The changing daylight hours thread

[*Stormforce~beka*]

58 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

The clocks going back Sunday marks the most significant shift in state of mind psychologically. It is very abrupt, and does change how I feel. An immediate winter state of mind sets in. 

It does your right! Didn't realise it was this week! Thought it was next weekend.

Edited October 16, 2023 by *Stormforce~beka*

[Wynn D Woo]

Too soon to be messing about with the clocks, waste of daylight at a time when its already shortening too much of an evening...

[weatherobsuk]

The clocks roll back the weekend on the 29th  I had booked Whitby for the 31st but the clock-change means the sun will be down at around 4:30pm and the almost 4hr journey there & back on Tuesday+Wednesday isn't worth a overnight stay simply for a few hours of daylight to wander around Whitby Abbey, the Town and the beach (assuming the weather is also good.)

[sarahng]

19 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

It does your right! Didn't realise it was this week! Thought it was next weekend.

Just  checked - the clocks go back on Sunday 29th, not Sunday 22nd.  

[damianslaw]

23 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

It does your right! Didn't realise it was this week! Thought it was next weekend.

Sorry if mislead, poor use of language. I meant the 'clocks going back Sunday' figuratively speaking. We have one more weekend before we close the door on the 'lighter' season. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

1 hour ago, damianslaw said:

Sorry if mislead, poor use of language. I meant the 'clocks going back Sunday' figuratively speaking. We have one more weekend before we close the door on the 'lighter' season. 

You had me worrying lol

[bevo]

The clocks go back on Sun 29th Oct, 7 weeks and 4days before the shortest day on 21st Dec. 
Can someone explain to me why we then have to wait 14 weeks and 3 days after the shortest day until we return to BST on Sun 31st March? 
If we can all cope 7 weeks leading up to the shortest day on BST, why can’t we return to BST 7 weeks after the shortest day? I.e., Sunday 11th Feb? 

[cheese]

Just over 2 months until the days start getting longer again 

[Wold Topper]

26 minutes ago, bevo said:

The clocks go back on Sun 29th Oct, 7 weeks and 4days before the shortest day on 21st Dec. 
Can someone explain to me why we then have to wait 14 weeks and 3 days after the shortest day until we return to BST on Sun 31st March? 
If we can all cope 7 weeks leading up to the shortest day on BST, why can’t we return to BST 7 weeks after the shortest day? I.e., Sunday 11th Feb? 

Agreed, why do we wait so long to put the clocks forward to BST, surely end of Feb would suffice?

[Scuba steve]

2 minutes ago, Wold Topper said:

Agreed, why do we wait so long to put the clocks forward to BST, surely end of Feb would suffice?

Often thought that would be a good idea and probably save millions in energy usage 

[cheeky_monkey]

4 minutes ago, Wold Topper said:

Agreed, why do we wait so long to put the clocks forward to BST, surely end of Feb would suffice?

clocks go back here in November and go forward again in early March

[Wold Topper]

Just now, Scuba steve said:

Often thought that would be a good idea and probably save millions in energy usage 

All seems abit lopsided to me!

[Scuba steve]

Just now, Wold Topper said:

All seems abit lopsided to me!

Me too I hate the dark nights

[Wold Topper]

1 minute ago, cheeky_monkey said:

clocks go back here in November and go forward again in early March

Seems logical tbh, mid November to end of Feb here should be enough nowadays....

[Wold Topper]

2 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Me too I hate the dark nights

It just seems a waste imo....

[cheeky_monkey]

13 minutes ago, cheeky_monkey said:

clocks go back here in November and go forward again in early March

actually i would prefer if the clocks stayed on GMT here all year round.

[Weather Enthusiast91]

I seem to be one of the very few people on here who loves the dark evenings. 

[Wold Topper]

1 minute ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

I seem to be one of the very few people on here who loves the dark evenings. 

Depends what your upto?!

[damianslaw]

1 hour ago, Wold Topper said:

Depends what your upto?!

Dark evenings have an appeal at first, more a novelty, they would soon wear off if it wasn't for christmas. By mid January though they feel never ending!

[Wold Topper]

1 minute ago, damianslaw said:

Dark evenings have an appeal at first, more a novelty, they would soon wear off if it wasn't for christmas. By mid January though they feel never ending!

Agreed at the mo its not bothering me too much, its that long drag through January especially after the fun of the festivities that is a chore....

[cheeky_monkey]

sunrise here is now past 8.10am ..which is pretty much later than it ever gets anywhere in the southern half of the UK at the darkest point of the year ..will still lose close to another 4 hrs of daylight before the solstice 

[Cheshire Freeze]

On 16/10/2023 at 20:28, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

I seem to be one of the very few people on here who loves the dark evenings. 

I like them too.

Never understood why people moan so much. Get more than their fair share of light in summer when it's light til 11 and sunny by 4am in the morning. Never even gets properly dark for a few weeks around the solstice.

[Cheshire Freeze]

7 hours ago, cheeky_monkey said:

sunrise here is now past 8.10am ..which is pretty much later than it ever gets anywhere in the southern half of the UK at the darkest point of the year ..will still lose close to another 4 hrs of daylight before the solstice 

7.41am sunrise here at the moment. If the clocks didn't go back then the sun wouldn't rise until 9.23am around the winter solstice and it'd still set at 16.52, so the nights would still be early.

Edited October 18, 2023 by Cheshire Freeze

[cheese]

2 hours ago, Cheshire Freeze said:

I like them too.

Never understood why people moan so much. Get more than their fair share of light in summer when it's light til 11 and sunny by 4am in the morning. Never even gets properly dark for a few weeks around the solstice.

It’s human nature to dislike cold and darkness so the moaning is understandable. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone in real life who likes the darker evenings but they’re a dime a dozen on here 

Edited October 18, 2023 by cheese

[RJBingham]

Even talking about the clocks going back is utterly depressing