Re: BBC haven't put their clocks back yet!

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:32:41 +0000 (UTC), "David Taylor"
<davidt-news@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Norman Wells <norman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:30:56 +0000:
>> In article <VA.00000c68.018e7186@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roderick
>> Stewart <rjfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>>
>>>I happened to be at the computer at 2am, and noticed that it changed instantly,
>>
>> As a matter of interest, what to?
>
>I assume, like mine, it changed from 01:59:59 BST to 01:00:00 GMT.
>
>> Was it like Groundhog Day and you relived 1am to 2am?
>
>That's what's supposed to happen.
>
>> Shouldn't it have stayed still for an hour, ie not changed at all?
>
>Er, no. What use would a stopped clock be?

not much apart fromt he old joke that a stopped clock is more accurate
than a slow or fast one - ie it's exactly right at least once day

--

Steve
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