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Mar 6th 2009 | 1:33 pm

#31

Norri

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Re: Spring Forward

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMDA

The clocks don't change until 29th March in the UK so a bit longer in the dark for us

I'll make it easy

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowbunny

Farmers hate daylight savings.... it's the leisure industry that got it passed.

Bush decided to move the dates around Because He Could in the name of saving energy - when it has been proven that it actually costs MORE energy due to the southwestern shift of the US population.

I thought it was during the first world war so that we could make more bombs and things, not really a Disney thing.

Mar 6th 2009 | 2:48 pm

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Re: Spring Forward

And don't forget to wipe your arse after you take a dump

Mar 7th 2009 | 8:19 am

#33

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Re: Spring Forward

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonrob

Scroll up a bit.

Bit more...

There!

Or, use the computer ... thing called google .... search for 'uk daylight savings time ...
http://www.google.com/search?q=uk+da...ient=firefox-a

First hit: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/info/bst.htm

says:

2008

Sunday 30 March 01:00 GMT - Sunday 26 October 01:00 GMT (02:00 BST)
===========================

Third hit says:
DST starts on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 1:00 AM local standard time
DST ends on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:00 AM local daylight time

... you are welcome ...