catfan 14,793 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Don't forget to put your clocks FORWARD One hour tonight ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 It's certainly TIME we finally abandoned this ludicrous ritual once and for all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Allegedly it benefits all 'North of the Border'............................as do most things decided 'South of the Border'........... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Re #2 Mmm.....dunno. I remember when they experimented with not putting the clocks back in the 60's. I didn't like it much. Having to go to school in the dark etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 My Body Clock is still set at 1976!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 THE UK has been reminded that the clocks go forward or possibly back, this Saturday or maybe the Saturday after. The biannual ritual, which corrects time for the benefit of the ever-grateful farming community, will give everyone an extra hour in bed, or possibly an hour less. A spokesman for Greenwich Royal Observatory said: “Frankly we’re sketchy on the specifics. “You think we’re a bunch of people who look like Kraftwerk, sitting in a clock-covered spaceship that is calibrated to the last nano-second. “Actually it’s a rented room above Greenwich Wetherspoons and we drink heavily through boredom. “We advise boozing a lot on Saturday evening to avoid the jarring sensation of time dislocation, ideally blacking out before 1am. “Wait until you’re properly pissed before changing the clocks. Use the alternating method – one forward then one backward and don’t be afraid to do the same clock twice. “Set the telly to ITV+1 so you’re not spun out when you wake up, and if any device updates its own time it is the devil’s tool and should be smashed with a hammer. “But it’s all up to you really, do what you want.” http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/clocks-go-either-back-or-forward-this-weekend-or-next-weekend-2014032885150 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Beat ya'll to it. We did it last week. Pointless irritating ritual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I agree Dave,and Jake still wakes at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Our Vicar is always complaining about her excessive workload. A few weeks ago she announced that there will be a 6.00am service on Easter Sunday morning. This is something new. When she planned this I wonder if she realised that this was clock changing day! A bit of an own goal here! In GMT time she will need to get up very early. Great lack of rest. Wicked! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,728 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 About bleddy time! I'm sick of dark evenings. At least I'll be able to see the rain for longer..... Col 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbowen 131 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 At My Age Do I Want The Clocks To Go Forward? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 One of the highlights of the year for me. The summer is-a-coming. Another winter over. God bless all. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 My Body Clock is still set at 1976!! I'm sure mine's on fast forwards >> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yes, it must be the start of British Summertime..... it's just started to rain. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert smith 803 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Every year when British Summer time starts I am reminded of Sunday March 24th. 1961, the clocks went forward on that day too. Unfortunately my Driver & I were rostered on duty at 2.47am. the day started badly when we both put our clocks forward on going to bed on the Saturday evening so getting up at 12.30 am instead of 1.30. 1 hours sleep lost! and my 45 min. walk to work started at 3am. where we both got reprimands for being late on duty. Usually, apart from the unsocial hour start, this was an ‘easy turn’ working the Royal Mail to Lincoln St. Marks, take a couple of parcel vans across to Lincoln Central, return and stable the Mail coaches, put our 8 coaches into the platform, turn & water the engine & back on the train by 6.30am. not due away until 8.30 so ‘snap’ and head down for an hour! NOT so this time, they had been ‘off the road’ at Central so it was 8am. by the time we got our snap, ready to GO back to Nottingham with the ‘Hikers train’ at 8.30! & back on Nottm. Loco by 9.45. 2 hours short of our 8 hour shift (=14hours in the wage packet!) NO choice, an early finish meant nearly 1.30 mins. less in the wages! A bit rough this, we’d done our normal work, the ‘extra’ work at Central, ‘lost 2 hours sleep’ and now short in the wage packet! Yeah, I’ve heard it before “It’s the job, Gerron we it!” but this time there was a sting in this tale, Sunday was counted as the first working day so we didn’t get paid for this shift until April 5th., on April 1st the “Graduated Pension Scheme” was introduced and we were deducted the maximum weekly contribution of 5.1d.( 25 ½ p.) %*$@ etc! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Ian #8. Jake just rises and sets with the sun. If we don't he hops into bed with us and procedes to stomp all over us 'til we get up. Rotten hound. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I was up one hour before Monty this morning, so I went & woke him to see how HE likes it !! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Summer time hasn't happened on Nottstalgia yet. If you look at the time printed at the top of any post (in small, light-grey text), it's one hour behind when it was actually posted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Not here it isn't! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Time flies...and your the pilot!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I'm confused: After the clock changes ITV1 is now ITV1+1 & ITV1+1 is ITV1+1+1, ch4 is ch4+1 & ch4+1 is ch4+1+1, ch 5+24 is ch5+24+1=ch29 then the TV blew up. I thought ch4+1 was ch5.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,157 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 You've missed some appointments with your Therapist hav'ent you Colly..............lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Or he's overdosed on his medication. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I missed the appointments coz the clocks changed & I got confused, lol.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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