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Clocks go forward this weekend- aaaargh!

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reni1 · 23/03/2015 22:06

Why oh why, I mean I do see we are this 15th century farming society and the workhorses and other farm animals come first and can't work in the dark, but really? I personally can switch on the electric lights! Rant over.

IABU and probably overreacting a bit, aren't I?

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Twrch62 · 23/03/2015 22:55

reni, why?
clocks go forward, so yes getting up at 6, but should feel like 7?
extra hr in bed and all thatConfused

justkeeponsmiling · 23/03/2015 22:56

Um no! My alarm will go off at 6, but because I had to put it forward by an hour it will be like 5am Saturday morning...
You people Grin

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reni1 · 23/03/2015 22:56

That's the winter one, clocks go from what would have been 5 to what now is 6.

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pressone · 23/03/2015 22:57

I know how you feel justkeep, DP is on an Early on Sun (as he was today and is tomorrow) - he has to be in for 05:30 so will get up when the clock says 04:30 but his body says it is 03:30. I am on Lates which is better, although my usual pre shift early lunch will feel like breakfast!

GothicRainbow · 23/03/2015 22:57

I think this is where people tend to go wrong. Don't try and work out what time is should be/feels like just make sure all your clocks are changed before you go to bed and then crack on with the day. Whatever time it says it is, is the time that it is!! So if the clock says 7am then it's 7am!

Grantaire · 23/03/2015 22:57

The extra hour in bed happens in Autumn. This time round you lose an hour.

So say you get up at 7am usually, the clocks are going forward so if you get up at the same time as usual, it's actually 8am now and you're late. You have to get up an hour earlier.

justkeeponsmiling · 23/03/2015 22:59

Or to put it even simpler... by putting the clock an hour forward we are loosing an hour of sleep! It was meant to be only 5 am but I had to put the clock forward so my clock now says 6 instead of 5am.

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reni1 · 23/03/2015 22:59

True, Gothic, mustn't try and work it out. I will be tripping over the bags under my eyes though, so I will know.

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justkeeponsmiling · 23/03/2015 23:00

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Twrch62 · 23/03/2015 23:00

oh, yeah,
knew i shouldn't have a glass of red on a monday[ blush]
still glad about lighter evenings though [Smile

Twrch62 · 23/03/2015 23:01

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justkeeponsmiling · 23/03/2015 23:03

It's very easy to say it is the time it says if you can stay in bed till you wake up. Believe me, at 6am this Sunday it will definitely still feel like its too fucking early, no matter what the clock says!
pressone I feel for your husband!

ErrolTheDragon · 23/03/2015 23:04

After all, an hour either way hardly qualifies as "jet lag" - it's just "channel tunnel lag" or "drive over the state line lag" ... Neither of which is actually a thing AFAIK. Grin

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reni1 · 23/03/2015 23:07

I am set in my ways, I find an hours change an affront. At least if I go to a different timezone I have either chosen to do so or I get payed for it. A truly unasked for and not remunerated mini-jet lag. Or channel tunnel lag if you prefer Wink.

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CalicoBlue · 23/03/2015 23:07

It is yeahhh in spring when they go forward and aaargh in Autumn when they go back and it is dark and horrid.

splodgeses · 23/03/2015 23:08

I used to love my last place of work for this very thing!

I always worked fri-sat-sun nights, so I always got to work 11 hours instead of 12. Luckily, on 12 hour pay as our manager never could be bothered to have stray hours on the time sheets Grin

The pain in the arse was autumn. See above for the lazy 'no stray hours' manager Sad

Don't have me no double standards

BadLad · 23/03/2015 23:08

Long sunny evenings are brilliant, and one of the last great pleasures that are free. Second only to getting on a flight and finding that nobody else is sitting in the same row as you.

softlysoftly · 23/03/2015 23:09

Right hang on.

So if DD gets up at 6am every day.

On Sunday she'll be getting up at 7am yes? I am right?

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reni1 · 23/03/2015 23:11

She will. But it will feel like 6 anyway.

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splodgeses · 23/03/2015 23:11

softlysoftly yes, if you remember to put your clocks forward.

The problem is she will most likely be an hour behind with her routine and stay up an extra hour past bedtime Wink

Tobyjugg · 23/03/2015 23:17

IIRC the Govt did stop it for a year (couple of years?) as an experiment. More people demanded its reinstatement than supported its abolition.

EnormousDormouse · 23/03/2015 23:23

We have got a stupid early flight on Sun. 7.20am. So need to get to the airport at 4.20am. Which is really 3.20. Grumble grumble.

ilovesooty · 23/03/2015 23:28

Brilliant. I've been counting down the days to this. I hate winter.

ErrolTheDragon · 23/03/2015 23:29

Toby, they did away with the autumn change and kept us on BST. I was at primary school at the time and was a bit disappointed because people had been talking about dark mornings and I thought it would be fun to walk to school in the dark but it was quite light still(down south). But nicer on the evenings.

lertgush · 23/03/2015 23:43

Our clocks changed a couple of weekends ago. The longer evenings have been bliss.