[windows_chepstow]

Hi Tosh,He did indeed try to alter the time but his bill put before Parliament in 1907 was defeated,so never became law.and as He died in 1915 A Year Before the Act was passed (1916)how could of he agreed to it?the full Chronology of events is available online from The Royal Observatory  Greenwich.

SSSShhhhh.  Don't let the truth get in the way of a good argument.

This has got to be rubbish though:

Fishman said:

The clocks were altered during the 2nd world war so that the Germans (the ones that bombed our chippies) had less daylight to bomb acurately! come on guys! you are more intelligent than that surely.

The Germans weren't that stupid to think that just because we put the clocks back an hour, they'd have an hour less daylight hours to bomb us.  

[Johnboyfree]

I prefer the Golfing one myself and then the Bombers Because they would never think to do it in daylight.....only at certain times
ie.when the chippie was open or NAAFI breaks  

[windows_chepstow]

Do you not think it's a right pain in the bottom though; this fannying about with time?

Firstly, I had to change two watches and five clocks to the right time this morning, and my car clock has still yet to be changed.

Then, from now on, it gets dark when I still want to work.  It's not like I can start an hour earlier, since my mainly residential customers would object; not only that I'm tied to school hours when Wor Lass works with me, since I can only start after we've dropped the Little Un at her class.

I'd prefer to put the clocks FORWARD, not backwards.

[Johnboyfree]

I dont mind changing the clocks but I do Agree about the dark...if we start when it gets light I would only be able to do about a third of my work,residential would be a none starter unless they all started at daybreak

[Jeff Brimble]

Forward to 24/7

[Peter Fogwill]

I think they keep the clocks the way they are to protect the kids on the way to school in the morning.

Peter

[Sir Squeaky]

I think they keep the clocks the way they are to protect the kids on the way to school in the morning.

Peter

I've heard that too.

[fishman]

Well, Johnboy and Tosh i bow to your superior knowledge on this subject and thanks for the info!! i now know fully what happened, its still stupid though dint you agree