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Who is being weird about clocks changing here?

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TimeToTurnItAround · 31/03/2024 20:19

DH does this thing after the clocks change where he says "5pm but really 6pm" or whatever the old time is....for about 2 weeks

He says we are all on old time for about 2 weeks and that it takes everyone that time to readjust and he is just reminding me of the "real" time for the adjustment period.

I think this is super weird. He thinks I'm being mad by saying you feel a bit more tired for one day and that is about it.

Thoughts?

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MrBigsCat · 31/03/2024 20:37

I do this too

WarshipRocinante · 31/03/2024 20:36

I do it for just the morning of the change. Just a little, “oh… it’s really still 6am and I want to sleep.” But then I get up because new time is 7am and never say it again. It does not take two weeks.

Does he not have much going on in his life? I find people who obsess over stuff like this just don’t really have much of a life.

TowerRavenSeven · 31/03/2024 20:34

I do this!

HelenaJustina · 31/03/2024 20:32

DH does this for the first 3-4 days, drives me bonkers! Just get over it already. He used to travel all over the world and I asked if this was how he handled jet-lag, he gave a very surprised ‘no, of course not’ in reply.

toomuchfaff · 31/03/2024 20:32

I do it... all my family have always done it, some for longer than others, but we've just got back off holiday where it was an hour forward, so we landed at 22.45 which was really 23.45... we gained the hour, only to have ot ripped from us a mere 3 hours later and we woke up still on Italy time! result

DSD9472 · 31/03/2024 20:31

Why does he need to say it out loud though???

When travelling through different time zones the general 'rule/thought' is that for every 1hr different zone, it will take 1 day to get used to it. By that thinking- it should only take a day or 2 to get used to it. Not 2 weeks! 🙄
(I just returned from an 11hr difference in time zone, and only took a few days to acclimatise, not 11 days).

thenewaveragebear1983 · 31/03/2024 20:27

Oh god, dh does this!
even worse, today we’ve had lots of references to the puppy - ‘it’s 6pm but the dog thinks it’s only 5pm’ 🤦‍♀️

soupfiend · 31/03/2024 20:24

Its not 'weird'.

The hyperbole on this site honestly

If you think this is something unnecessary (which is a better description), then meet my cat. She will still demand her food at GMT.

iLovee · 31/03/2024 20:24

I do this too! But only for the first couple of days and then get used to it. Sorry 😳

FussyPud · 31/03/2024 20:24

Not something I do, it’s a bit weird.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 31/03/2024 20:22

I do this sorry!
Takes me awhile to adjust.

Mnk711 · 31/03/2024 20:22

I do this too, but for probably a week. I hate the clocks changing. Let's just stick with BST and be done with it.

HalebiHabibti · 31/03/2024 20:21

I accuse you of bigamy with my husband. Either that or there are two bastards who do this 😂 it drives me mad!

Hatty65 · 31/03/2024 20:20

I mentally do it for the first 12 hours or so...

I don't say it out loud. He's weird.

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