tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post9092372907452782607..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Time's changeRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-26196007862297775882009-10-27T21:49:43.727+00:002009-10-27T21:49:43.727+00:00It's the US that changes a week later.. /me wo...It's the US that changes a week later.. /me works for a US companyIainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690072485330416167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-36461969647608139932009-10-27T20:09:14.619+00:002009-10-27T20:09:14.619+00:00We changed last Sunday here in Malta.We changed last Sunday here in Malta.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093279371114854810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-8678585735078668712009-10-27T15:21:28.573+00:002009-10-27T15:21:28.573+00:00opps I thought Sunday was 31st doh!opps I thought Sunday was 31st doh!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106970092602381799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-33393010824030246352009-10-27T11:58:55.590+00:002009-10-27T11:58:55.590+00:00"While European nations have been taking adva..."While European nations have been taking advantage of the time change for decades, in 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized an EU-wide "summertime period." The EU version of Daylight Saving Time runs from the last Sunday in March through the last Sunday in October"<br /><br />See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Summer_TimeRevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-86916415404634249312009-10-27T11:56:31.034+00:002009-10-27T11:56:31.034+00:00Err, my understanding was that the change was the ...Err, my understanding was that the change was the same in all of Europe. I'll go check now!RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-35148591839706764272009-10-27T11:53:29.224+00:002009-10-27T11:53:29.224+00:00That watch may also be able to pick up the radio s...That watch may also be able to pick up the radio signal from Frankfurt, rather than the transmitter in Rugby(but transmitted from Cumbria), so that transmitter will be on European summer time (which changes this coming weekend)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106970092602381799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-2059654328147924852009-10-27T10:02:58.392+00:002009-10-27T10:02:58.392+00:00I saw a documentary a couple of years ago about Wi...I saw a documentary a couple of years ago about Windsor Castle. One of the staff had the unenviable job of changing the time on the 400+ clocks and was required to complete it by the end of the day.<br /><br />Be thankful for small mercies!RichardShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474637047831467871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-66489381352535891562009-10-26T23:14:53.978+00:002009-10-26T23:14:53.978+00:00My watch coped perfectly with the change, probably...My watch coped perfectly with the change, probably something to do with it staying on GMT all year round. Amazing how much amusement you can get with that while everyone else is messing with BST.<br />I tend to let the PC's do the BST thing, mainly because of the PVR pulling over the air listings which need to match up for it to be of any use. (it does hack me off that if you ever boot windows that it'll mangle the hardware clock though)<br />Yes, the watch is solar powered, but only because I'm too old to be annoyed with a wind-up one.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690072485330416167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-68500682219717544032009-10-26T20:23:43.510+00:002009-10-26T20:23:43.510+00:00I have the Casio WVA-430U solar radio watch, and i...I have the Casio WVA-430U solar radio watch, and it coped perfectly with the change.keithbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697628463643129253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-24183002098490715542009-10-26T11:49:31.287+00:002009-10-26T11:49:31.287+00:00I think it's seen as unpopular to expect peopl...I think it's seen as unpopular to expect people who work with the light (farmers, builders and such) were asked to get up an hour earlier at certain times of year, hence the changing clocks.<br />But personally I think it's BLX, and I'd much rather stick with GMT (so the Sun is at its zenith at noon (12:00 or thereabouts - there's obviously a few minutes' difference between Great Yarmouth and Land's End).<br />My "Radio Controlled" watch doesn't get the MSF signal where I usually leave it, but I've found it's much better if you stand it "face up" rather than lying it down in the normal way. Trouble is, I can never remember how to tell it to turn on the receiver - it turns off if it can't get a signal when it tries.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723650792657064281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-29912003010922476132009-10-26T11:46:09.046+00:002009-10-26T11:46:09.046+00:00I know of somebody who insists that 'after noo...I know of somebody who insists that 'after noon' means 'after lunch' and insists on saying 'Good morning' until he's eaten. [[SLAP]]Nick Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346700988114542009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-27967949066166132442009-10-26T11:38:48.672+00:002009-10-26T11:38:48.672+00:00I totally agree. It is silly. "time" sho...I totally agree. It is silly. "time" should reflect the truth of the matter, i.e. where the sun is. For practical reasons we work in 1 hour steps rather than change as we move east/west, and that I can understand. But why faff about?<br /><br />If people want to work later or earlier during the year because of sunlight, fine, but don't change the definition of time.<br /><br />I noted that Singapore clearly has the wrong time as they have sunrise around 7am and sunset around 7pm. Clearly it should be 6am and 6am. They have no summer time being equatorial.<br /><br />I have this issue with the definition of "noon". I have always considered "noon" as "sun over head" middle of the day. In the summer that is a few minutes after 1pm BST where I live.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-12896392863445870022009-10-26T11:28:45.317+00:002009-10-26T11:28:45.317+00:00It'd be even better if we abandoned the whole ...It'd be even better if we abandoned the whole changing the clock bi-annually thing anyway.<br /><br />Stay with GMT or BST, there really is no need to keep flipping.Nick Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346700988114542009noreply@blogger.com