Time

[doncaster]

Why do we have to change time at 02.00 and say not 01.00 or 03.00?

[B00]

I know someone is gonna prove me wrong here, but I'm guessing when they had the idea to do this in the 1st place they obviously had to pick a time and stick to it-2.am is a good a time as any isn't it?

[woofgang]

you change back and forward at the same time. If you used 1 am, going back would take you to 12.00, thus raising the potential for legal complications about signatures on forms, birth dates etcet. using 2 am gets it done as soon as poss while keeping you in the same day

[B00]

See? told ya someone would prove me wrong :-(

[woofgang]

sorry BOO

[spangle111]

They did change it at 1am many years ago but it caused major problems for BT and all their systems - it took days to sort out all the problems it caused with dates etc. so it was decided that 2am was far less problematical.

[steve @ home]

'cos everyone's asleep at 2am (well, i always am) so no-one sees the clock fairies at work...

[Piper-AK]

The lazy little fairies couldn't be bothered coming to my house last night. I'll be having words....

[sophie_1003]

It's so the pubs cn't stay open an extra hour, and it was at 3 this year anyway!