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Spring

Is today the first day of Spring?

Gerry Tan ● 6770d7 Comments

Tomorrow I think Gerry. March is running true to form, but how ridiculous that a Bank Holiday falls the week before the clocks go forward!!I think they should go forward at the end of February, roughly where they go the other way in October.

Colin Vaughan ● 6770d

Colin wrote: > think they should go forward at the end of February, roughly where they go the other way in October.

David Fox ● 6769d

What was the original thinking behind the shifting of our clocks twice a year?  It now seems a bit daft.  Why can't we just have one time all year and make life nice and simple?  :-(

Gerry Tan ● 6769d

Daylight saving time during WW1,Gerry. In fact Double Summertime was introduced during the WW2 period. The plan now is to retain BST and add one hour between May to August. Personnally I like light evenings, as opposed to the opinions of those I jocularly (I stress jocular in case some sensitive soul takes offence)term as 'Tweeded Muffin Munchers,' who seem to want it to be dark at 4pm in the middle of June if they could work it!!If our Scottish friends don't like it they can have their own time zone, it works in the USA, why not here, I 'm sure Mr Salmond would welcome it as further proof of independance.

Colin Vaughan ● 6769d

I'm dreaming of a white easter....

Barbara Yerolemou ● 6767d

I read on the BBC url that a white Easter is more likely than a Christmas.

Graham Weeks ● 6767d

The first day bit is an official thingy that has nothing to do with the weather. Spring doesn't really have a first day it just sort of happens. I take Spring as happening when the buds "spring" forth. This is a little while before the leaves "fall" off.

Francis House ● 6767d