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laserguy Seasoned

laserguy

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  • Location: South Yorkshire
  • Location: South Yorkshire
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Ah well, it's gone in the morning now. I arrive at work at 6am and it's now dark

 

Impressive, the speed things progress - was only 11 August that the sun was (just) still above the horizon at 6am!

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March Blizzard Rising Star

March Blizzard

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  • Location: Stockport
  • Location: Stockport
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The only thing that ticks me off when the clocks go forward is all the "Summer's here!" nonsense that you hear, even while the trees are still bare and you have snow falling, as was the case earlier this year.

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Relativistic Seasoned

Relativistic

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  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
  • Weather Preferences: Unseasonably cold weather (at all times of year), wind, and thunderstorms.
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
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Sunset is now before 8pm and tonight is the first very cold night of the autumn. It's already down to 7.6C which is lower than any temperature between 4th July and 30th August Posted Image

What a difference! We're above 20C down here!
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Dusk1983 Apprentice

Dusk1983

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  • Location: London
  • Location: London
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Very odd today, getting on the tube at 6.45 in hot sunshine, walking out from the station at the other end at 7.30 with my sunglasses already on, exactly as I have for the last 4 months... but finding it almost dark already! Really struck me today, Summer has gone for another year. Personally feel ready for some cooler, fresher weather.

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johnholmes Maestro

johnholmes

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  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
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The days certainly are shortening, getting on for 2 hours at each end of the day from sunrise and sunset times on 21 June for here.

0623 from 0435 and 1942 from 2137 BST

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Yarmy Maestro

Yarmy

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  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Hoar Frost, Snow, Misty Autumn mornings
  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL
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I'm not entirely convinced the sun has risen today.

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ARTDEMOLE Seasoned

ARTDEMOLE

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  • Location: Peasedown St John.N.E.Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Fair to Foul...
  • Location: Peasedown St John.N.E.Somerset
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Had to put a light on this morning at 06:45.First time for ages..It was raining and the clouds were dark...

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Bottesford Experienced

Bottesford

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  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Weather Preferences: Ample sunshine; Hot weather; Mixed winters with cold and mild spells
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
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The low light levels today really cloud your head up I find. This morning especially my pc monitor was blazing bright with outside so dull it was giving me a headache - reminds me exactly of things to come when 4pm headaches return - the combo of an airless office + darkness mid way through the day really makes you feel rotten.

Of course I shall be working elsewhere this time so hopefully I can get some air in more easily!

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Gaz1985 Community Regular

Gaz1985

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  • Location: Droylsden, Manchester, 94 metres/308 feet ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Dry/mild/warm/sunny/high pressure/no snow/no rain
  • Location: Droylsden, Manchester, 94 metres/308 feet ASL
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The low light levels today really cloud your head up I find. This morning especially my pc monitor was blazing bright with outside so dull it was giving me a headache - reminds me exactly of things to come when 4pm headaches return - the combo of an airless office + darkness mid way through the day really makes you feel rotten.

Of course I shall be working elsewhere this time so hopefully I can get some air in more easily!

 

Yes I think today's weather will only magnify the darkness this evening. 

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Jax Veteran

Jax

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  • Location: N.Bedfordshire, E.Northamptonshire
  • Weather Preferences: Cool not cold, warm not hot. No strong Wind.
  • Location: N.Bedfordshire, E.Northamptonshire
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sun is out here

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Summer Sun Maestro

Summer Sun

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington
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Clocks go forward in Canada first Sunday in March

 

Its a much better time to do it America does the same I think for some reason Europe does it way too late

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Bottesford Experienced

Bottesford

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  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Weather Preferences: Ample sunshine; Hot weather; Mixed winters with cold and mild spells
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
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We have to move our clocks when Europe does so not up to our government. 

Really thought it should move in line with the US if nothing else to help business - I've certainly felt the confusion of it at work before!

But really it'd help loads with energy saving as it would take daylight away from 6am-7am and put it 6pm-7pm when the majority of people are awake.

