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jazzy_dave) wrote2019-10-21 11:15 am
jazzy_dave) wrote2019-10-21 11:15 am
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Monday Musings
Thankfully, it has stopped raining. Most of the morning was a tumultuous downpour. I have shuffled some work schedules and thus just doing a couple of visits in Ashford this afternoon.
Meanwhile, I was listening to the radio and finished a couple more episodes of Roswell.
Our clocks go back this weekend - known as Daylight Saving Time - it was originally instituted in the United States during World War I and World War II in order to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy for the war production which we Brits adopted. I think it is time we radically change this idea as it seems no longer relevant
Advocates in support of Daylight Saving Time suggest that in addition to reducing crime and automobile accidents, extended daylight hours also improve energy conservation by allowing people to use less energy to light their businesses and homes. Opposing studies argue the energy saved during Daylight Saving Time is offset by greater energy use during the darker autumn and winter months. I favour keeping the time to BST - British Summer Time - which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is the basis for civil time today. This 24-hour time standard is kept using highly precise atomic clocks combined with the Earth's rotation.
So, my little gripe is now complete but this made me smile courtesy of my bro -
Meanwhile, I was listening to the radio and finished a couple more episodes of Roswell.
Our clocks go back this weekend - known as Daylight Saving Time - it was originally instituted in the United States during World War I and World War II in order to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy for the war production which we Brits adopted. I think it is time we radically change this idea as it seems no longer relevant
Advocates in support of Daylight Saving Time suggest that in addition to reducing crime and automobile accidents, extended daylight hours also improve energy conservation by allowing people to use less energy to light their businesses and homes. Opposing studies argue the energy saved during Daylight Saving Time is offset by greater energy use during the darker autumn and winter months. I favour keeping the time to BST - British Summer Time - which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is the basis for civil time today. This 24-hour time standard is kept using highly precise atomic clocks combined with the Earth's rotation.
So, my little gripe is now complete but this made me smile courtesy of my bro -