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

chaparral · 29 Oct 2023 at 21:59

Guess am going to need to change the clock in my car in the morning before work

Flor_Fina · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:10

I already miss it being light at 10pm :cry:

Did a roast, watched a movie, watched united get shafted in the *******, had a nap, then went for some food thinking it was 9. Wasn't even 7...

cheesefest · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:13

I remember one time of changing the clocks, didn't do my car clock. Only noticed about 10 days before they changed again and left it.

Kenai · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:16

cheesefest said:
People forget that the times of sunrise and sunset don't change per day. For example, tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times (info from BBC weather) is 6:57 and 16:39. It has been those times for goodness how long.

Am I reading this wrong or are you saying that the sunrise and sunset times stay identical for extended periods?

Blackjack Davy · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:19

cheesefest said:
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

I.... may have done this.

413x · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:42

cheesefest said:
People forget that the times of sunrise and sunset don't change per day. For example, tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times (info from BBC weather) is 6:57 and 16:39. It has been those times for goodness how long.

I can remember certain times when it gets dark. When I finish work at 20:30, its daylight then between 3rd week in May and 3rd week August. How do I remember this? It's the time of the month when my grandad died and then its my mum's birthday.

They change gradually all time??

Flor_Fina · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:03

Somewhere around 1-2 minutes per day

MrMarvelous · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:06

Dark at 17:00, lovely. :mad:

Hagar · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:08

ic1male said:
That's Christmas Day, followed by 21st December.

What day do you celebrate Christmas?

Zenduri · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:19

cheesefest said:
People forget that the times of sunrise and sunset don't change per day. For example, tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times (info from BBC weather) is 6:57 and 16:39. It has been those times for goodness how long.

I can remember certain times when it gets dark. When I finish work at 20:30, its daylight then between 3rd week in May and 3rd week August. How do I remember this? It's the time of the month when my grandad died and then its my mum's birthday.

Sunrise and sunset times in London, October 2023

Calculations of sunrise and sunset in London – England – United Kingdom for October 2023. Generic astronomy calculator to calculate times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset for many cities, with daylight saving time and time zones taken in account.

www.timeanddate.com

Words fail me

ic1male · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:24

Hagar said:
What day do you celebrate Christmas?

25th like most. 25th Dec is the best day of the year, followed by 21st Dec i.e. the second best day.

Hagar · 29 Oct 2023 at 23:31

ic1male said:
25th like most. 25th Dec is the best day of the year, followed by 21st Dec i.e. the second best day.

I knew what you meant, just being awkward.

cheesefest · 30 Oct 2023 at 06:47

Kenai said:
Am I reading this wrong or are you saying that the sunrise and sunset times stay identical for extended periods?

No each day has its own sunset and sunrise times which remain constant throughout the years

AndyCr15 · 30 Oct 2023 at 06:55

It might have been clearer if you said "for example, 30th October is 6:57 and 16:39. It has been those times for goodness how long." Is that what you mean?

If so, I'm not sure why you think "People forget that the times of sunrise and sunset don't change per day." Like we're all here now thinking "what's going on? It's getting dark early? I don't remember this happening last year..."

bjorkiii · 30 Oct 2023 at 07:27

Eeh my goodness sunset and sunrise times not changing, brokken here then.

squerble · 30 Oct 2023 at 07:58

cheesefest said:
No each day has its own sunset and sunrise times which remain constant throughout the years

So you're just arguing semantics and saying we measure it from a different point depending on whether we're observing daylight savings or not?

Stu999 · 30 Oct 2023 at 08:10

Maybe there should be a referendum on the time zone?

adidan · 30 Oct 2023 at 08:14

Stu999 said:
Maybe there should be a referendum on the time zone?

Greenwich means Greenwich!

Nitefly · 30 Oct 2023 at 08:20

adidan said:
Greenwich means Greenwich!

People are tired of listening to experts on time zones.

Chris Wilson · 30 Oct 2023 at 08:21

Kenai said:
Am I reading this wrong or are you saying that the sunrise and sunset times stay identical for extended periods?

You're reading a somewhat ambiguously worded post wrongly I would say.

If not old cheesefest needs to write yet another letter of complaint, this time to the master of the solar system