tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post4531971211714207851..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Summer Time is Over Graham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76295462847518809162015-10-29T07:40:46.014+00:002015-10-29T07:40:46.014+00:00And, Jenny, a lot of clocks and an obsession with ...And, Jenny, a lot of clocks and an obsession with time I suppose in a way I do. I don't wear a watch and am not constantly looking at the time (consciously) unless I have an appointment or am meeting someone. However I am obsessed with not being late so I suppose there is a link. There always seems to be too little time as well. On the subject of clocks I was very surprised when I realised exactly how many I have in the house. There is at least one in every room and if you add things like the clocks on all the static equipment (i.e. not computers and gadgets) from the central heating to the phones then I have just counted 15 off the top of my head and I'm sure I'd find more if I tried. It's a far cry from my childhood.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7583305670457985802015-10-29T07:33:21.429+00:002015-10-29T07:33:21.429+00:00Of course, Jenny, the dark on Coogee beach is rela...Of course, Jenny, the dark on Coogee beach is relative in that the sky was dark but there's still plenty of light from the surrounding area.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33849365030280222242015-10-29T07:31:42.489+00:002015-10-29T07:31:42.489+00:00Virginia at least you've had one sensible gove...Virginia at least you've had one sensible government decision. A post on your Dad and his clock would be good.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74918807790644505332015-10-29T07:26:29.119+00:002015-10-29T07:26:29.119+00:00Having written the above I had a think about how m...Having written the above I had a think about how many clocks I actually have. Realised that there are two in the bedroom for a start. Good grief, we are all obsessed with time!<br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31218990715373377002015-10-29T07:25:24.707+00:002015-10-29T07:25:24.707+00:00Well Adrian I have had Christmas dinner on Coogee ...Well Adrian I have had Christmas dinner on Coogee beach, which I admit isn't the same at all as wandering along in the dark! Graham, you must have something of an obsession about time, or else a deceptively large house with several timepieces in every room? Or a clock collection? Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58063106105112286612015-10-27T10:00:11.466+00:002015-10-27T10:00:11.466+00:00Many years ago, some bigwig in the government thou...Many years ago, some bigwig in the government thought it was a good idea to have DST here on the island...that soon became a thing of the past...thank goodness....not necessary for this neck of the woods.<br />My dad built a grandfather's clock which he would "wind" every Sunday morning....when he finally showed me how to adjust the weights carefully it became my job after that....a job that I looked forward to and now that I've written this it has brought back many memories....I need to write a post about my dad and his clock.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71494100248952486182015-10-27T08:18:31.773+00:002015-10-27T08:18:31.773+00:00Peter mine was just driven by the weights which ha...Peter mine was just driven by the weights which had to be pulled up each day. Hmm. Rather typical October/November weather in NZ from my memory although after a Hebridean summer my NZ Hawkes Bay arrival was always an into a generally warmer situation. I miss that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49296538570402993912015-10-27T08:02:20.920+00:002015-10-27T08:02:20.920+00:00We have a Cuckoo Clock similar to the image. But i...We have a Cuckoo Clock similar to the image. But it needs winding each day so sits silent unless the Grand Kids come. Summer approaching?, hopefully? Not yet it seems http://www.metservice.com/national/home Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390728057303887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85007410330465439972015-10-26T22:09:13.236+00:002015-10-26T22:09:13.236+00:00Frances how can one have the wrong sort of brain. ...Frances how can one have the wrong sort of brain. No. Belay that. I don't have the sort of brain to write a novel. I take your point.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85807149833056060442015-10-26T20:48:41.244+00:002015-10-26T20:48:41.244+00:00Lee I own a number of watches which is silly in th...Lee I own a number of watches which is silly in that I hardly ever wear one. I suppose apart from when I'm travelling the watch is simply jewellery. What a memory you have: March 1998. If you'd said March 1999 I'd have said that I was in Perth, WA. I might even have been correct. Queensland has just gone up immeasurably in my estimation for having no daylight saving time.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74848067799112723872015-10-26T20:43:58.139+00:002015-10-26T20:43:58.139+00:00Kay I'm afraid that I'm both you and Richa...Kay I'm afraid that I'm both you and Richard in this household (of one).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16247626345618194712015-10-26T20:43:19.464+00:002015-10-26T20:43:19.464+00:00Kate I completely forgot about the microwave and m...Kate I completely forgot about the microwave and my oven is gas so has no clock. I'm afraid that my intentions of less have not really materialised.