I am fed up doing this twice a year - Page 2

STEED · 10-30-06, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

I took one look at the thread title and thought Steed was talking about baths.

:rotfl: :rotfl:

STEED · 10-30-06, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Hmmm tell that to farmers and school kids up in Scotland, leave the clocks on summer time and they'll be going to school in pitch black. Always seems to be southerners who whine and want the clocks left alone.

Well you folk in Scotland should adjust and stop throwing a................

PS: I know three Scots two blokes one women and all three are fed up changing there clocks. The worm has started to turn.

joea · 10-30-06, 05:56 AM

OMG, it's not that difficult, plus we get more daylight in the summer.

Captain Nemo · 10-30-06, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Yes it's that time of year we in the U.K. put are clocks back one hour and in six months time they go forward one hour. It's about time all this stopped, leave the clocks alone.

PS: I know.

Just to slightly correct you Steed, we will put the clocks forward one hour in five months time i.e. last weekend in March. We have 5 months on GMT and 7 months on BST. Having said that I think we should leave the clocks alone as well.

Nemo

STEED · 10-30-06, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

I think we should leave the clocks alone as well.

Nemo

Well Done

XabbaRus · 10-30-06, 07:54 AM

STEED have you got nothing better to do than moan about everything.

Note to others, STEED isn't typical of the UK population, the UK is actually quite a decent place to live, and if you come to Scotland even better.

STEED · 10-30-06, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

STEED have you got nothing better to do than moan about everything.

Note to others, STEED isn't typical of the UK population, the UK is actually quite a decent place to live, and if you come to Scotland even better.

Your in Scotland not England. :p

Try listening to the radio the amount of unhappy Scots make me look like a nice guy.

XabbaRus · 10-30-06, 08:12 AM

Bollocks...

The changing of the clocks has only recently become and issue, Farmers are against it for good reason, and the rubbish RoSPA spouts is crazy. It's fine for you lot in the south, but many children in Scotland live in the countryside and would have to wait for the bus in pitch black, ah but hey RoSPA says it is evening when kids are more at risk.

I love the English stereotype of Scots as whinging tight bastards. Maybe more people should come up to Scotland, and the funny thing is I have never had one bit of anti-englishism up here in the North East. Yea there is a bit of teasing but none of the crap that I have seen written about in English papers. I have found the tightest people to be from Yorkshire and London.

STEED · 10-30-06, 08:22 AM

Well if you love Scotland so much why don't you vote to break away from England's rule? And if you succeed your be under the E.U. rule, enjoy. :p

Any way this is a light hearted thread.

Sailor Steve · 10-30-06, 11:51 AM

Well, in spite of the fact that I've lived with it my whole life,
I think it's stupid.

nikimcbee · 10-30-06, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Well if you love Scotland so much why don't you vote to break away from England's rule? And if you succeed your be under the E.U. rule, enjoy. :p

Any way this is a light hearted thread.

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SUBMAN1 · 10-30-06, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Yes it's that time of year we in the U.K. put are clocks back one hour and in six months time they go forward one hour. It's about time all this stopped, leave the clocks alone.

PS: I know.

I agree. I hate this Daylight savings garbage.

-S

XabbaRus · 10-30-06, 04:07 PM

On a serious note if the clocks were left as they were up where I live it would be dark until 9-10 am. Thing is the further south you are it still gets dark later than it does up here. Thing is I doubt it will change, the same argument is tossed around every year and nothing.

The Avon Lady · 10-31-06, 04:53 AM

I think it is easier to change the clocks twice a year than to keep posting multiple times on this thread. :hmm:

bookworm_020 · 10-31-06, 05:24 PM

Avon Lady, You'll get a laugh out of this....

In most parts of the world, the switch away from Daylight Saving Time proceeds smoothly. But the time change raised havoc with Palestinian terrorists this year.

