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Those resident in the USA, and most of those resident in Canada, are reminded to put their clocks forward tonight.

Perhaps this thread can be used in the future: subscribe to the thread, and for aeons (æons?) to come you will be reminded of these matters.

jdaw1 wrote:Those resident in the USA, and most of those resident in Canada, are reminded to put their clocks forward tonight.

Perhaps this thread can be used in the future: subscribe to the thread, and for aeons (æons?) to come you will be reminded of these matters.

This is the only use of the Americanised term for Autumn that I use. Spring forward, Autumn back just does not work!

In the Uk however, this is another 3 weeks away - Sunday 29th March. (Sunday 25th October is the other date!)

Vernal forwards, autumnal back

I find the first British act on this topic (c.14 (6 & 7 Geo. 5.), ‟An Act to provide for the Time in Great Britain and Ireland being in advance of Greenwich and Dublin mean time respectively in the summer months”), one of the most disturbing pieces of legislation in existence: not only does the government interfere in every aspect of our lives, but through this act, the fabric of time and space itself!

In 1752, merely to fall in line with a European mis-calculation, worse was done (Calendar Act of 1750).

Wiki wrote: Scotland
Scotland had already made the change to having the year begin on 1 January in 1600,

The same thing happened with the Poll Tax.

jdaw1 wrote:In 1752, merely to fall in line with a European mis-calculation, worse was done (Calendar Act of 1750).

I tend to agree, though it’s somewhat undermined with the phrase ‟have been found by experience to be attended with divers inconveniences” (in the preamble) which I find rather attractive!

My grumble is the miscalculation. Pope Gregory reset the clock back to the Council of Nicea, rather than to the original Julian proclamation. Hence the modern calendar is wrong by three days. Today should be Tuesday 13th March 2009, rather than Tuesday 10th March 2009.

My campaign to have this fixed has got off to a slow start.

jdaw1 wrote:My grumble is the miscalculation. Pope Gregory reset the clock back to the Council of Nicea, rather than to the original Julian proclamation. Hence the modern calendar is wrong by three days. Today should be Tuesday 13th March 2009, rather than Tuesday 10th March 2009.

My campaign to have this fixed has got off to a slow start.

Ah, sorry. Misunderstood you there. I thought your main complaint was that today is not 10th March 2008/9.

jdaw1 wrote:My campaign to have this fixed has got off to a slow start.

I haven't laughed so loudly in an empty house for a very long time

DRT wrote:I haven't laughed so loudly in an empty house for a very long time

Ooooh: has my campaign gained a second adherent?

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:I haven't laughed so loudly in an empty house for a very long time

Ooooh: has my campaign gained a second adherent?

You can count on my vote in the Referendum.

Yeah! Popularity has doubled!

JacobH: this might be your thing. Can I rely on your vote?

This will change the end of the tax year to 8th April, making my explanation of the darned thing on Payroll courses even more enjoyable.