On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?

Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
Saves some hair tearing twice a year.

cshenk wrote:
> "sf" wrote
>
>>> Do you really want the sun coming up at 4 AM in the summer? Do you
>>> really want it still pitch dark at 8 AM in the winter?
>>
>> BTDT, it's not a problem. Is the sun coming up at 4AM so much worse
>> than at 5AM? Not for me, and that's why they invented curtains. I
>> simply don't like switching back and forth, nor do most people. One
>> hour of daylight in either direction is not a factor for anyone in
>> this day and age of electric lights.
>
> It helps to adjust a bit for kids and the bus schedules so it's light
> more often than not when they go and come home. No other real reason
> for it.


The actual reason for it was to help farmers, not kids at bus stops And
there is no real reason for it now since tractors come equipped with
headlights and even heating and A/C. Unless you're Amish, but they don't
care either way LOL There's absolutely no reason to keep flipping the
clocks back and forth these days.

"cshenk" > wrote in
:

> It helps to adjust a bit for kids and the bus schedules so it's light
> more often than not when they go and come home. No other real reason
> for it.

I've always maintained that the schools should adjust their schedule, but I
can see why they don't. Ther teachers don't want it, and neither do the
parents. People who have to be at work at 8 can't have kids not going to
school until 9.

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:35:15 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?

No. What for?

> Just go by that old saying
> "Spring to action and Fall ahead"

But it's summer time...

jmcquown wrote:
> cshenk wrote:
>> "sf" wrote
>>
>>>> Do you really want the sun coming up at 4 AM in the summer? Do you
>>>> really want it still pitch dark at 8 AM in the winter?
>>>
>>> BTDT, it's not a problem. Is the sun coming up at 4AM so much worse
>>> than at 5AM? Not for me, and that's why they invented curtains. I
>>> simply don't like switching back and forth, nor do most people. One
>>> hour of daylight in either direction is not a factor for anyone in
>>> this day and age of electric lights.
>>
>> It helps to adjust a bit for kids and the bus schedules so it's light
>> more often than not when they go and come home. No other real reason
>> for it.
>
>
> The actual reason for it was to help farmers, not kids at bus stops
> And there is no real reason for it now since tractors come equipped with
> headlights and even heating and A/C. Unless you're Amish, but they
> don't care either way LOL There's absolutely no reason to keep flipping
> the clocks back and forth these days.


What? How in the hell would it help farmers or affect them in any way?
They can wake up and go to sleep whenever they want. What does the
time have to do with farming???

The *actual reason* had something to do with energy savings. We all
learned that in grade school. More daylight when people are at home
after work (you remember work, right?) allowed for less energy for
lighting. I could Google it, but I know that's the gist of it.

-dk

wrote:
> On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
>
> Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
> finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
> intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
> Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
> which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
> the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
> Saves some hair tearing twice a year.

Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
they do when you travel to a different time zone.

My cars display the date and adjust the time automatically.

One alarm clock, two microwaves, and the programmable thermostat and I'm
done for five months. The phone/answering machine - I don't bother.

-dk

DK > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> >> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
> >
> > Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
> > finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
> > intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
> > Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
> > which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
> > the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
> > Saves some hair tearing twice a year.
>
> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
> they do when you travel to a different time zone.
>
> My cars display the date and adjust the time automatically.
>
> One alarm clock, two microwaves, and the programmable thermostat and I'm
> done for five months. The phone/answering machine - I don't bother.
>
> -dk

Two small battery clocks, my Winnie The Pooh watch, the computer (that tried
to change time last week) - and that's it. Will do the VCR if I decide to
tape something when I'm not here. The car - I have a watch - don't need the
time in the car.

The hardest one was the watch - just got it and not quite used to its quirks
yet.

Took about 5 minutes.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:53:02 -0500, Dave Smith
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>That is the thing that makes no sense to me. The extension of DST this
>year was supposed to be in order to save energy. By extending DST to the
>first Sunday in November it was getting darker and darker in the
>morning. If they figure that we are going to save energy by not having
>the lights on as early in the evening maybe someone should point out
>that we had to have them on in the morning instead.

ITA - I get up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym, leaving my kitchen lights
on, hall lights on and office lights on, crank up the heat so it'll be
toasty when I get back and turn on the coffee pot. The DH will roll
out of bed while I'm gone, so I don't bother to shut off the lights,
which don't get turned on when it's even light-ish at 5 a.m.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

DK > wrote in
:

> The *actual reason* had something to do with energy savings.

