Clocks go back to GMT at 1am (People on daylight savings time)

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  1. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    Hmm, don't remember doing that last year, or back in March!
     
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  2. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Clocks back/Anybody else have technology problems?

    This morning the Tosh video was an hour out with the BST->GMT change, so I set it right (to GMT), discovered the auto clock-set feature, and left it on. On the hour, it automatically reset its time to an hour later (back to BST). Tried again, on the next hour back to BST it went.

    'Just Clock' system = teh pitz. :miffed:
     
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  3. Tim S

    Tim S OG

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    The real downside is those poor *******s that work shifts from 10pm to 7am...
     
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  4. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    Seasonal Affective Disorder
     
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  5. planki

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    im sure clocks actually changed at 3am BST as to comply with alcohol licening laws other wise bars would have being able to stay open an hour longer??
     
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  6. SteveyG

    SteveyG Electromodder

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    No, the clocks change at 2am.
     
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  7. specofdust

    specofdust Banned

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    Disagree. Since you never actually hit 2am. They change at the point between 1.59.59am and 1.00.00am.
     
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  8. Fly

    Fly inter arma silent leges

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    I did get some overtime tho... :rock:

    Good thing for me is all the clocks in my office now tell the correct time. UTC sucks because when BST is around and I am sat at work at 7am, the clocks in my office remind me that the real time would be 6am. :waah:
     
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  9. padair

    padair Inebriated

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    Depends where you're at, if you're as far north and west as I am (55n 06w), it gets dark at about 11pm during the summer and about 5pm in the winter, then again during the winter it doesnt get light til 8am :(
    If they kept BST it wouldnt get light till nearly 9am :(
     
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  10. specofdust

    specofdust Banned

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    Same here. In the far north of Scotland, some nights it barely gets properly dark for an hour before starting to get light again, in high summer. Whereas in winter it'll be dark at 3pm till 9am sometimes....and will often never get properly bright. Summers make up for it, but if you suffer from SAD it might be worth looking into a lightbox.
     
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  11. Guest-16

    Guest-16 Guest

    That's the one. I didnt know the name.
     
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  12. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    My mum gets SAD, she has a few of those "almost like sunlight" lightbulbs to help.
     
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  13. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Hmm.. I feel almost lucky. Not that I care when it gets light, I'm asleep anyways, but IIRC it's at least visibly light (not really sunrise though) by 6:30am or so. As for dark... maybe 5:30 or so. 45N or so, for the record.
     
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  14. specofdust

    specofdust Banned

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    The further south you go the more moderate it all is. Its a trade off, do you prefer really long summer days and short winter ones, or just average everything.
     
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  15. Fr4nk

    Fr4nk Tyrannosaurus Alan !

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    LOL, My mum went to work an hour early today :lol:

    -Fr4nk
     
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  16. Spiral Architect

    Spiral Architect Cooked on Phonics

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    That extra hour was a good send. It mean't I got two hours and a half sleep last night rather than an hour and a half.
     
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  17. offroadracer789

    offroadracer789 What's a Dremel?

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    i accidentally set my clock in my room two hours ahead. I couldn't figure out why it seemed so late at 1:00 in the morning......arg

    well, atleast i finished calculating the dimmensions of part of my project, too bad i wont have time to work on it til christmas vacation.

    ahhhh, im so tired.......need sleep!!!!
     
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  18. bloodcar

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    LoL, Spiral Architect, nice avatar. But you might want to watch it as I don't really think it's appropriate.
     
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