Woo-hoo, the clocks go back to GMT this weekend!
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Mine are both still fast asleep. Just me up at the minute have been since 4am.
Soldato
My body clock woke me up an hour before the alarm went off. As I’m programmed to visit the loo as soon as I wake up.
Soldato
I kinda impressed I managed to sleep through to 6am, which is my normal waking time. I was expecting to wake a 5am... How does a body clock do that? I never sleep to 7am, never! (I went to bed at my normal 10:20pm ish)
Soldato
As expected I woke up at what is now 5am. Fml.
Soldato
Most times at work when the clocks change, get someone banging on the door shouting “why aren’t you open? It’s 10am” when clocks go back.
Then when clocks go forward, get someone pull up in our car park under the store as myself and other colleagues leave “it’s only 3:30pm”
Obviously didn’t look at their phone, any computer/tablet or other devices that change the time automatically
Then when clocks go forward, get someone pull up in our car park under the store as myself and other colleagues leave “it’s only 3:30pm”
Obviously didn’t look at their phone, any computer/tablet or other devices that change the time automatically
Man of Honour
Well 530am was interesting on a Sunday 
Soldato
Many years ago I worked in cinema, where of course everything is based on movie start times. It was amazing how far into the week you would sometimes get people showing up an hour off after the clocks change. What do these people do that they have no need to know what time it is for days on end
Man of Honour
Soldato
You have to ask that?Are you ever happy?
Soldato
Of course I am. Some customers need to understand that their behaviour is unacceptable and affecting our mental healthAre you ever happy?
Soldato
I'm so pleased that we'll be back to GMT (UTC, Z, etc) this coming weekend.
We invented time, we invented Greenwich, we invented longitude and we invented clocks*
We'll be back to proper time again... BST can go swivel.
Everyone gets an extra hour sleep, everyone can be happy. GMT is the bestest!
*some of this may not be entirely factual
For the life of me, I don't understand why we still follow the archaic system of changing the clocks twice a year. It causes endless problems with humans and animals alike.
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Soldato
Cat wailing at 5:59 for foodas expected
Had to just ignore him till 7am came along, feels bad though
Yeah, I had the same problem. Except, I have three in the house at the moment, so it's a dawn chorus. I was stupid enough to get up.
Same amount of daylight hours.....
I love dark evenings actually, especially my walks as all the other people are staying inside.
Caporegime
When you are working the clocks going back is magical 
Now I must remember to book Holiday when they go forward as if I work when they go back the same is true for when they go forward!
Now I must remember to book Holiday when they go forward as if I work when they go back the same is true for when they go forward!
Soldato
Woke up, dog didn’t figure out the clocks went back, so got up at 6AM, fed the dog, let him out, watched yesterdays F1 qualifying.. about to take the dog out for an early Sunday walk.. all good..
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Twice a year it amuses me how wound up people get about the clocks changing on ocuk.
Caporegime
Will take a few days for the dogs to adjust to new feeding times.
Yes, 60deg stored. 80deg for pasteurisation purposes.
Cooling towers never hit 60deg, if they do, something's very wrong. They should stay around 30-40 max but this will depend on the installation and age. It's why we use things like bromine to dose the towers, as thermal disinfection isn't an option.