It was done during WWII. The thinking was that more people stayed up past
10 than got up at 4 or 5. Another hour the lights didn't have to burn.

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:53:02 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> BTDT, it's not a problem. Is the sun coming up at 4AM so much worse
>> than at 5AM? Not for me, and that's why they invented curtains. I
>> simply don't like switching back and forth, nor do most people. One
>> hour of daylight in either direction is not a factor for anyone in
>> this day and age of electric lights.
>
>
>That is the thing that makes no sense to me. The extension of DST this
>year was supposed to be in order to save energy. By extending DST to the
>first Sunday in November it was getting darker and darker in the
>morning. If they figure that we are going to save energy by not having
>the lights on as early in the evening maybe someone should point out
>that we had to have them on in the morning instead.

Which means it doesn't matter one whit if the hour of daylight is on
one end of the day or the other. Switching back and forth is nothing
short of silly in this modern day and age.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:35:00 -0500, DK > wrote:

>The *actual reason* had something to do with energy savings. We all
>learned that in grade school. More daylight when people are at home
>after work (you remember work, right?) allowed for less energy for
>lighting. I could Google it, but I know that's the gist of it.

Let's get businesses to turn off their lights before we worry about
one hour of home usage. I see too many buildings that are lit up
24/7.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >, elaich > wrote:

> sf > wrote in :
>
> > Maybe it was ok 100 years ago.... even 50, but it's been outmoded for
> > at least the last 40 years. I say "get with the times" and stop
> > messing with the clock!
>
> Do you really want the sun coming up at 4 AM in the summer? Do you really
> want it still pitch dark at 8 AM in the winter?

Yes,
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article >,
DK > wrote:

> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
> they do when you travel to a different time zone.

Depends on the cellphone. I have to change mine manually and it's only
1 1/2 years old! It's a Motorola too.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> > Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
>
> Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
> finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
> intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
> Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
> which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
> the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
> Saves some hair tearing twice a year.

Really? My cell phone gets its date and time from the Verizon Wireless
network. I don't have to do anything to set it. I use my cell phone to
set my car's clock and the clocks in my apartment. I don't know if all
Toyotas are the same for setting the clock, but its easy on my Prius.
You just press the hour button until it shows the correct hour. It took
all of two seconds to change my car's clock this morning.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> DK > wrote:
>
>> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
>> they do when you travel to a different time zone.
>
> Depends on the cellphone. I have to change mine manually and it's only
> 1 1/2 years old! It's a Motorola too.

The time and date are sent to the phone by the provider. Who do you have?

-dk

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:53:02 -0500, Dave Smith
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
>> That is the thing that makes no sense to me. The extension of DST this
>> year was supposed to be in order to save energy. By extending DST to the
>> first Sunday in November it was getting darker and darker in the
>> morning. If they figure that we are going to save energy by not having
>> the lights on as early in the evening maybe someone should point out
>> that we had to have them on in the morning instead.
>
> ITA - I get up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym, leaving my kitchen lights
> on, hall lights on and office lights on, crank up the heat so it'll be
> toasty when I get back and turn on the coffee pot. The DH will roll
> out of bed while I'm gone, so I don't bother to shut off the lights,
> which don't get turned on when it's even light-ish at 5 a.m.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>


That's fantastic!

-dk

In article >,
DK > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > DK > wrote:
> >
> >> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
> >> they do when you travel to a different time zone.
> >
> > Depends on the cellphone. I have to change mine manually and it's only
> > 1 1/2 years old! It's a Motorola too.
>
> The time and date are sent to the phone by the provider. Who do you have?
>
> -dk

Tracfone.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article >, elaich > wrote:

> sf > wrote in :
>
> > Maybe it was ok 100 years ago.... even 50, but it's been outmoded for
> > at least the last 40 years. I say "get with the times" and stop
> > messing with the clock!
>
> Do you really want the sun coming up at 4 AM in the summer? Do you really
> want it still pitch dark at 8 AM in the winter?

No, but let's stop messing with the clock. Just pass a law that the sun
can't come up until some mutually agreed time but no later than some
other mutually agreed time. What could be the problem with that?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"elaich" > wrote in message ...
> sf > wrote in
> :
>
>> Maybe it was ok 100 years ago.... even 50, but it's been outmoded for
>> at least the last 40 years. I say "get with the times" and stop
>> messing with the clock!
>
> Do you really want the sun coming up at 4 AM in the summer? Do you really
> want it still pitch dark at 8 AM in the winter?

