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Clocks

So, did all those of us who follow daylight saving time or standard time remember to set all our clocks back this weekend? I forgot entirely until my beloved atomic clocks self adjusted. At least there are two clocks in my house telling me the right time (plus the computer), but it may take me a few days to remember to turn all the rest of my clocks back. Even the one in the car, which, for most of the winter, is one hour ahead and I just make the adjustment in my head every time I look at it. Seems as if I’d remember how to turn it back, but every time I have to dig out the manual to figure out how to do it and, well, it just seems like less trouble to make the mental adjustment. When are auto makers going to put atomic clocks in cars?

I so love my atomic clocks. A couple of these would be nice, too. On the other hand, I already have too many clocks—at least 9, counting off the top of my head. On the third hand, I could never have too many. I love clocks.

Posted on 10/30/06 at 01:10 PM
 




justme

See I told you the bird clock in the kitchen would chirp the right time sooner or later lol.
Hey, sooner looks funny. I can’t think of how else to pell it right now lol. I have been inhaling bleach since nine this morning though!

United States   Posted by justme on 10/30/06  at  02:26 PM





Linkmeister

Ha! We don’t observe DST out here, but my stupid bedside clock insists on adjusting for it even though I’ve followed the instructions which clearly make note of the Hawaii exemption.

Thus, I awoke at what my clock said was 0530 yesterday and tried to go back to sleep but couldn’t.  When I gave up and went out to the kitchen it was actually 0700 (thanks, oven, microwave and battery-powered wall clocks).

United States   Posted by Linkmeister on 10/30/06  at  02:29 PM





Volkher Hofmann

Identical behaviour/problems here. My atomics do the time dance on time and I’m just to darn lazy to set the other ones back. Past experience tells me that by Christmas I should have gotten tired of my various receiver and microwave clocks being an hour behind.

Did I say that daylight saving time was invented by the Nazis?
No?
Well, it must have been.

Germany   Posted by Volkher Hofmann on 10/30/06  at  03:10 PM





Kate

Ah heck, I went and set the bird clock to the right time a few weeks ago. Now I have to change it again or let the thing chirp an hour off for the next several months. That one is also a pain in the neck to set.

Volkher, I’ll probably adjust the microwave clock and the one near the television and the one that runs on weights attached to chains this week sometime. Aside from that...probably not. Generally, as long as the minute hand is accurate, I don’t really care whether the rest reflect daylight saving or standard time. smile

Linkmeister, now that you’ve reset your atomic clock, does it readjust itself for standard time everytime it updates itself? That would drive me batty.

United States   Posted by Kate on 10/30/06  at  04:16 PM





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