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| Thread ID: 55782 | 2005-03-19 08:50:00 | Daylight Saving | Terry Porritt (14) | PC World Chat |
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| 335776 | 2005-03-19 08:50:00 | Several times on television this evening, 'they' have got it quite wrong about when clocks are put back. 'They' have all said put back clocks at 2am. The correct time to put the clocks back is at 3am daylight saving time, and the time then becomes 2am New Zealand Standard Time. Normally this doesnt make a lot of difference, but it would if you had to catch a plane around that time. www.dia.govt.nz |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 335777 | 2005-03-19 09:12:00 | I wonder how many Forum members will be around at 3 AM to do this ? I see from the message times that we have a few night owls .... | TonyF (246) | ||
| 335778 | 2005-03-19 19:45:00 | Why doesn't my XP computer tells me that ending of daylight saving will apply to my computer's time unlike Windows 98 SE when they kindly alert you that the change of time will happen? :annoyed: | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 335779 | 2005-03-19 20:57:00 | Why doesn't my XP computer tells me that ending of daylight saving will apply to my computer's time unlike Windows 98 SE when they kindly alert you that the change of time will happen? :annoyed: My XP has changed on auto. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 335780 | 2005-03-19 21:58:00 | My XP has changed on auto. Yup I know. It does on my machine too. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 335781 | 2005-03-19 22:33:00 | personally i think they could wait a few more weeks before putting clocks back. or not put them back at all. I always thought the whole idea of daylight saving was something to do with conserving electricity. If so, then considering New Zealand supposedly has such a power shortage, then wouldn't it make sense to have lighter evenings? |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 335782 | 2005-03-19 22:46:00 | At least now we will get less fading on the furnishings with 1 hour less daylight .. | godfather (25) | ||
| 335783 | 2005-03-19 22:52:00 | well its not one hour less daylight all of a sudden though. it's just the sunlight hours have shifted to make the morning lighter and the evening darker. |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 335784 | 2005-03-19 22:55:00 | manicminer, my comment was in jest, in case you have not gathered. The idea that altering the clocks will change the available light is a very old joke. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 335785 | 2005-03-19 23:03:00 | One year in the 1970s in the UK, they trialled having daylight saving permanently throughout the year, ie 1 hour ahead of GMT. This was quite good down in the south of England where we lived, but was not at all popular in the far north where children were going to school in the dark during winter. At least down south, we were able to drive home from work in daylight in the winter, and also have a bit of time for the garden etc. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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