Matter of preference. I'd rather have the dark in the morning than in the
evening. I can, within reason, work any hours I choose so I start about 7.
Most of the year I never turn on the lights in my office, but that past
couple of weeks I needed them some mornings. As we get closer to 12/21 it
will be getting dark just about when I get home.

In summer, it is getting light just about the time I get up, 5:30. Suites
me fine.

DST value also varies depending where in the time zone you are. If I was
further west, it may not be as beneficial. I just prefer more light later
in the day and have some control to achieve that. Most people have to
conform to the schedule set by others.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote

> DST value also varies depending where in the time zone you are. If I was
> further west, it may not be as beneficial. I just prefer more light later
> in the day and have some control to achieve that. Most people have to
> conform to the schedule set by others.

I have family in Michigan, it was a real eye-opener to find out
just how dark it is in the morning there! We're on opposite sides
of the same time zone.

nancy

On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:07:12 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote
>
>> DST value also varies depending where in the time zone you are. If I was
>> further west, it may not be as beneficial. I just prefer more light later
>> in the day and have some control to achieve that. Most people have to
>> conform to the schedule set by others.
>
>I have family in Michigan, it was a real eye-opener to find out
>just how dark it is in the morning there! We're on opposite sides
>of the same time zone.
>
I also remember it being light at 10PM and I wasn't in the northern
part.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Nov 2, 8:47 pm, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> > > Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
>
> > Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
> > finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
> > intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
> > Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
> > which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
> > the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
> > Saves some hair tearing twice a year.
>
> Really? My cell phone gets its date and time from the Verizon Wireless
> network. I don't have to do anything to set it. I use my cell phone to
> set my car's clock and the clocks in my apartment. I don't know if all
> Toyotas are the same for setting the clock, but its easy on my Prius.
> You just press the hour button until it shows the correct hour. It took
> all of two seconds to change my car's clock this morning.

I was tawkin' about the landline sets in the house which show the
time.

You've now given me courage to tackle the car. Now, to just find that
darn owner's manual..... there is a condensed version in the glove
compartment, I theeeenk.

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Nov 2, 8:47 pm, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> >
> > wrote:
> > > On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> > > > Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
> >
> > > Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
> > > finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will require
> > > intense owner's manual study and about a week before I tackle it.
> > > Here's a tip which might help: I keep the manuals for the phones
> > > which need change of time in the nearest drawer to that phone - and on
> > > the front cover I jot the page number where the instructions reside.
> > > Saves some hair tearing twice a year.
> >
> > Really? My cell phone gets its date and time from the Verizon Wireless
> > network. I don't have to do anything to set it. I use my cell phone to
> > set my car's clock and the clocks in my apartment. I don't know if all
> > Toyotas are the same for setting the clock, but its easy on my Prius.
> > You just press the hour button until it shows the correct hour. It took
> > all of two seconds to change my car's clock this morning.
>
> I was tawkin' about the landline sets in the house which show the
> time.
>
> You've now given me courage to tackle the car. Now, to just find that
> darn owner's manual..... there is a condensed version in the glove
> compartment, I theeeenk.

I keep mine under the seat on the passenger side.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

wrote:
> On Nov 2, 8:47 pm, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>>
>> wrote:
>>> On Nov 2, 7:35 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>>>> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?
>>
>>> Oh sure, it took about a half hour. One stinking clock required
>>> finding a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, clock in my car will


Why the hell do you care what time your car clock reads? Ever heard of a
wrist watch?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
>
> Why the hell do you care what time your car clock reads? Ever heard of
> a wrist watch?

I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
wrong time would be confusing.

Dave Smith wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>
>> Why the hell do you care what time your car clock reads? Ever heard
>> of a wrist watch?
>
> I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
> clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
> wrong time would be confusing.

I certainly don't wear a wrist watch daily, in fact I leave it in the
console of my car with my work credentials. I only put it on when going
to work or a meeting and remove it as I get back in the car. I depend on
my car clock to be somewhat accurate. I always set it about five minutes
fast though just to be on the safe side.

"cshenk" schrieb :
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>
>> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead? Just go by that old saying
>> "Spring to action and Fall ahead"
>
> Grin, Spring forward, Fall back.
"It's just a jump to the left" ;-)

Cheers,

Michael "time warp" Kuettner

Dave Smith wrote:

> I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
> clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
> wrong time would be confusing.

The clock in my old car was out most of the time, I
don't know what was wrong with it besides being 15 years
old. Sometimes it would decide to work. It would be on
who-knows-what time, an hour off, two hours off, who knows.
Not the actual time.