Israel insisted on a premature switch from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time to accommodate a week of pre-sunrise prayers. Palestinians refused to live on "Zionist Time." Two weeks of scheduling havoc ensued. Nobody knew the "correct" time.

At precisely 5:30pm on Sunday, two coordinated car bombs exploded in different cities, killing three terrorists who were transporting the bombs. It was initially believed that the devices had been detonated prematurely by klutzy amateurs. A closer look revealed the truth behind the explosions.

The bombs had been prepared in a Palestine-controlled area, and set to detonate on Daylight Saving Time. But the confused drivers had already switched to Standard Time. When they picked up the bombs, they neglected to ask whose watch was used to set the timing mechanism. As a result, the cars were still en-route when the explosives detonated, delivering the terrorists to their untimely demises.

Can be found at http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/i...arwin1999.html

under the title Living on Zionist Time.

You may want to pick up the T-Shirt with the story on it.

Now everyone please make sure you put your clocks forward......

10-30-06, 07:54 AM	#21
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	STEED have you got nothing better to do than moan about everything. Note to others, STEED isn't typical of the UK population, the UK is actually quite a decent place to live, and if you come to Scotland even better. __________________

10-30-06, 08:12 AM	#23
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Bollocks... The changing of the clocks has only recently become and issue, Farmers are against it for good reason, and the rubbish RoSPA spouts is crazy. It's fine for you lot in the south, but many children in Scotland live in the countryside and would have to wait for the bus in pitch black, ah but hey RoSPA says it is evening when kids are more at risk. I love the English stereotype of Scots as whinging tight bastards. Maybe more people should come up to Scotland, and the funny thing is I have never had one bit of anti-englishism up here in the North East. Yea there is a bit of teasing but none of the crap that I have seen written about in English papers. I have found the tightest people to be from Yorkshire and London. __________________

10-30-06, 08:22 AM	#24
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Well if you love Scotland so much why don't you vote to break away from England's rule? And if you succeed your be under the E.U. rule, enjoy. :p Any way this is a light hearted thread. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT! Last edited by STEED; 10-30-06 at 10:38 AM.

10-30-06, 11:51 AM	#25
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, in spite of the fact that I've lived with it my whole life, I think it's stupid. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-30-06, 04:07 PM	#28
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Older threads can be found in the Archives On a serious note if the clocks were left as they were up where I live it would be dark until 9-10 am. Thing is the further south you are it still gets dark later than it does up here. Thing is I doubt it will change, the same argument is tossed around every year and nothing. __________________

10-30-06, 05:56 AM	#18
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	OMG, it's not that difficult, plus we get more daylight in the summer.

10-31-06, 04:53 AM	#29
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think it is easier to change the clocks twice a year than to keep posting multiple times on this thread. :hmm: __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

10-31-06, 05:24 PM	#30
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Avon Lady, You'll get a laugh out of this.... In most parts of the world, the switch away from Daylight Saving Time proceeds smoothly. But the time change raised havoc with Palestinian terrorists this year. Israel insisted on a premature switch from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time to accommodate a week of pre-sunrise prayers. Palestinians refused to live on "Zionist Time." Two weeks of scheduling havoc ensued. Nobody knew the "correct" time. At precisely 5:30pm on Sunday, two coordinated car bombs exploded in different cities, killing three terrorists who were transporting the bombs. It was initially believed that the devices had been detonated prematurely by klutzy amateurs. A closer look revealed the truth behind the explosions. The bombs had been prepared in a Palestine-controlled area, and set to detonate on Daylight Saving Time. But the confused drivers had already switched to Standard Time. When they picked up the bombs, they neglected to ask whose watch was used to set the timing mechanism. As a result, the cars were still en-route when the explosives detonated, delivering the terrorists to their untimely demises. Can be found at http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/i...arwin1999.html under the title Living on Zionist Time. You may want to pick up the T-Shirt with the story on it. Now everyone please make sure you put your clocks forward...... __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"