ???????... I love the lighter nights so I am glad they change.

Because the 21st of March & October are the the two equinoxes of spring & autumn respectively (the reverse of in the southern hemisphere), when there's equally around 12 hours of day & night before there's gradually more daylight afterwards (or less in autumn).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actually technically that's not entirely true.

The Gregorian calendar is wildly inaccurate hence why we need leap years and then cancelling leap years every now and then.

The equinox can fall anywhere between 19 to the 21.

And the solstices from 20th to the 23rd.

Also I believe the main consensus is that we should stay on bst instead of staying on GMT. If we stayed on GMT it would be light in June at something like 2.40am

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

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By *lan43sumMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Actually technically that's not entirely true.

The Gregorian calendar is wildly inaccurate hence why we need leap years and then cancelling leap years every now and then.

The equinox can fall anywhere between 19 to the 21.

And the solstices from 20th to the 23rd.

Also I believe the main consensus is that we should stay on bst instead of staying on GMT. If we stayed on GMT it would be light in June at something like 2.40am

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that's only an average - it really depends on your latitude - also, in London on the summer solstice, the sun will rise at about 4.45 am & set at 9.20 pm; take an hour of them two & you realise why the clocks go forward an hour, - two hours would be even better!!

Them times were for. London, so the further north you are, the longer the day!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

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No astronomicaly speaking spring starts with the equinox and summer with the solstice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

No astronomicaly speaking spring starts with the equinox and summer with the solstice "
but the spring equinox is March 21st & autumn is October 21st, isn't it? ........ they're 7 months apart- which kind of makes sense, I guess...... sort of

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

No astronomicaly speaking spring starts with the equinox and summer with the solstice but the spring equinox is March 21st & autumn is October 21st, isn't it? ........ they're 7 months apart- which kind of makes sense, I guess...... sort of

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No the clocks go back in October the equinox is September

March 21-June 21 spring

June 21-september 23 summer

September 23-December 21 autumn

December 21-march 21 winter.

Astronomically speaking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

No the clocks go back in October the equinox is September

March 21-June 21 spring

June 21-september 23 summer

September 23-December 21 autumn

December 21-march 21 winter.

Astronomically speaking."

Oh shit, yeah!!

......now I know why I was the only guy dancing around megalithic stones bollock naked on the 21st of October!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Counting on my fingers doesn't this mean we get 7 months of summer and only 5 months of winter?

I hadn't thought about that before... I know its cos I'm a man and my brains are now located further south.

No the clocks go back in October the equinox is September

March 21-June 21 spring

June 21-september 23 summer

September 23-December 21 autumn

December 21-march 21 winter.

Astronomically speaking.

Oh shit, yeah!!

......now I know why I was the only guy dancing around megalithic stones bollock naked on the 21st of October!!

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lol.

Aye... I've actually been on both solstices.

Fantastic times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well, errrrrrrrm, it would be difficult not to............ does that make you bisolstual?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well, errrrrrrrm, it would be difficult not to............ does that make you bisolstual?

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No mostly pisssed

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

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I just wish they would leave it ... do other counties do this .?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

I just wish they would leave it ... do other counties do this .?"
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Yes everybody on the equator

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well, errrrrrrrm, it would be difficult not to............ does that make you bisolstual?

No mostly pisssed

Pissed only?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

I just wish they would leave it ... do other counties do this .?"

Yes, most of whom live at around our latitude - Europe, North America & beyond, no doubt, - but also NZ & OZ (most of) do it too!

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By (user no longer on site)
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"Well, errrrrrrrm, it would be difficult not to............ does that make you bisolstual?

No mostly pisssed

Pissed only?

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I was too busy on my tambourine to pay attention to anything else

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

I just wish they would leave it ... do other counties do this .?

Yes, most of whom live at around our latitude - Europe, North America & beyond, no doubt, - but also NZ & OZ (most of) do it too!"
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There's one state in the us that don't bother... Can you guess which

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LEAVE IT ALONE.

At least the car clock will be right again.

Keep having a fit thinking I'm massively late!!

I just wish they would leave it ... do other counties do this .?

Yes, most of whom live at around our latitude - Europe, North America & beyond, no doubt, - but also NZ & OZ (most of) do it too!.

There's one state in the us that don't bother... Can you guess which

No, it wouldn't be a guess, hello! ......or should that be 'aloha'!

Queensland have the same issues!

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