But damned if when it was working, I wouldn't check it a
couple of times when I was driving. Stop looking at it!
That's not the time! It's like a magnet for your eyes.

nancy

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead? Just go by that old saying
> "Spring to action and Fall ahead"
>
>


Close, but it's "Spring Ahead and Fall Back."

We were in the Boston area for a wedding Saturday night, staying in a
hotel. We remembered to change our watches and the clock radio.
The hotel had slipped a letter under our door two mornings in a row to
remind us--then the wake up call we had asked for at 7AM came at 6AM.
Evidently more than one person changed the clocks.

gloria p

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> DK > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> DK > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
>>>> they do when you travel to a different time zone.
>>> Depends on the cellphone. I have to change mine manually and it's only
>>> 1 1/2 years old! It's a Motorola too.
>> The time and date are sent to the phone by the provider. Who do you have?
>>
>> -dk
>
> Tracfone.

I'm not familiar with them. I would think they would offer the same
service.

-dk

Goomba wrote:
>
>>
>> I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
>> clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
>> wrong time would be confusing.
>
> I certainly don't wear a wrist watch daily, in fact I leave it in the
> console of my car with my work credentials. I only put it on when going
> to work or a meeting and remove it as I get back in the car. I depend on
> my car clock to be somewhat accurate. I always set it about five minutes
> fast though just to be on the safe side.

My wife does that too. I have never really understood the idea of idea
of setting a clock a few minutes ahead to be on the safe side. I set
myself ahead. Rather than putting the clock ahead and pushing things to
the wire, I plan to be places a few minutes early.

On Mon 03 Nov 2008 06:14:48p, Dave Smith told us...

> Goomba wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
>>> clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
>>> wrong time would be confusing.
>>
>> I certainly don't wear a wrist watch daily, in fact I leave it in the
>> console of my car with my work credentials. I only put it on when going
>> to work or a meeting and remove it as I get back in the car. I depend on
>> my car clock to be somewhat accurate. I always set it about five minutes
>> fast though just to be on the safe side.
>
> My wife does that too. I have never really understood the idea of idea
> of setting a clock a few minutes ahead to be on the safe side. I set
> myself ahead. Rather than putting the clock ahead and pushing things to
> the wire, I plan to be places a few minutes early.

I used to love wearing watches and have a nice collection, many of which
are from the 1920s thru the 1940s, but somewhere along the line I just quit
wearing them. I have one modern “dress” watch with electronic movement,
but I rarely wear it either. Instead, I depend on my cell phone for
accurate time, as I always have my cell phone with me.

I have a clock radio that sets its time automatically, and I do use the
radio to wake up to because I find the alarm buzzer just too grating and
shocking in the morning.

I have never, will never set any clock or watch ahead. If you can’t keep
yourself on schedule, there’s really something wrong with that picture.

--

In article >,
DK > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > DK > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> DK > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Cell phones change instantly and without user intervention. Just like
> >>>> they do when you travel to a different time zone.
> >>> Depends on the cellphone. I have to change mine manually and it's only
> >>> 1 1/2 years old! It's a Motorola too.
> >> The time and date are sent to the phone by the provider. Who do you have?
> >>
> >> -dk
> >
> > Tracfone.
>
> I'm not familiar with them. I would think they would offer the same
> service.
>
> -dk

It's a pre-paid phone, and no, they don't.

Not that it's any big deal. Took me all of 30 seconds to change the time
under "tools". :-) I had to re-set the time too the one time I let the
battery totally run out to re-set the number of days it held a charge.

Sorry, but I can't afford to pay for sophisticated contracts. I pay 10
cents per minute to use my phone, period. No monthly charge. The
"contract" is currently paid up 09-16-2011 as you get 90 days of service
per time card.

It ends up running me a max of about $20.00 per month to own my
cellphone.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article 0>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Mon 03 Nov 2008 06:14:48p, Dave Smith told us...

> > of setting a clock a few minutes ahead to be on the safe side. I set
> > myself ahead. Rather than putting the clock ahead and pushing things to
> > the wire, I plan to be places a few minutes early.
>
> I used to love wearing watches

I've never really liked wearing them all that well, but more
importantly, they irritate my skin, so I keep them in my pocket.

> I have never, will never set any clock or watch ahead. If you can’t keep
> yourself on schedule, there’s really something wrong with that picture.

