I hate both changes
Both are an awful jump for my system. This one feels like night has come too quickly and the day is gone too soon. The other feels like suddenly I have to get up in the middle of the night. Why won't they just let it be as it is? We're going to get exactly the same hours of light in anycase.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:21, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I know, it does my head in that the collective governments of the UK are so resistant to changing it.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:22, Reply)

There was someone on Radio 4 yesterday suggesting that Scotland should be one hour different to the rest of Britain.
I do not understand this.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:26, Reply)

Me neither
They're going to have the same light hours, regardless of the time on the clock.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:27, Reply)

I just don't see the point
I don't think anyone sees the point anymore. How does it save any money to the country the fact that now there's light at 6 and before was at 7am if now it's dark at 5 and before was at 6pm? Is there really a lot more of people awake between 6 to 7am than between 5 to 6pm?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:27, Reply)

Isn't it just so it's not dark at 2pm in winter?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:49, Reply)

It never gets dark at 2pm
But the change in winter makes the mornings lighter and the nights darker, so if it was going to be dark at 2pm, it'd happen quicker after the time change.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:51, Reply)

wasn't it something to do with farmers originally and they just haven't changed it?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 2 Nov 2010, 8:58, Reply)

Yes, because farmers need to start very early in the morning
I don't know why, though. I don't understand why during winter they can't start at 6am instead of at 5am; because, anyway, in 2 weeks it'll be dark until 7am.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 2 Nov 2010, 9:07, Reply)