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Coming home from holiday can be a disappointment at the best of times. The inevitable return to normal routine, colder climes and everyday life is cherished by few. However, one couple in Cumbria have taken the post-holiday blues to a whole other level, by bringing a new time zone home with them. Coming home from holiday can be a disappointment at the best of times.
After a holiday in Tenerife, pensioners Jim and Barbara Casey realised that they enjoyed being one hour ahead of GMT so much that they’d keep the time zone even when they returned to the UK. The inevitable return to normal routine, colder climes and everyday life is cherished by few. However, one couple in Cumbria have taken the post-holiday blues to a whole other level, by bringing a new time zone home with them.
Following a holiday in Tenerife, Jim and Barbara Casey realised that they enjoyed being one hour ahead of GMT so much that they’d keep the time zone when they returned to the UK.
The couple have reset their clocks and fully committed to Tenerife time. They say that there are many perks to the practice, including getting the best seats in restaurants and avoiding crowds and traffic jams.  The couple have reset their clocks and fully committed to Tenerife time. They say that there are many perks to the practice, including getting the best seats in restaurants and avoiding crowds and traffic jams.  
They’ve termed their practice WARP; Winter Adjustment for Retired People. They’ve termed their practice WARP; Winter Adjustment for Retired People. 
Mr Casey told The Daily Telegraph: “We find it great, it makes the day a bit longer. We are on continental time and we can never be late. There are so many benefits to it- if you’re on holiday and you go down to breakfast, you’re always an hour ahead of everyone else so you never queue. Mr Casey told The Daily Telegraph: “We find it great, it makes the day a bit longer. We are on continental time and we can never be late. There are so many benefits to it. When we go out to a restaurant here for lunch then there’s nobody there so we get served first and get the best seats. We miss a lot of the rush hour traffic too and it means when we go shopping there’s always somewhere to park.”
“When we go out to a restaurant here for lunch then there’s nobody there so we get served first and get the best seats. We miss a lot of the rush hour traffic too and it means when we go shopping there’s always somewhere to park.” Another perk, according to the couple, is that it enables them break free from convention and take a stand against the government. 
Another perk, according to the couple, is that it enables them break free from convention and take a stand against the government. Mr Casey says: “I don’t like being told to do things by the government- they robbed us of an hour of daylight without asking us.” Indeed, the Caseys are so committed to rebelling against government norms that if the country were to commit to WARP too, they have said they may move their clocks forward another hour just to be different.
Indeed, the Caseys are so committed to rebelling against government norms that if the country were to commit to WARP too, they’d move their clocks forward another hour just to be different. Mr Casey warns: “When government time catches up with us we might even move forward again.” Support for a 'Universal Timezone' has gathered pace globally, after being backed by economists.
Support for a 'Universal Timezone' has been gathering pace globally, after being backed by economists. It has been argued that synchronised time zones will allow for easier transactions between businesses and markets. Indonesia has proposed abolishing two of its three time zones for economic reasons. It has been argued that synchronised time zones will allow for easier transactions between businesses and markets.
Indonesia has proposed abolishing two of its three time zones for economic reasons.