Changing clocks - Do You Care?

Gererally it appears most want the clocks leaving alone.

But, do we stay on GMT or BST? or even BST+1, which would seem OK in the summer as most people miss a fair bit of daylight mid summer.

As for Scotland, they seem to be able to do most things these days different from Westminster, so I cant see why it would bother them.

 

Having lived for some years in Edinburgh I can say that the loss/gain of the hour does matter to many; however I agree with Pete, let them sort it out for themselves.

I happen to be in favour of the clocks going back as I regularly play golf early in the morning and it does help if it is light!

 

I'm perfectly happy with the present system, leave it alone!

I don't know the actual figures, but there must be many thousands who work outdoors exclusively such as gardeners, tree surgeons, builders etc.

Most of these occupations traditionally start work around 7-30/8am, thus avoiding the worst of rush hour, with the same applying at the end of the day.

Leave us on BST throughout the winter and this would become impossible, forcing many thousands more to travel to and from work during the peak rush hour periods.

In addition, I fail to see how keeping BST through the winter would reduce accident figures as some people claim. You are effectively moving the morning rush back by an hour, meaning everyone is on the road an hour earlier in the morning in mid-winter, when road conditions are likely to be at their most difficult.

So how will this reduce accidents?

 

as a gardener, I still don't fully understand the reasons and cannot fathom why farmers have to have the clocks pushed back and forward

start working when it's light enough ... and stop working when it's too dark .... no need to look at the watch/clock .... you will still work the same amount of hours per day irrespective of the time on the clock? ...

as for less accidents ... does not make sense either .... as one journey will be in dark irrespective ... and those who travel early to work, and who work till after 5pm will have 2 journeys in the dark

so don't see why farmers have to influence and confuse the whole international community (international companies who phone and do business in the UK), aswell as the local UK community .... just does not make sense to me?

 

I see the Russians are having no truck with it this year, saying it upsets peoples body clocks & causes stress.

Its a pain when you are contracted to be on site till 5pm in the winter.

 

OH TO HECK WITH IT ALL :WINK1:

i have the perfect answer next spring we split the difference change the clock by HALF AN HOUR and leave it at that !!!!
now plan to :runhills::runhills: while every one points out the many stupid floors in this simple (like me) idea

 

ok tired head on i hate the english language at the best of times but when tired too NO HOPE
i should have typed flaw not FLOOR but i did say i was simplessssssssssssssssssss

 

Awww Kaz I was only teasing I made the same mistake earlier with sea instead of see:DOH:

 

lol aesculus i wasnt and am not offended, :WINK1:
it made me before i toddled off to work, have to say i am impressed i even typed anything that made sense at all, have now been up since 7 am yesterday:gaagh: and i am sure that i hear my pillow now screaming my name, so goodnight to one and all :yess::yess::yess:

 

morning now lol