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laserguy Seasoned

laserguy

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  • Location: South Yorkshire
  • Location: South Yorkshire
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But really it'd help loads with energy saving as it would take daylight away from 6am-7am and put it 6pm-7pm when the majority of people are awake.

 

Stoppit! You'll be giving the AGW nuts ideas!

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smithyweather Aficionado

smithyweather

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  • Location: Outside Limavady.
  • Location: Outside Limavady.
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We have to move our clocks when Europe does so not up to our government. 

Really thought it should move in line with the US if nothing else to help business - I've certainly felt the confusion of it at work before!

But really it'd help loads with energy saving as it would take daylight away from 6am-7am and put it 6pm-7pm when the majority of people are awake.

How on under-god would it help business when the USA is 4 hours difference during that time period? Sorry but being 4 hours is better than 5 hours. 

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Bottesford Experienced

Bottesford

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  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Weather Preferences: Ample sunshine; Hot weather; Mixed winters with cold and mild spells
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
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Yes but its only 4 hours for 3 (or is it 4?) weeks of the year and you'd probably not be amazed how many people get caught out by that! 

It'd def be easier 4 hours all the time but that doesn't make sense given the distance here to the east coast of the US.

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Relativistic Seasoned

Relativistic

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  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
  • Weather Preferences: Unseasonably cold weather (at all times of year), wind, and thunderstorms.
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
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It's a 5:30am start for me tomorrow so with a bit of luck there'll be some decent cloudcover and it will be dark at that time...

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laserguy Seasoned

laserguy

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  • Location: South Yorkshire
  • Location: South Yorkshire
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It's a 5:30am start for me tomorrow so with a bit of luck there'll be some decent cloudcover and it will be dark at that time...

 

Oh it'll be dark alright, don't worry about that!

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hillbilly Accomplished

hillbilly

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  • Location: halifax 125m
  • Weather Preferences: extremes the unusual and interesting facts
  • Location: halifax 125m
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It's a 5:30am start for me tomorrow so with a bit of luck there'll be some decent cloudcover and it will be dark at that time...

If you walk round the house with the curtains closed how do you see without having to put on the lights on and do you have a couple of freezers with doors open like laserguy!

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damianslaw Maestro

damianslaw

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  • Location: Windermere 120m asl
  • Location: Windermere 120m asl
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Certainly noticing the shortening levels of light, we are loosing 3 minutes at the start of each day and the end at the moment- the greatest daily rate of loss occurs fron now until the clocks go back. On cloudy wet days like today the effect is much more greatly felt, indeed because of this it feels like we have lost a month all of a sudden.

 

What a contrast in feel to say only 2 weeks ago.

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NorthernRab Accomplished

NorthernRab

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  • Location: Inbhir Nis / Inverness - 636 ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Freezing fog, frost, snow, sunshine.
  • Location: Inbhir Nis / Inverness - 636 ft asl
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Sunset is now before 8pm and tonight is the first very cold night of the autumn. It's already down to 7.6C which is lower than any temperature between 4th July and 30th August :cold:

We actually reached 5'C weeks ago but it went unmentioned be caused people weren't at all in winter mode
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Relativistic Seasoned

Relativistic

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  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
  • Weather Preferences: Unseasonably cold weather (at all times of year), wind, and thunderstorms.
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
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If you walk round the house with the curtains closed how do you see without having to put on the lights on and do you have a couple of freezers with doors open like laserguy!

I turn a couple of lights on but at this time of year I try to get outside as quickly as possible to enjoy the darkness.
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Jax Veteran

Jax

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  • Location: N.Bedfordshire, E.Northamptonshire
  • Weather Preferences: Cool not cold, warm not hot. No strong Wind.
  • Location: N.Bedfordshire, E.Northamptonshire
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I turn a couple of lights on but at this time of year I try to get outside as quickly as possible to enjoy the darkness.

you wil have plenty of time over the next few months to enjoy that :)

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