howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
21:1493558no not like that of course, they are proposing to extend british summer time by another hour.
all sorts of figures are being bandied about but one thing is certain the economy would benefit, tourism chiefs are talking in billions of extra income.
i rather like the idea of longer evenings in the summer, what do others think?
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
21:2693562This old fuddy duddy is happy as things are thankyou Howard.
I do not see how it will help tourism unless all places of interest stay open an hour longer.
I feel sorry for parents trying to get their children to bed and to sleep, I remember the battle I used to have with my three.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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20 February 2011
21:2893563We have been down this road before and it did not work then and I feel it would not work now,kids going to school in the dark street lights would have to be left on till late in the morning,working on sites could not start till about 10.00hrs in the morning that would been paying out more overtime to keep the workers on site till late at night,sorry but it would not work out. Lights in schools and the home left on longer cost would go up and up.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
21:3293565Vic, I thought Howard was talking about double summer time not the present summer time arrangement all year round that you are talking about.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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20 February 2011
21:3693567Sorry I am on about not puting the clocks back or forward again that is what happen last time.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
21:4393570vic
jan is right here, this is purely about summer time.
i cannot see the point of it being light at 5 am when we could have an extra hour in the evening instead.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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20 February 2011
21:4993575Again it is all about the site workers Howard you must start on site at first light or even before if you do not geting into and out of London can take up to 3or 4 ex hours on your working day and in costs that is alot of money by the end of the week ,you have to be in london by 0700hrs in the morning and out again by 1630hrs or you have had it. I done it for years mate so I do know what I am talking about.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
22:0293579vic, you would do well to read the thread again .
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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20 February 2011
22:0593581You may be right on that Howard but my eyes are not that good at this time so I try to look at them once only.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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20 February 2011
22:1093584It all depends when you get up Howard
. My daughter often has the early shift at Morrisons starting at 6.00am as she will tomorrow, so prefers getting up when it is light.
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Brian Dixon
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21 February 2011
07:4593595it would bring us in with the rest of europe,along as they only take 1 hour back in october loverly juberly.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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21 February 2011
08:0593600If it brings us into line with the rest of Europe, then that's about the best reason not to go for it, so I'm against it !
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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21 February 2011
08:0793601roger,you know you want to have it that way,well its a start isnt it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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21 February 2011
10:5993617we do enough business with europe, it helps companies if office hours are the same.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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21 February 2011
11:5193623howard,i agree with your post,it would be nice to sing from the same song steet less confusing as well.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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22 February 2011
07:2993746Using that argument, we wouldn't be dealing with countries any further than western europe, which is obviously nonsense.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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22 February 2011
07:3493747roger,gmt is old hat we must keep up with the times.we do a fair bit of trade within europe so why not be on the same time scale.as for the rest of the world i rest my case.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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22 February 2011
08:2393758Nonsense Brian.
Stonehenge is old hat then in your eyes so we get rid of that, same for Dover Castle.
The time zone changes around Greece (Cyprus is two hours in front), so we're talking about Western Europe only; which part of Europe do we trade most with ? Probably see slightly more Eastern Europe Trucks coming to Britain. I don't think it will make an ounce of difference to our trade with Europe.
My understanding from the radio programs was that it is to save daylight hours so more farming (oop north) can be done and it's thought there's some help with tourism.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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22 February 2011
11:3793780roger,in answer to your question most of europe.it works well on the continent and has its advantages in it being daylight in the evening which encourages to stay out later and spending money.
stonehenge and dover castle are historic whereas gmt is out dated old hat.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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22 February 2011
18:2693818Here's a compromise. We go forward half an hour and Europe goes back half an hour. Then we are all on the same time and the arguments for and against are all less valid.
Not a particularly original idea; India and Pakistan have time zones which differ from their neighbours by half an hour. On the other hand, China has just one time zone. This leads to the ridiculous situation where at one border post you have to alter your watch by three and a half hours.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
