Spring Ahead.

[stuey]

We start DST (daylight saving time) early Sunday morning. I believe you call it British Summer Time. I found this: "In 1916, Germany and its allies were the first countries to use DST as a way to conserve coal during the First World War. Britain, parts of Europe, Canada and the U.S. eventually followed suit." I don't understand the part about saving coal. Didn't the UK have "double" BST during WWII?...Now, how many clock do I have to set ahead?!

[ummmm]

See ya later x

[waterboatman]

oz for the water swirling down the plug'ole to be done to prove the point successfully, you would have to set up two tanks, each holding a minimum of 10 litres of water, with a single hole with a spigot in the centre of the bottom, one each side of the equator at a minimum of 1 kilometre distance from the equator, and allowed to stand to settle for a minimum of 24 hours, to ensure there were no little swirls or movement in the water of any kind. Then you will get a true reaction when the spigot is opened. The reason being that any disturbance could upset the natural flow of the water to the extent that it could be influenced to flow the 'wrong' way. Just thought I'd let you know. ;o}
Moening Stuey, our clock go forward at 2AM on the 29th.

[1ozzy]

Wow, that's my scientific experiments blown out of the water, and down the drain ;-)

[waterboatman]

Did it at university oz. :o}

[1ozzy]

Left school at 15 myself. Never got to Uni.
Have encouraged my kids to though.

[waterboatman]

I went after I left the army.

[ummmm]

Ozzy...my two oldest were never encouraged to go for higher education (by the school, not us) but they seem to want to keep my youngest.

The older two are far from daft as well.

[1ozzy]

We have always encouraged ours to do their best Ummmm.
Some won't undertake higher education, that doesn't matter.
Horses for courses, as long as they are happy with the outcome they create for themselves.
What else matters?

[waterboatman]

That's it exactly oz. One of mine was not academic at all. He is an excellent chef though. The other one went to Cardiff University.

[ummmm]

My son is training to be a mechanic and daughter works in hospitality (she's also slowly getting into farming)

[waterboatman]

Good for them ummmm. Useful skills.

[ummmm]

They bought 3 more lambs.

The little one that died, the other one wouldn't let them move the body until the new ones arrived. Poor little thing.

They're pets, they won't be eaten :-)

[1ozzy]

Daughter (eldest) has 3 BSC degrees and is now studying teaching.
Son (no:2) is studying 3 engineering degrees simultaneously.
Son (no:3) works for National Rugby League as a development officer, travels to many schools teaching kids to be fit, play sport and be team members. (Sports mad he is)
Son (no:4) Is in his last year of school and wants an apprenticeship in "making stuff from metal"

They are all so different and I wouldn't want it any other way.

[waterboatman]

A talented family oz. I'm impressed! But then, they have a good dad.

[ummmm]

Very nice. It makes you proud when they work hard.

Although I worked until they were in their teens I don't at the moment and I worried that it might effect that attitude to hard work. It hasn't. That's always nice.

[1ozzy]

Well thanks Boaty.
But they deserve their own accolades.

You can lead a horse to water,,,etc etc.

[Clanad]

You're right of course, stuey… (pains me to say it) so… spending some time assuring I've found all the clocks, watches and sun dials in the house. We have two clocks that reset themselves… cool...

[stuey]

Clanad, my friendly downstairs neighbor/neighbour, don't forget your egg-timers and hour-glasses:)

[Clanad]

Darn… egg timers! Thanks for the reminder stuey…


Now… it's spring ahead and fall back… spring ahead, fall back… spring...