Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving

[Malevolence]

Kids walking to school in pitch darkness, what's not to like?

Why is that a problem? It was still dark when we used to cycle to school, and nothing happened. Well, I say nothing but I do remember my mate Sean ending up in the freezing canal once, but he did say something like "Now watch this" first.

 

[Jumper118]

Why is that a problem? It was still dark when we used to cycle to school, and nothing happened.

You weren't a precious snow f-l-a-k-e though.

 

[Roar87]

I'm not a fan of changing clocks and throwing people's body clocks out, it is actually very bad for human health. Hopefully if this is successful our government will adopt the same changes.

 

[Conscript]

Seems sensible, personally I would rather stick to BST all year round to keep the evening commute as light as possible.

 

[malachi]

Great! The clock change is outdated anyway!

 

[wolfie138]

I'm not a fan of changing clocks and throwing people's body clocks out, it is actually very bad for human health. Hopefully if this is successful our government will adopt the same changes.

FFS

it's one hour.

 

[Roar87]

FFS

it's one hour.

Yes it's one hour. Humans are very sensitive to changes to their body clock and disruption can have a lot of long term health consequences that we're only beginning to understand.

 

[Eurofighter]

Seems like a good idea, changing the clocks is pointless. Would prefer BST to GMT though for the light nights, but there is something cool about GMT though like it is the correct time.

 

[StriderX]

Change it to GMT -8 please, we're basically an American State anyway.

 

[Freakbro]

More worrying is how many have commented without actually checking the link

You're not expecting people to read the article before having an opinion on it are you? This is GD after all

 

[bayo000]

Yes it's one hour. Humans are very sensitive to changes to their body clock and disruption can have a lot of long term health consequences that we're only beginning to understand.

It's an hour twice a year. Most people travel abroad and back several times a year, lot of them to places with bigger time difference.

 

[Orionaut]

Yep, as said +2 preferred

Yep, Id be happier with +2. Much rather have evening light than morning light!

 

[Orionaut]

More worrying is how many have commented without actually checking the link

Not really, Many will have already read the story elsewhere.

 

[XeNoN89]

Hopefully we do this here too. I'd rather have an extra hour of light in the evening than the mornings

 

[Nasher]

I work flexi-time so just change my hours lol

Why is that a problem? It was still dark when we used to cycle to school, and nothing happened. Well, I say nothing but I do remember my mate Sean ending up in the freezing canal once, but he did say something like "Now watch this" first.

Kids have an SUV to take them a mile up the road to school now, driven by someone who can't see over the steering wheel or park properly. Progress.

 

[Tefal]

Why is that a problem? It was still dark when we used to cycle to school, and nothing happened. Well, I say nothing but I do remember my mate Sean ending up in the freezing canal once, but he did say something like "Now watch this" first.

Your older than changing the clocks?

 

[Tefal]

Yes it's one hour. Humans are very sensitive to changes to their body clock and disruption can have a lot of long term health consequences that we're only beginning to understand.

its twice a year not daily.

naturally your body clock would change with the light anyway, its unnatural to wake up at an arbitrary fixed time, rather than say sunrise.

 

[glenimp617]

You know the world is pretty damn perfect when we're debating things like this

 

[d_brennen]

You know the world is pretty damn perfect when we're debating things like this

What an age to be alive! Fudge the moon landing, I was there for the fixing of time

 

[Destination]

About bloody time. Hope it's ratified, both there and here.

Yup agree.