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25-10-2014, 19:32 | #1 |
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Dont forget
if you are in the uk .... turn your clocks back 1 hour tonight
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25-10-2014, 20:00 | #2 |
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Hate this time change crap
Why the hell do we do it ? It's poo |
25-10-2014, 20:46 | #3 |
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Britain first adopted William Willett's Daylight Saving Time scheme in 1916, a few weeks after Germany. For years, the British Government had refused to introduce Daylight Saving Time, but by then, Britain and Germany were fighting each other in the First World War (1914-18), and any system that could save fuel and money was worth trying. The Summer Time Act of 1916 was quickly passed by Parliament and the first day of British Summer Time, 21 May 1916, was widely reported in the press.
Clocks and watches were very different from those we use today. Many clocks could not have their hands turned backwards without breaking the mechanism. Instead, owners had to put the clock forward by 11 hours when Summer Time came to an end. The Home Office put out special posters telling people how to reset their clocks to GMT, and national newspapers also gave advice. |
25-10-2014, 20:58 | #4 |
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25-10-2014, 23:12 | #5 |
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All time is an illusion......
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25-10-2014, 23:13 | #6 |
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25-10-2014, 23:21 | #7 |
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25-10-2014, 23:24 | #8 |
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25-10-2014, 23:25 | #9 |
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Sun dial is what I call "true time" it never lies
Maybe per eclipse |
25-10-2014, 23:30 | #10 |
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25-10-2014, 23:39 | #11 |
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but why move the feckers at all ?
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25-10-2014, 23:44 | #12 |
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25-10-2014, 23:50 | #13 |
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Nah sorry mate that's tosh. I live in the sticks and the farm across the road is up chasing cows at 6am and still doing it at 11pm . Makes no odds which way round the clock is tractors have head lights these days
I just thinkthe whole nonesense is old hat bollox and just wastes time and money . Oh and I hate dark evenings |
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Waste of time. |
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25-10-2014, 23:59 | #15 |
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well it's something to mourn about
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