Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th October!
-- 
Sacha

"Sacha"  wrote in message 
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> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th October!
> -- 
> Sacha
>

I only usually remember when I get a bollocking from the local landlord for 
kicking and hammering on his front door an hour early tomorrow lunchtime. (I 
do also notice a few other weirdos and ne'er-do-wells creeping about at that 
hour.)

-- 
Pete

In message , Sacha 
 writes
>Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th October!

Thanks for that, Sacha.  I did know and then forgot.  An extra hour in 
bed! Trouble is, I'll probably be up with the lark.
-- 
June Hughes

On 2009-10-24 22:58:06 +0100, June Hughes 
 said:

> In message , Sacha 
>  writes
>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th October!
> 
> Thanks for that, Sacha.  I did know and then forgot.  An extra hour in 
> bed! Trouble is, I'll probably be up with the lark.

I get jet lag twice a year - falling back and forward.  It's so 
annoying not to be able to relish that extra hour of sleep!
-- 
Sacha

"Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio 
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> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th October!
> -- 
> Sacha
>

The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I laughed 
until I cried.

Giusi wrote:
> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>> October! --
>> Sacha
>>
>
> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
> laughed until I cried.

What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the 
door.  BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the 
US.

On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:

> Giusi wrote:
>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>> October! --
>>> Sacha
>>> 
>> 
>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>> laughed until I cried.
> 
> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door. 
>  BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.

It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty 
shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.
-- 
Sacha

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:40:53 +0000, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>
>> Giusi wrote:
>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>> October! --
>>>> Sacha
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>> laughed until I cried.
>> 
>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door. 
>>  BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>
>It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty 
>shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091024-22791.html
In Germany they are complaining about having to change the clocks to winter
time. I thought that was a very British thing :o)
-- 

Martin

The message 
from "Dora"  contains these words:

> Giusi wrote:
> > "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
> > news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
> >> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
> >> October! --
> >> Sacha
> >>
> >
> > The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
> > laughed until I cried.

> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
> deadline by 15 minutes. 

    You'll never get that  15 minutes back now :-(   Too bad; that
missing  quarter hour of your life
 might have been your personal 15 minutes  of fame.

    Janet.

"Sacha"  wrote in message 
news:7kjgt5F39tcaaU3@mid.individual.net...
> On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>
>> Giusi wrote:
>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>> October! --
>>>> Sacha
>>>>
>>>
>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>> laughed until I cried.
>>
>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door. 
>> BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>
> It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty 
> shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.

The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to change, 
as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to 
hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it goes 
all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish 
I'd never bought the damned thing!

Alan

On 2009-10-25 19:58:03 +0000, "alan.holmes"  said:

> 
> "Sacha"  wrote in message
> news:7kjgt5F39tcaaU3@mid.individual.net...
>> On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>> 
>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>> October! --
>>>>> Sacha
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>> laughed until I cried.
>>> 
>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the
>>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door.
>>> BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>> 
>> It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty
>> shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.
> 
> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to change,
> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to
> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it goes
> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish
> I'd never bought the damned thing!
> 
> Alan

Zennnnnnnnn - what would you do with the time that you save, Alan?  ;-))
-- 
Sacha

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:39:52 +0000, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-10-25 19:58:03 +0000, "alan.holmes"  said:
>
>> 
>> "Sacha"  wrote in message
>> news:7kjgt5F39tcaaU3@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>>> 
>>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>>> October! --
>>>>>> Sacha
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>>> laughed until I cried.
>>>> 
>>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the
>>>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door.
>>>> BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>>> 
>>> It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty
>>> shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.
>> 
>> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to change,
>> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to
>> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it goes
>> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish
>> I'd never bought the damned thing!

My Nissan has a similar clock otherwise, I am happy with the car.

>> 
>> Alan
>
>Zennnnnnnnn - what would you do with the time that you save, Alan?  ;-))

Help me to change the clock on the house Honeywell thermostat which refuses to
change OR help me to change the times of all settings?
-- 

Martin

Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message 
> from "Dora"  contains these words:
> 
>> Giusi wrote:
>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>> October! --
>>>> Sacha
>>>>
>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>> laughed until I cried.
> 
>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
>> deadline by 15 minutes. 
> 
>     You'll never get that  15 minutes back now :-(   Too bad; that
> missing  quarter hour of your life
>  might have been your personal 15 minutes  of fame.
> 
>     Janet.

Harumpph.

Just opened my eyes to find that it is half past ten at night. When I 
fist started it was just after 5-30 pm  :-(

Dave

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:51:55 +0100, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091024-22791.html
>In Germany they are complaining about having to change the clocks to winter
>time. I thought that was a very British thing :o)

All told, I don't think any normal person looks forward to the time
changes.  It's so darned archaic.  If farmers need to get up an hour
earlier or later, let them.  Just leave my clock alone.

