Clock boost to economy

[Grassman]

Its nearly a month since the clocks changed. Light before 7am still. Yet come 4pm it will be dark. Surely it makes sense to just keep British Summer Time through the year. Vast majority of people don't need it light that early but lighter afternoons would be a big benefit for most businesses.
Does your farm business actually need the light early in the morning now everyone has good electric lights on buildings and vehicles?

 

[milkloss]

I've always thought knobbing about with clocks was a fecking stupid idea. If you need to do something in daylight then change the time you do it, simple, or it should be.

 

[cvx175]

This comes up every year on twitter, "don't like this time of year don't like the dark nights gets so depressing. Government should leave clocks on summertime"
"you could always just get up an hour earlier?"
"no what a stupid idea I don't like mornings"
"it's the same time just the clock reading that's different"
There's just no pleasing some people

 

[Grassman]

This comes up every year on twitter, "don't like this time of year don't like the dark nights gets so depressing. Government should leave clocks on summertime"
"you could always just get up an hour earlier?"
"no what a stupid idea I don't like mornings"
"it's the same time just the clock reading that's different"
There's just no pleasing some people

That's the thing I'm asking. What is it on farms nowadays that requires the early light rather than afternoon. For the majority an extra hour in the afternoon is far more use.

 

[colhonk]

Why not alter then 1/2 hour and leave them at that. hardly notice the difference then.

 

[robs1]

That's the thing I'm asking. What is it on farms nowadays that requires the early light rather than afternoon. For the majority an extra hour in the afternoon is far more use.

It's not only farms but anyone that is outside, also kids would be walking to school in total darkness, even in Dec they are home before its really dark.

 

[toquark]

An hour of light at 4pm is infinitely more useful than at 6.30am for the vast majority of people. I would argue it would make the rush hour roads a little safer also.

 

[Highland Mule]

Southern farmers aren’t really the target audience for it, I’m afraid. Think school kids in Wick. Daybreak 0820 and Dusk 1620. I’d say that the current clock is fairly optimised to get them to school and back as safe as we can.

 

[AftonShepherd]

A good bit further south than Wick here, but with a month to go until the shortest day, my daughter is already getting on the school bus in the dark!

 

[Yale]

An hour of light at 4pm is infinitely more useful than at 6.30am for the vast majority of people. I would argue it would make the rush hour roads a little safer also.

Yes,rush hour roads....in lockdown.....when folks are working from home.

Originally it was so young children walking to school would be safer however in reality how many really walk to school now unaccompanied?

To me leaving it the same would not make a lot of difference except it would be an hour darker in the morning trying to find the fat lambs in the field to take to market.

 

[toquark]

Safety is a bit of a moot point, in fact I'd say the roads are a good bit busier and more dangerous at 4pm when kids get dropped off than at 7.30 when the bus picks them up. Either way, here its dark at both times!!

 

[Gruffalo]

Why not change the clocks a month earlier and a month later ie end of Feb instead of March and end of Nov instead of Oct ?

 

[zero]

Why not change the clocks a month earlier and a month later ie end of Feb instead of March and end of Nov instead of Oct ?

Always thought that was the best compromise. But leaving it at summertime would be ok with me then i wouldn't have to spend two days every year adjusting clocks on cars, tractors ect..

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Its nearly a month since the clocks changed. Light before 7am still. Yet come 4pm it will be dark. Surely it makes sense to just keep British Summer Time through the year. Vast majority of people don't need it light that early but lighter afternoons would be a big benefit for most businesses.
Does your farm business actually need the light early in the morning now everyone has good electric lights on buildings and vehicles?

Wait 'til Christmas when it's just about light at 9, stay on BST & it's near enough 10 before its light

 

[milkloss]

Outside, inside, school, work....... just do things at the time that are appropriate to your task. Farmers select lambs at a time appropriate for them and the auction times follow suit. Same with schools, if the kids need to be daylight then they just go to school at a different time.

everyone wants it different so why not just allow the tasks to set the time?

what's so hard?

 

[Zippy768]

When it gets dark is a good time to fu#k off home. This time of year is payback for all the 9pm and 10pm finishes

 

[Wellytrack]

And then some days are just darker than others. Out checking cows 6.50 am still dark. Brightened up for two hours from 11 am - dark again at 4.

 

[Bald Rick]

Nothing stopping anyone from ignoring the hour change and carrying on as per.

 

[deleted user 837354]

When it gets dark is a good time to fu#k off home. This time of year is payback for all the 9pm and 10pm finishes

Totally agree. If it can't be done by 4pm in the winter then it can bloody wait until tomorrow.

 

[Zippy768]

Totally agree. If it can't be done by 4pm in the winter then it can bloody wait until tomorrow.

Well let's not go overboard.....5pm...but then I dont start til 8:30am, oh the joys of the nursery run