Day Light Savings Ends Tonight .

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:15 am

Knew there was something I had to do. We get an extra hour's sleep. Grin.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:30 am

Yep...yep..yep...it's that time again.

Spring forward and all that.

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:39 am

Were getting screwed out of an hours worth of weekend ! :-5

Its high time we stand up and protest !

Whos with me ?

:-3

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:14 am

I am! I want restitution for my lost hour of sleep!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:21 am

It's so confusing...UKs clocks went FORWARD last week.....US clocks go FORWARD this week....AUSSIE clocks go BACK this week. How useful are these clock changing exercises....I don't see the point nowadays.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:22 am

chonsigirl wrote: I am! I want restitution for my lost hour of sleep!

Don't worry Chonsi...you'll get it back in October

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:22 am

Thety are going to extend ours here in a few years, I forgot the year.

It is nonsense!

I'm turning out all the electricity I can, because here in Maryland, our electric bills are going up 72% this month. That's a bunch of phooey too!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:32 am

chonsigirl wrote: Thety are going to extend ours here in a few years, I forgot the year.

It is nonsense!

I'm turning out all the electricity I can, because here in Maryland, our electric bills are going up 72% this month. That's a bunch of phooey too!

72% ?

(I only posted that because I rarely get a chance to use the % key)

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:34 am

Yes, it's all they talk about on the news here-72% raise! Something is crooked somewhere with a jump in prices like that. I am in terror awaiting the next bill-I wash 5-10 loads of clothes a day, can't cut back on that.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:35 am

chonsigirl wrote: Thety are going to extend ours here in a few years, I forgot the year.

It is nonsense!

I'm turning out all the electricity I can, because here in Maryland, our electric bills are going up 72% this month. That's a bunch of phooey too!

Our 'Utility' bills have gone soaring up chonsi....certainly more than inflation. I tried to find out what they base their statistics on, but it looks pretty complicated. They say it is 2.3%....rubbish....

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:40 am

chonsigirl wrote: Yes, it's all they talk about on the news here-72% raise! Something is crooked somewhere with a jump in prices like that. I am in terror awaiting the next bill-I wash 5-10 loads of clothes a day, can't cut back on that.

I find this fairly depressing.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:44 am

Far Rider wrote: Not me it gives me an extra hour to WORK in the day light!

YEEEEAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo!

:wah:

An optimist......great just what we need around here ! :rolleyes:

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:02 am

Far Rider wrote: Sucks dont it...

Ive seen everthing go up in price rapidly in the last year...

Take plastic for instance... I use 8 to 10 rolls of 12 foot wide painters plastic sheeting.... ok so... its now costing me nearly 3 dollors more per roll! Why? becaue im told that the energy it takes to make it has increased....!

So have almost anything manufactured.

High pressure hoses are up 70 bucks from the last time I bought them about 6 months ago.

The fittings for the guns I use creep up all the time... things that were a buck 6 months ago are nearly 2 bucks now.

I understand prices rise, thats a given, but why so rapidly?

I looked on our goverment website to see if I could unravel it all.....It's a joke...Retail price index, Consumer price index, Consumer price indices, RPIX....bottom line is...we get a 2% payrise based on the goverments info. , but our TRUE cost of living increase is about 15%.

My company is moving part of the business to China...labours cheap and the cost of renting property (business) is 94% cheaper than in the UK.....irony is that the chinese won't buy goods made in china.....they liked the 'Made in England' label....the worlds gone mad....

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:04 am

mrsK wrote: Just got home from work:-6 it's 2:48 am.Big fund raiser on tonight to get some money together to buy the oldies in town a bus they can travel to different venues in,great night,sore feet.But all our time behind the bar was donated so that went towards the bus.

Well done mrsk...the oldies will love it...go and rest your poor feet.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:25 am

mrsK wrote: Bez I am going to be one of those oldies one day so I figure we help out now;) the feet are going ok I have just had a glass of red to calm the situation

Only 7 months to oldie time for me...

...bus pass and all that stuff...AND I'll get a Ã‚£200 heating allowance !

Oooooh Red...my favourite....I'll have a large glass of Shiraz later and drink a toast to you ..

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:09 pm

I hate changing the clocks back & forth, it's such a nuisance. And all it seems to do is screw up ones internal time clock for several days untill getting to readjust.:wah:

And 72% raise in Electricity bill! That's robbing you without a GUN! "They" ought to be shot, 72 times!! Wow, feel for ya chonsi, hope they get shot down real fast! :guitarist