Double summertime

 

As an ex dairy farmer I used to get up in the dark and finish work in the dark so it makes no difference in fact it was a bloody nuisance. I was quite happy to ignore the change but had to finish milking before the kids went to school or the milk tanker collection time would change so it was about fitting in with everyone else.

I think it goes back to war time and many farms didnt have electricity and tractors didnt have lights so work had to be done in daylight hours.

 

OK, we'll still be out of synch with the US, China etc., but at least we can be in tune with a heck of a lot more people than now.

 

The use of the term 'double summer time' is really confusing when apparently they are proposing single summer time, based on Central European Time all year round. That said, I always thought double summer time per se was a great idea: put the clocks forward one hour at the beginning of March and another at the beginning of May to September. No more problems with time limits on Wednesdays! Probably too complicated for people, though.

 

One argument I've never understood is the Scottish farmers. Surely cows can't tell the time? So the farmer can suit himself and them and just work to solar time all year round can't he? Must be more to it; maybe someone can enlighten me.

 

Warm?.........Summer?........Warm Summer??

 

Nope - don't believe you.