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An early reminder to:
A reminder: It's the last day of the month. So, on every short month, I set our watches that have a date window to the 31st. That way, when the first rolls around, I'll be in synch. Quirky, I know. Always being a stickler for time, I also set them to synch with a website showing Greenwich Mean Time, GMT. Gawd, I love quartz technology for it's accuracy. My Hamilton Quartz was only 4 seconds slow since last doing this in February.
(I'm fully aware that this habit makes me a bit of a weirdo.)
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I thought you were going to warn us about daylight savings.
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I figured it was about Christmas being just around the corner .... and getting yer big azz inflatables and lights up
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I don't want my watch to say 31 today.
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No problem, make the switch when you wish. With most watches, it best to do in the A.M.
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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My time pieces do this for me. 1. iPhone 2. G-shock
I don’t have any of that fancy sort of arm-wear. I do appreciate reminders though. People get busy and next thing you know you missed something like Mothers Day. Keep em coming. |
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What month is it?
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Thirty days has September,
April, June, and November, All the rest have thirty-one, Save February at twenty-eight, But leap year, coming once in four, February then has one day more.
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April, come she will.
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My head hurts just thinking about all of this
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My Casio Pro Trek sets itself every night to the atomic clock. It changed to and from daylight savings automatically.
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pro tip- if your eyesight gets so bad you can't see the date window, then problem solved.
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I'll admit it. I don't understand what's gained. Isn't this akin to trying to lose weight by calling breakfast, dinner, one day?
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You could say I don't have a problem. Today could be the 16th according to my watch.
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I would expect just about anything electronic that also has a date to know the month and year, so I probably don't ever have to set the date unless said electronic item's electrons get lazy and stop moving around.
I do have a mechanical watch that is not so high end that it has a perpetual calendar, so I do have to update the date function several times per year. I love it. It was a gift, and the engineering is very cool, to me, so I wear it every day.
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I need readers to see text on a page. Dang sure can't see the date on my watch(s). I just let that ride. The one I have on now shows 20 I believe, I'll need a magnifying glass to confirm.
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dumb question as I never had a mechanical watch until recently- why does it matter when you do it?
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If you change in the PM, most watches will change the date at noon instead of midnight. With mine, it's pull the crown out one click to adjust the day and/or date, all the way out to move the hands or hack the second hand.
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) Last edited by pwd72s; 04-30-2024 at 02:34 PM.. |
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On the Carrera and my bikes...I never change the time for dst. It's only a couple weeks with the wrong time....not worth the bother.
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