I won't ever set a clock to the wrong time on purpose. I think it's
just our personality. Other people work differently, and I *try* to
respect that. My wife worked with a woman once. We had two kids and I
worked full time. My wife worked part time and had very few set hours.
She took to lying to the other woman. If my wife wanted to start at
3PM she would tell the other woman to meet at 2:30PM. You could count
on her getting there at 3PM, always with an excuse. We just couldn't
afford paying dropin child care rates for two kids.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

DK wrote:

>> Tracfone.
>
> I'm not familiar with them. I would think they would offer the same
> service.
>
> -dk

It is a disposable phone often purchased by folks who can't pass credit
checks or don't want to leave a paper trail.

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> DK wrote:
>
> >> Tracfone.
> >
> > I'm not familiar with them. I would think they would offer the same
> > service.
> >
> > -dk
>
> It is a disposable phone often purchased by folks who can't pass credit
> checks or don't want to leave a paper trail.

<lol> No dear. I just don't want to pay for a cellphone contract!

My credit rating is probably better than yours is. My last report
showed 760.

Why should I pay $60.00 per month for a cellphone when I can keep it to
under $20.00?
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> Why the hell do you care what time your car clock reads? Ever heard of a
> wrist watch?
>
> Jill

Wrist watches are falling out of favor;sales are declining. I'd have mine
on from early morning to bedtime. No more. Like many people I have more
sources for time than I ever thought possible. I've not worn a watch for
two years or so.

Between the car clock, cell phone, computer, assorted wall clocks, cable
box, microwaves, thermostats and probably other things I've missed, I just
don't need to put one on my arm. On this level of the house I know of 9
things that have the time on them. Upstairs at least 5.

At work, we have 5 people in the office and 8 wall clocks. Not to mention
the time on phones, computers etc.

On Mon 03 Nov 2008 07:18:49p, Dan Abel told us...

> In article 0>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Mon 03 Nov 2008 06:14:48p, Dave Smith told us...
>
>> > of setting a clock a few minutes ahead to be on the safe side. I set
>> > myself ahead. Rather than putting the clock ahead and pushing things
to
>> > the wire, I plan to be places a few minutes early.
>>
>> I used to love wearing watches
>
> I've never really liked wearing them all that well, but more
> importantly, they irritate my skin, so I keep them in my pocket.
>
>> I have never, will never set any clock or watch ahead. If you can’t
keep
>> yourself on schedule, there’s really something wrong with that picture.
>
> I won't ever set a clock to the wrong time on purpose. I think it's
> just our personality. Other people work differently, and I *try* to
> respect that. My wife worked with a woman once. We had two kids and I
> worked full time. My wife worked part time and had very few set hours.
> She took to lying to the other woman. If my wife wanted to start at
> 3PM she would tell the other woman to meet at 2:30PM. You could count
> on her getting there at 3PM, always with an excuse. We just couldn't
> afford paying dropin child care rates for two kids.
>

Makes sense to me.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:14:00 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> I always wear a wrist watch and could get along just fine without a
>> clock radio. But there is a clock in my car and to have it read the
>> wrong time would be confusing.
>
> The clock in my old car was out most of the time, I
> don't know what was wrong with it besides being 15 years
> old. Sometimes it would decide to work. It would be on
> who-knows-what time, an hour off, two hours off, who knows.
> Not the actual time.
>
> But damned if when it was working, I wouldn't check it a
> couple of times when I was driving. Stop looking at it!
> That's not the time! It's like a magnet for your eyes.
>
> nancy

what i find myself doing - and for the life of me can't figure out why - is
when the time is announced - say on the t.v. screen or some p.a. system - i
look at my watch or another clock in the room.

it's not just me, though. if someone says at a meeting 'well it's almost
one o'clock, it's almost guaranteed a couple people will look at their
watches. it's baffling.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:43:05 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>
>> Why the hell do you care what time your car clock reads? Ever heard of a
>> wrist watch?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Wrist watches are falling out of favor;sales are declining. I'd have mine
> on from early morning to bedtime. No more. Like many people I have more
> sources for time than I ever thought possible. I've not worn a watch for
> two years or so.
>
> Between the car clock, cell phone, computer, assorted wall clocks, cable
> box, microwaves, thermostats and probably other things I've missed, I just
> don't need to put one on my arm. On this level of the house I know of 9
> things that have the time on them. Upstairs at least 5.
>
> At work, we have 5 people in the office and 8 wall clocks. Not to mention
> the time on phones, computers etc.

i didn't wear a watch for many years, but could still the time within five
minutes or so. there are an amazing number of external clues, even if you
don't pay conscious attention to them.

your pal,
blake