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9144068100445906952015-10-26T20:38:52.839+00:002015-10-26T20:38:52.839+00:00Meike your comment was so in tune with what I woul...Meike your comment was so in tune with what I would have expected from you: the most organised of people that I know. Like you, I have never needed an alarm clock although I do set my clock and phone if I have to get up before 5am for the early ferry: they never actually go off. I underestimated the number of clocks I have and forgot about my cameras (automatic) and car (manual) and garage/workshop (manual). Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54746947685642631092015-10-26T20:31:09.243+00:002015-10-26T20:31:09.243+00:00Rich is a very subjective term YP. We were rich in...Rich is a very subjective term YP. We were rich in that we never went hungry and had two clocks. Today you and I are rich beyond imagination compared with the majority of the world's population.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6270934519172066172015-10-26T20:12:28.316+00:002015-10-26T20:12:28.316+00:00I'm not sure which I find easier Monica but I ...I'm not sure which I find easier Monica but I certainly prefer looking forward to summer than winter. Having said that, last year (my first winter for 9 years) went so quickly I never got the chance to do all the 'winter' things that I'd planned.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73409956625962712662015-10-26T20:02:49.223+00:002015-10-26T20:02:49.223+00:00I don't own a watch. It's years and years...I don't own a watch. It's years and years since I've owned and worn a watch. I have only one little clock beside my bed...and it is little. It runs forever on one AA battery. I bought it back in March 1998 at Woolworths in Mackay for around $10.00 or less...less, I think.<br /><br />We here in Queensland don't do "daylight saving time"...and I'm glad we don't. <br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40933172325810915852015-10-26T14:50:02.737+00:002015-10-26T14:50:02.737+00:00Yes. I know that bit. It's the trying to work ...Yes. I know that bit. It's the trying to work out whether the mornings or the evenings are lighter now. I'm still not sure. I've got the wrong kind of brain.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87075809121727134932015-10-26T09:03:44.011+00:002015-10-26T09:03:44.011+00:00I never wear a watch anymore and changing the cloc...I never wear a watch anymore and changing the clocks is Richard's job! :-). Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21348865055934256052015-10-26T08:38:19.095+00:002015-10-26T08:38:19.095+00:00How organised you are Geeb. I have noticed a persi...How organised you are Geeb. I have noticed a persistant tendancy in this house towards having and doing less. Re clocks, I change the two walls clocks (quartz) and my watch. I know when the kids have been to visit because the microwave and oven clocks are set to the right time. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7033375039459578982015-10-26T06:45:50.612+00:002015-10-26T06:45:50.612+00:00I've stopped wearing a watch in... let me thin...I've stopped wearing a watch in... let me think... the 1990s, and I don't miss it at all. At home, there is a radio-controlled alarm clock (which is never set to give an alarm, because I always wake up at 7.00 anyway) on my bedside table, a radio-controlled wall clock in my kitchen and the self-adjusting clocks on my mobile phone, computer and TV receiver. The only clock I have to adjust manually is the wall clock in the living room. That's my "train clock", always set to be about 5 minutes early, so that I never miss my train to work.<br />The whole changing business twice a year is annoying and unnecessary. It has been statistically proven that it does not really DO anything to save energy etc. When I still had a cat, they were always insisting on wanting their breakfast at the usual time, and it took them a while to adjust to the new schedule.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14700351246871637712015-10-25T19:04:55.436+00:002015-10-25T19:04:55.436+00:00Good heavens! You must have been rich when you wer...Good heavens! You must have been rich when you were a lad Graham. Two clocks! We had a primitive sundial that my dad made from a rock and a stick. As for having a dining room and a living room, we only had one room - a former concrete coal bunker round the back of the vicar's place. He was very kind to the destitute. Once he even gave me a cornflake.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71685556793760844932015-10-25T17:53:00.069+00:002015-10-25T17:53:00.069+00:00The actual dealing with the clocks aside, I find i...The actual dealing with the clocks aside, I find it easier to deal with the change in the autumn than in the spring...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71802429484667354242015-10-25T16:22:27.746+00:002015-10-25T16:22:27.746+00:00When I stopped work in 2005 I took my watch off an...When I stopped work in 2005 I took my watch off and only wear it on rare occasions now. However I still have several and keep them on time for when they are needed. Apart from anything else I am never without my phone which has the time anyway. I do always wear a watch when travelling though. <br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12534349037507709162015-10-25T16:18:12.420+00:002015-10-25T16:18:12.420+00:00Frances I think the original reasons and their jus...Frances I think the original reasons and their justification have long since gone by the board. Heaven know why we persist. The way of remembering is "spring forward and fall back".Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27972007567924791012015-10-25T16:15:51.779+00:002015-10-25T16:15:51.779+00:00Well, Spesh, at least it wouldn't have mad any...Well, Spesh, at least it wouldn't have mad any difference if you had walked an hour later. It's still raining and it's almost dark this evening.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com