What time is it?

Captain Pulsar · Post by **Captain Pulsar** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:51 pm

Have to agree there Welshman. I'm not fussed how dark or light it is when I'm going to work in the mornings, but an extra hour of light in the evenings would make a huge difference. More flying in the Autumn and it would also help reduce "seasonal adjustment disorder" I reckon.

jamie_duff · Post by **jamie_duff** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:40 pm

Here here!

I'll never say "no" to more afternoon daytime!

Captain Pulsar · Post by **Captain Pulsar** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:03 pm

Does it actually get light that far North Jamie. Surely the icebergs cast a long shadow!!

jamie_duff · Post by **jamie_duff** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:12 pm

Only in summer

Sandy Hutton · Post by **Sandy Hutton** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:27 pm

jamie_duff wrote:Only in summer

Don't tell 'em that it never really gets dark dark up here during the summer Jamie!

Trevor Lyons · Post by **Trevor Lyons** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:05 pm

I would love England to adopt French time. Once our clocks go back and British Summer time is over, noon is at midday again. That was fine when people lived their lives symmetrically about noon, that is, got up at daybreak and retired at dusk. It hasn't been like that for centuries. Most people go to work three hours before noon, but finish work FIVE hours after; and then they stay up till midnight!

I resent it, when, in the winter, I find that the sun has been up for some time before I have even awoken; and yet it is dark before I get home from work. I don't mind going to work in the dark, so long as there is some daylight for my leisure afterwards!

jamie_duff · Post by **jamie_duff** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:01 am

I wonder if there are enough people like ourselves who enjoy outdoor activities in daylight versus those who spend their lives perpetually p155ed and thus like it dark because it feels more like "night life".

Whether it's flying real aeroplanes, radio controlled ones, or even cutting the grass - it's best to have daylight AFTER work, not before.

All those wasters who watch TV and regard drinking as a hobby can do that under artificial light, indoors at any time of the day, regardless whether it's light or dark all night.

The danger to school kids in the morning is defunkt now too, since Tarquin and Felicity are delivered by Chelsea Tractor every morning to the school gates and Chardonnay-Mercedes and her brother Gaz don't go to school anyway!

C Rule · Post by **C Rule** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:39 pm

I think we should use LMT (local mean time) then we wouldn't need watches only compasses to measure the sun's azimuth . But then the sun would need to shine and after this summer.................................

David Hardaker · Post by **David Hardaker** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:54 pm

I got it written down on a piece of paper !

John Price · Post by **John Price** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:16 pm

Lets go back to the old Imperial measurements, length , weight & time M. T. F.

MILES, TONS & FORTNIGHTS.

Works for me.

John.

Light Aircraft Association

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