I asked an expert friend of mine who is in the know ... in the real know ... and he said that the reason the clocks are changed twice a year is simply to annoy people. No other real reason. It is just to give people something to do, and to get them to talk about it and whilst they're doing so, it keeps their minds off other things happening around them. Like having to take the trash out or feeding the birds ... to the cats.
One thing that does annoy me is ... why do they always change the clocks at 2:00 in
the morning? I am fed up having to stay awake all night and then change
the clocks at 2:00 am. Why not change them at noon? Or make it more
interesting, change the clocks at 7:36pm and 20 seconds? That way
everyone will take notice and have to be punctual to change their clocks
at the precise time.
I wrote to the authorities about it and
they ignored me. I am not appreciated in my own time, (9:16:54am), or at
any time for that matter.
My expert friend told me that this is the last time our country will change the clocks forwards.
Next year they will change the day forward instead. So instead of Sunday at 2:00am, it will suddenly become Monday. Immediately, Saturday will be followed by Monday. No need for us to change all the clocks in our house because the day will have moved forwards 24 hours instead. Whilst everyone in the world is still on Sunday we'll be on Monday.
Once again, Britain will lead the world.
The day in the calendar will change too. For example, (using today's calendar), whilst the whole world will be on 27 March, Britain would be on the 28th.
And for ever Britain will be one day ahead of the whole world. We will know things before everyone else because we'll be one day ahead of the rest.
No longer will the Australians celebrate New Year's Day first with fireworks and drinking Foster's lager beer.
We in Britain will be celebrating a whole 24 hours before the Australians and everyone else. We'll get to the beer first my friends!
HaHa! As they say.."All this..makes the
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I seem to remeber that the clock change
is summat to do with the Sun and the
Moon, and the Earth, and the time it takes
for them to go around each other, without
bumping into each other..
Anyway..l did my eleven clocks yesterday
morning before going to town..!
And next Thursday l shall be changing ALL
my seventeen calendars, as Friday is the
first of April..!
Anyways! Does'nt matter about clocks going
forward or back..As long as your lucky enough
to have 'TIME' on your hands..! :O).
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I looked it up.....
DeleteThe idea was first campaigned by American founding father Benjamin Franklin who argued for the change of clocks during his stay in Paris in 1784. He believed that if people got out of bed earlier, they would be able to enjoy the extra daylight. It actually took over a century, however, for the idea to catch on...
I wonder if the birds and insects notice that clocks change backwards and forwards. The cuckoo clock for instance.
DeleteGod bless, Willie.
Hickory Dickory Dock..
DeleteThe mice went up the clock..
The clock struck one..the
others got away with minor
injuries...! :O)
...so you have the changing of the guard and the changing of the clock. When it comes to clocks you either love it or hate it!
ReplyDeleteIn our home we have two time-zones: Awake and Asleep.
DeleteGod bless, Tom.
Dearest Victor,
ReplyDeleteWe did so here already on March 13 here in the USA.
Our impatiens outside our breakfast area bay window did NOT react to it...😉
It sure is a crazy thing and what exactly is the gain?!
Just LEAD the world.
Hugs,
Mariette
Britain will lead the world 24 hours before everyone else and drink all the beer first.
DeleteGod bless, Mariette.
😜
DeleteInteresting my friend. I do hope you get help soon, before you must change the day.
ReplyDeleteBut your friend is right, the change is just to annoy and cause communications and it definitely WORKS!
Sherry & jack fighting change, but losing the war!
I agree with change. Changed my underwear and socks today whether it needed them or not.
DeleteGod bless, Jack and Sherry.
Changing the day would be interesting. I can imagine all the chaos with that. :)
ReplyDeleteChaos yes; but it would be fun. Other countries could join in and every country would have a different calendar day. It would make travel fun too. You could leave one country on 27 March (today) and arrive on the 25th, two days earlier. It would make time travel possible by just choosing different calendars for each country. Bring back the Gregorian Calendar, (whatever that is).
DeleteGod bless, Bill.
The reasons behind the time charge sound entirely plausible. Thank you for presenting this in such an entertaining fashion! Now, why not flood Parliament with these suggestions. Your likeness might be put on a coin, or a postage stamp. Imagine!
ReplyDeleteNo one accepts my advice and suggestions. I once wrote to three sock manufacturers, in triplicate, suggesting that socks should be sold in threes and not as a pair. This way it would be easier to find matching socks in the drawers, and they'd increase their sales by 50%.
DeleteThey ignored me; three times.
God bless you, Mevely. At least three times.
I much prefer the Autumn change when we gain an extra hours sleep
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Yes, I agree Jan.
DeleteGod bless.
As you probably already know we changed our clocks ahead 3 weeks ago. Not a fan of the time change and wish we would leave the time alone.
ReplyDeleteI think we should all change the clocks every week; each country to choose to change forwards or backwards. That would be great fun.
DeleteGod bless, Happyone.
It's a huge annoyance and i do hope they get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteYes, I tend to agree, Mimi.
DeleteGod bless.
I had no idea that different countries changed their clocks at different times.
ReplyDeleteYes Kathy. We changed on Sunday 27th.
DeleteGod bless you.
Just change your clocks on the Saturday night before you go to bed. No need to stay up until 2am.
ReplyDeleteAnd what's this rubbish about skipping Sundays? That will put a lot of Sunday Schools out of business, not to mention churches.
I did not mean skip all Sundays. Just the once instead of changing the clocks we in the UK will skip a Sunday. From then on our calendar will be one day ahead of everyone else. No more changing of clocks backwards or forwards, or waiting until 2:00am.
DeleteGod bless, River.
I did not realize that you have to endure a time change over in Britain, too, Victor. What a waste of time!!! :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Yes, twice a year in Autumn and Spring. It confuses the birds and the squirrels who wait for us to put seeds on the bird table.
DeleteGod bless, Martha.
I say to just run the clock up one hour and call it done. What real difference does it make if darkness falls earlier in some season than others? My understanding of the time was to allow all working people to enjoy more time outdoors in nice weather. It is an annoying thing to have to remember to change the time. I adore your off the wall humor (chuckle). Have an extraordinary day filled with blessings, Victor.
ReplyDeleteThey did not have such problems in olden days like in Roman times with clock changes every few months. In those days they had sundials to tell the time. Some people had luminous sundials to tell the time at night. When they were indoors they put the sundial next to a lit candle to tell the time. Life was not as complicated as today.
DeleteGod bless, Nells.