They scrapped it for a while in the 70s. I'm not sure why they reinstated it. Something to do with Scotland,I think. I remember an Australian telling me that when it was proposed in Australia, there were complaints to the papers that the extra daylight would fade the curtains and confuse the cattle. What i found most puzzling was the fact that, holding such views, they were able to write at all. That was many years ago and I have since discovered that many people with stupid ideas are well able to write.😒
There are parts of Scotland that would still be dark at ten am in winter @B3, and dark again by half three. Of course, now that we have leccy - as well as running water indoors -it's not such a big problem ... Stupid people indeed - have you read some of the comments on Yahoo?
All those remaining diaries and calenders will be on eBay @wild edges- special editions...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They scrapped it in 1968, it was reinstated because they’re were many complaints about children walking to school in dark and there was a rise in road accidents.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Changing the hour clearly doesn't add or remove hours of daylight available. Scotland is always going to have shorter days in winter and shorter nights in summer because of its latitude.
Drivers and pedestrians just need to adjust their behaviour - pay more attention, use dipped headlights and slow down for drivers and wear some light reflecting clothes for pedestrians and look before you cross a road. Can't tell you how many pedestrians and cyclists ther were in Belgium (still are I expect) who don't realise how invisible they are in tehir dark winter coats, hats and scarves. A bit of white or cream would save many a scare or worse.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Apparently daylight saving is going to be scrapped from 2021. I'm not sure why it takes that long to sort out? Maybe it's because diaries and things that mention it have already been printed?
That was proposed a year or so back by the EU, but it would have been up to each country to decide for itself whether or not to scrap it. Potentially clocks would need to be put back and forward every time you crossed a border. EU at its best.
When I posted this I hadn't seen the post from Obelixx saying exactly the same thing.
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I remember an Australian telling me that when it was proposed in Australia, there were complaints to the papers that the extra daylight would fade the curtains and confuse the cattle. What i found most puzzling was the fact that, holding such views, they were able to write at all.
That was many years ago and I have since discovered that many people with stupid ideas are well able to write.😒
Of course, now that we have leccy - as well as running water indoors -it's not such a big problem ...
Stupid people indeed - have you read some of the comments on Yahoo?
All those remaining diaries and calenders will be on eBay @wild edges- special editions...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Drivers and pedestrians just need to adjust their behaviour - pay more attention, use dipped headlights and slow down for drivers and wear some light reflecting clothes for pedestrians and look before you cross a road. Can't tell you how many pedestrians and cyclists ther were in Belgium (still are I expect) who don't realise how invisible they are in tehir dark winter coats, hats and scarves. A bit of white or cream would save many a scare or worse.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
It sounded painfully close too...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.