mangogrooveworkshop
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 posted on 30/10/04 at 10:13 PM |
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Why do we move the clocks???
Why why why?????
Some one explain this one to me and dont say kids. 
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robinbastd
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:15 PM |
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Isn't it to keep Scottish farmers happy? That's what I was told as a kid anyway!
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:16 PM |
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God knows, its crazy as far as I can see
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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god
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:20 PM |
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ha
hahaha
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:21 PM |
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From BBCDOTUK
Most of us will be travelling to and from work in darkness, so perhaps it's not surprising that so many people, up to one in every 20 people,
suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the UK's long winter days. This is a specific type of depression that experts believe is
related to a lack of exposure to daylight
This is the result of this movement of the clocks
Some people advocate that summer time is kept all year round but this is opposed by other groups on the grounds that in the north this would have
social disadvantages including, for instance, the problem that in the far north-west of Scotland sunrise would occur at about 10.00 in the middle of
winter and over much of the north small children would have to travel to/from school in darkness.
Many countries around the world use daylight saving time, including the USA, Russia, most of Europe and the Commonwealth.
The main reasons given for the use of summer time are the saving in power given by the longer hours of daylight in the evenings and the increased
useful daylight leisure time available to those who work.
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
quote:
over much of the north small children would have to travel to/from school in darkness
These little sprogs would be wrapped up in a 4x4 with the head lights on.!
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:24 PM |
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by putting the clocks back in autum, you shorten the daylight in the evening, but it increases the daylight in the morning. If you never went back to
BST, you would, at the height of summer, have sunrise at 4am or earlier. The clocks change to try to keep sunrise at a reasonable hour.
ps, when do they change?!
[Edited on 30/10/04 by JoelP]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:28 PM |
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TIME LINK WEBSiTE
Tonight mate
hope Scotlads not working shifts
Quote do you get paid the extra hour i wonder?!
What in this country they would probally dock your wages and charge you rent for your desk!
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
BBC JERSEY WEB SITE EXPLAINS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/features/time/why_change_the_clocks.shtml
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:30 PM |
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gutted. do you get paid the extra hour i wonder?!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 10:48 PM |
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I lost an hour in pay when the clocks went back...
Then they gave me overtime when the clocks went forward again...
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 11:38 PM |
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So if they docked you single time and paid you time and a half overtime you are up on the deal. Don't knock it.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 11:46 PM |
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The clue was no too obvious then
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derf
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 03:06 AM |
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why
Not sure about the other side of the pond, but this is why we do it in the US
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
From BBCDOTUK
Most of us will be travelling to and from work in darkness, so perhaps it's not surprising that so many people, up to one in every 20 people,
suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the UK's long winter days. This is a specific type of depression that experts believe is
related to a lack of exposure to daylight
This is the result of this movement of the clocks
Some people advocate that summer time is kept all year round but this is opposed by other groups on the grounds that in the north this would have
social disadvantages including, for instance, the problem that in the far north-west of Scotland sunrise would occur at about 10.00 in the middle of
winter and over much of the north small children would have to travel to/from school in darkness.
Many countries around the world use daylight saving time, including the USA, Russia, most of Europe and the Commonwealth.
The main reasons given for the use of summer time are the saving in power given by the longer hours of daylight in the evenings and the increased
useful daylight leisure time available to those who work.
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
quote:
over much of the north small children would have to travel to/from school in darkness
These little sprogs would be wrapped up in a 4x4 with the head lights on.!
[Edited on 30-10-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
my mum has got SAD
Don't Steal
The Government doesn’t like the competition
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 31/10/04 at 02:21 PM |
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my mum has got SAD
I Know how she feels. I used to liive in the tropics before I came to Scotland! In winter its real hard.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 1/11/04 at 07:21 PM |
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SAD (Seasonally affected Disorder) is caused by the lack of natural light. This in turn affects the Seratonin (sp?) levels in the brain, causing minor
depression, and general lack of energy , get up and go etc.
My wife worked for a company which made (expensive) lighting units and alarm clocks with "reversed" dimmers to simulate dawn in your
bedroom by raising the light levels gradually in the room before the alarm went off.
Regards
Geoff 
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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