Woo-hoo, the clocks go back to GMT next weekend!

unwashed potato! · 29 Oct 2025 at 14:58

adidan said:
Sounds like some people just want to move Britain closer to the equator.

Or at least stay on BST

silversurfer · 29 Oct 2025 at 16:37

Zefan said:
Just propose to change it by 30 mins to settle the dispute. The ones who moan the most are the ones who will get their way. Solomon style innit.

India has a half hour time zone but the sunrise and sunset time varies by 2 hours depending if you are east or west.

If we went back to pre railway era every town would keep a separate time

adidan · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:29

unwashed potato! said:
Or at least stay on BST

And rename it GMT

unwashed potato! · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:38

adidan said:
And rename it GMT

i'm not overly attached to GMT tbh. what has it ever done for the world

adidan · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:44

unwashed potato! said:
i'm not overly attached to GMT tbh. what has it ever done for the world

In all honesty I'd just be happy if we pick one standard and stick to it rather than mess about.

It's in all probability not a fundamental dimension anyway so we may as well just pick one arbitrary standard and stick to it.

200sols · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:45

Loving these darker evenings.

adidan · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:46

200sols said:
Loving these darker evenings.

Me and the OH had a lovely walk out in the pitch black early last night.

Just a bit of moonlight and stars, beautiful.

unwashed potato! · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:48

adidan said:
Me and the OH had a lovely walk out in the pitch black early last night.

Just a bit of moonlight and stars, beautiful.

you don't need the clocks to go back for that at night

adidan · 29 Oct 2025 at 17:57

unwashed potato! said:
you don't need the clocks to go back for that at night

Lol true.

Combat squirrel · 30 Oct 2025 at 15:50

How is everyone coping with these HORRIBLE dark miserable evenings?

Its really getting on my nerves already, have to walk around with a head torch permanently attached to my head just to be able to see what im doing, even around 3pm its so horribly dark - and im just miserable all the time after dinner time now, it goes so dull, then dark, then pitch black at silly early hours.

2 months of misery and then at least I can feel good about it get lighter minute by minute again.

Thoughts with the fellow sufferers

you weird vampires that for some reason enjoy (?!?) this, get in the bin

Kelt · 30 Oct 2025 at 16:12

I find I'm going into semi-hibernation, going to bed early to my pre-warmed, wool, heavy winter duvet covered bed.

Brun · 30 Oct 2025 at 16:38

I've never understood why the clocks go back about two months before the winter solstice, but don't go forward again until three months after.

If mornings were light enough for BST until the end of October, why aren't they by the end of Feb?

Combat squirrel · 30 Oct 2025 at 17:24

Brun said:
I've never understood why the clocks go back about two months before the winter solstice, but don't go forward again until three months after.

If mornings were light enough for BST until the end of October, why aren't they by the end of Feb?

Why do it at all - even Dec 24th the mornings are light enough to go to work etc, its not even essential its bright day light anyway - kids can get to school just fine as well.

Nabinium · 30 Oct 2025 at 18:34

I think we need a fellow Scot to tell us what it's like up there in the winter mornings.

unwashed potato! · 30 Oct 2025 at 22:44

Nabinium said:
I think we need a fellow Scot to tell us what it's like up there in the winter mornings.

i've been up there twice, and both times it was more sunny than Surrey, so I think the scots make up the bed weather to keep the brits from travelling that way.

Blackjack Davy · 31 Oct 2025 at 03:21

unwashed potato! said:
i'm not overly attached to GMT tbh. what has it ever done for the world

Apart from enabling global navigation and setting the time zones for the entire world, what has GMT ever done for us?

Uther · 31 Oct 2025 at 05:43

Blackjack Davy said:
Apart from enabling global navigation and setting the time zones for the entire world, what has GMT ever done for us?

And just look at the ******* state of the world now. Would never have happened if it was BST. :mad:

Hagar · 31 Oct 2025 at 08:31

Uther said:
And just look at the ******* state of the world now. Would never have happened if it was BST.

Ah but GMT is an actuality, a benchmark. BST is an offset, a fabrication, a convenience.

413x · 31 Oct 2025 at 08:34

Combat squirrel said:
How is everyone coping with these HORRIBLE dark miserable evenings?

Its really getting on my nerves already, have to walk around with a head torch permanently attached to my head just to be able to see what im doing, even around 3pm its so horribly dark - and im just miserable all the time after dinner time now, it goes so dull, then dark, then pitch black at silly early hours.

2 months of misery and then at least I can feel good about it get lighter minute by minute again.

Thoughts with the fellow sufferers you weird vampires that for some reason enjoy (?!?) this, get in the bin

Frustrating.
Especially this time of year in the ghetto as fireworks start going off any time after Dusk. Dog is terrified of them and it's a struggle to get him Out before they start now.

Also noticed a mood change in myself. Just have to hope weekends have some light. Which can easily not happen with our gloomy UK winter weather.

D.P. · 31 Oct 2025 at 08:35

I'm loving walking on the dog in daylight each morning or going for a run when it isn't pitch black. And it honestly makes absolutely zero difference to the evenings. It is dark when i finish work, just like it was last week.