-- 
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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 2009-10-25 22:45:56 +0000, Dave  said:

> Janet Baraclough wrote:
>> The message 
>> from "Dora"  contains these words:
>> 
>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>> October! --
>>>>> Sacha
>>>>> 
>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>> laughed until I cried.
>> 
>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
>>> deadline by 15 minutes.
>> 
>>     You'll never get that  15 minutes back now :-(   Too bad; that
>> missing  quarter hour of your life
>>  might have been your personal 15 minutes  of fame.
>> 
>>     Janet.
> 
> Harumpph.
> 
> Just opened my eyes to find that it is half past ten at night. When I 
> fist started it was just after 5-30 pm  :-(
> 
> Dave

I sometimes think I sleep better on the sofa than in bed!
-- 
Sacha

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:31:29 +0000, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-10-25 22:45:56 +0000, Dave  said:
>
>> Janet Baraclough wrote:
>>> The message 
>>> from "Dora"  contains these words:
>>> 
>>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>>> October! --
>>>>>> Sacha
>>>>>> 
>>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>>> laughed until I cried.
>>> 
>>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the 
>>>> deadline by 15 minutes.
>>> 
>>>     You'll never get that  15 minutes back now :-(   Too bad; that
>>> missing  quarter hour of your life
>>>  might have been your personal 15 minutes  of fame.
>>> 
>>>     Janet.
>> 
>> Harumpph.
>> 
>> Just opened my eyes to find that it is half past ten at night. When I 
>> fist started it was just after 5-30 pm  :-(
>> 
>> Dave
>
>I sometimes think I sleep better on the sofa than in bed!

I definitely do.
-- 

Martin

Following up to Sacha 

>> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to change,
>> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to
>> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it goes
>> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish
>> I'd never bought the damned thing!
>> 
>> Alan
> 
> Zennnnnnnnn - what would you do with the time that you save, Alan?  ;-))

I think the problem is less about how Ford design car clocks but why we
think changing the clocks twice a year even remotely sensible?
-- 
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Spanish food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/espania.htm"
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On 2009-10-26 11:02:24 +0000, "Mike.. .  ." 
 said:

> Following up to Sacha
> 
>>> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to change,
>>> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to
>>> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it goes
>>> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish
>>> I'd never bought the damned thing!
>>> 
>>> Alan
>> 
>> Zennnnnnnnn - what would you do with the time that you save, Alan?  ;-))
> 
> I think the problem is less about how Ford design car clocks but why we
> think changing the clocks twice a year even remotely sensible?

That is said every year, twice a year and seems to make absolutely no 
difference!
-- 
Sacha

"Sacha"  wrote in message 
news:7kk2doF3aiof1U2@mid.individual.net...
> On 2009-10-25 19:58:03 +0000, "alan.holmes"  
> said:
>
>>
>> "Sacha"  wrote in message
>> news:7kjgt5F39tcaaU3@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>>>
>>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>>> October! --
>>>>>> Sacha
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>>> laughed until I cried.
>>>>
>>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the
>>>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the door.
>>>> BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>>>
>>> It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty
>>> shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.
>>
>> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to 
>> change,
>> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have to
>> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it 
>> goes
>> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me wish
>> I'd never bought the damned thing!
>>
>> Alan
>
> Zennnnnnnnn - what would you do with the time that you save, Alan?  ;-))

As it is such a pain in the backside, I've stopped altering it, I just leave 
it on whatever time it is, and if I want to know the real time I look at my 
watch!

Alan


> -- 
> Sacha
>

"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:39:52 +0000, Sacha  wrote:
>
>>On 2009-10-25 19:58:03 +0000, "alan.holmes"  
>>said:
>>
>>>
>>> "Sacha"  wrote in message
>>> news:7kjgt5F39tcaaU3@mid.individual.net...
>>>> On 2009-10-25 15:48:23 +0000, "Dora"  said:
>>>>
>>>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>>>> "Sacha"  ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>>>> news:7kgkvrF37vtg7U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> Don't forget - clocks go back 1 hour at 2am tomorrow, Sunday 25th
>>>>>>> October! --
>>>>>>> Sacha
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The newscaster here said to do  it at 3 AM turned back to 2.  I
>>>>>> laughed until I cried.
>>>>>
>>>>> What - you don't do that?  Sometimes I've dozed and have missed the
>>>>> deadline by 15 minutes.  I've expected the police to knock on the 
>>>>> door.
>>>>> BTW - clocks don't go back until the coming weekend here in the US.
>>>>
>>>> It's the cars' clocks we always forget to change, resulting in a nasty
>>>> shock a couple of weeks later, especially when the clocks go forward.
>>>
>>> The clock on my car, which is a Ford, is a pain in the backside to 
>>> change,
>>> as it is one of those damn things which only goes forward, so you have 
>>> to
>>> hold the button down for, what seems like, about ten minutes, whilst it 
>>> goes
>>> all the way round, 11 hours of change, that and other things make me 
>>> wish
>>> I'd never bought the damned thing!
>
> My Nissan has a similar clock otherwise, I am happy with the car.

It's not just the clock, but the damned speedometer, as I am colourblind, 
the speedometer has a red indicator, and against a dark background I cannot 
see it properly!

Alan

On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:12:47 -0000, "alan.holmes"
 wrote:

>It's not just the clock, but the damned speedometer, as I am colourblind, 
>the speedometer has a red indicator, and against a dark background I cannot 
>see it properly!

That's terrible; you need some contrast!  Car companies need to think
about these things.  Write them.  Maybe they can't help you now (I bet
they can), but they could certainly incorporate it into a future
design.

-- 
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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Following up to alan.holmes 

> It's not just the clock, but the damned speedometer, as I am colourblind, 
> the speedometer has a red indicator, and against a dark background I cannot 
> see it properly!

you could get a GPS with a text speed readout.
-- 
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Spanish food "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/espania.htm"
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:25:58 +0000, "Mike.. .  ."
 wrote:

>Following up to alan.holmes 
>
>> It's not just the clock, but the damned speedometer, as I am colourblind, 
>> the speedometer has a red indicator, and against a dark background I cannot 
>> see it properly!
>
>you could get a GPS with a text speed readout.

Which is absolutely free, of course.

-- 
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.