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Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday night!

"Bohica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
>> night!
>
> I heard on the radio this morning, that some organisations (inc RoSPA),
> want us to put the clocks back one hour forward of GMT in winter and two
> hours forward of GMT in summer. We'll then come into line with Europe.
> RoSPA reckons that it'll save 1,000s of lives and after an experiement in
> the late 60's they reckon they proved the point. Anybody remember when
> this experiment happened?
>

i remember when it happened in the 60s.
we were all given reflective arm-bands as it was dark when we left school at
the end of the day.

> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
> night!

I heard on the radio this morning, that some organisations (inc RoSPA), want
us to put the clocks back one hour forward of GMT in winter and two hours
forward of GMT in summer. We'll then come into line with Europe. RoSPA
reckons that it'll save 1,000s of lives and after an experiement in the late
60's they reckon they proved the point. Anybody remember when this
experiment happened?

I hate getting up and going out to work in the dark, and if the clocks stay
put one hour ahead of GMT for winter, that means it won't be daylight until
about 9am. Won't it then be the case that all that will happen is we'll end
up having more people killed in the dark mornings, rather than the dark
nights?

I came back from Seville, Spain at the end of September, and I thought how
bizarre it was that the locals were getting up and going to work/school in
the pitch black and it didn't get light until around 9am. What was even
stranger was that it was hot weather too - poor little English man is not
used to getting up in the dark and it being hot. Very contradictory.

Bohica wrote:
>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
>> night!
>
> I heard on the radio this morning, that some organisations (inc RoSPA), want
> us to put the clocks back one hour forward of GMT in winter and two hours
> forward of GMT in summer. We'll then come into line with Europe. RoSPA
> reckons that it'll save 1,000s of lives and after an experiement in the late
> 60's they reckon they proved the point. Anybody remember when this
> experiment happened?
>
> I hate getting up and going out to work in the dark, and if the clocks stay
> put one hour ahead of GMT for winter, that means it won't be daylight until
> about 9am. Won't it then be the case that all that will happen is we'll end
> up having more people killed in the dark mornings, rather than the dark
> nights?
>
> I came back from Seville, Spain at the end of September, and I thought how
> bizarre it was that the locals were getting up and going to work/school in
> the pitch black and it didn't get light until around 9am. What was even
> stranger was that it was hot weather too - poor little English man is not
> used to getting up in the dark and it being hot. Very contradictory.
>
>
I suspect it is safer for kids to go to school fresh in the dark in the
morning than it is to mess about with their mates on the way home from
school in the dark.

" bongo" <- (E-Mail Removed)_> wrote in message
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> "Bohica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
>>> night!
>>
>> I heard on the radio this morning, that some organisations (inc RoSPA),
>> want us to put the clocks back one hour forward of GMT in winter and two
>> hours forward of GMT in summer. We'll then come into line with Europe.
>> RoSPA reckons that it'll save 1,000s of lives and after an experiement in
>> the late 60's they reckon they proved the point. Anybody remember when
>> this experiment happened?
>>
>
> i remember when it happened in the 60s.
> we were all given reflective arm-bands as it was dark when we left school
> at the end of the day.


My local primary school has issued all the kids with small high visibility
yellow coats for when the leave and go to school. They look like a hoard of
council workers now, lol.
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Fatbøy øf the Underwørld wrote:
> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday night!
>
>


the arguments for keeping present system are to the benefit of orkney
farmers
not us in the south of gods country

so why dont the feckin jocks in feckin jockland have their hour extra
and we keep to European time
fuck them anyway they are no friends of ours

andrew

Thus spaketh Niel Humphreys:
> " bongo" <- (E-Mail Removed)_> wrote in message
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>> "Bohica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on
>>>> Saturday night!
>>>
>>> I heard on the radio this morning, that some organisations (inc
>>> RoSPA), want us to put the clocks back one hour forward of GMT in
>>> winter and two hours forward of GMT in summer. We'll then come
>>> into line with Europe. RoSPA reckons that it'll save 1,000s of
>>> lives and after an experiement in the late 60's they reckon they
>>> proved the point. Anybody remember when this experiment happened?
>>>
>>
>> i remember when it happened in the 60s.
>> we were all given reflective arm-bands as it was dark when we left
>> school at the end of the day.
>
>
> My local primary school has issued all the kids with small high
> visibility yellow coats for when the leave and go to school. They
> look like a hoard of council workers now, lol.


My kids were given reflective arm bands a couple of years ago by the
school, we also buy reflective patches and sew onto their coats.

Thus spaketh andrew:
> Fatbøy øf the Underwørld wrote:
>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
>> night!
>
>
> the arguments for keeping present system are to the benefit of orkney
> farmers
> not us in the south of gods country
>
> so why dont the feckin jocks in feckin jockland have their hour extra
> and we keep to European time
> fuck them anyway they are no friends of ours
>
> andrew

I'd rather have an extra hour of light in the evening, I'm all for
moving to CET/CEST. As for Scotland there is no reason that they
couldn't if they wished remain on the current time, I have nothing
against Scottish people as they are human just like most of us, plus
some of my family are Scottish, also I never have any problems when I'm
up there in the cold, dark extremes of Scotland.


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{{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:
> Thus spaketh andrew:
>> Fatbøy øf the Underwørld wrote:
>>> Don't forget to put the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday
>>> night!
>>
>>
>> the arguments for keeping present system are to the benefit of orkney
>> farmers
>> not us in the south of gods country
>>
>> so why dont the feckin jocks in feckin jockland have their hour extra
>> and we keep to European time
>> fuck them anyway they are no friends of ours
>>
>> andrew
>
> I'd rather have an extra hour of light in the evening, I'm all for
> moving to CET/CEST. As for Scotland there is no reason that they
> couldn't if they wished remain on the current time, I have nothing
> against Scottish people as they are human just like most of us, plus
> some of my family are Scottish, also I never have any problems when I'm
> up there in the cold, dark extremes of Scotland.
>
>

They wanted devolution so let them have it, stop all Scottish MP's
voting on English bills (that'd stuff Uncle Gordon up next year) & let
them have their own timezone if they wanted.

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" <bhx___spam@trapped___hotmail.co.uk>
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> I'd rather have an extra hour of light in the evening,
> I'm all for moving to CET/CEST. As for Scotland there is
> no reason that they couldn't if they wished remain on the
> current time, I have nothing against Scottish people as
> they are human just like most of us, plus some of my
> family are Scottish, also I never have any problems when
> I'm up there in the cold, dark extremes of Scotland.

But you don't *get* an "extra" hour of light..! The amount of daylight in
any given day is not determined by a clock..!

That "extra" hour you want in the evening is there, but it's in the
morning, while you're lying in bed. Get up earlier and go to bed earlier;
start school/work at 8 instead of 9 or whatever it is. Problem solved.

Think about it; what did people do before clocks were invented..? They got
up when the sun rose and went to bed when it set.

Ivor