Cuckoo clock pair get wound up by time change

[skippy]

Originally Posted by skippy

WHY???

It is already for NEXT April.

I don't know about you but I NEVER adjust my clocks/watches for daylight savings time in the spring and fall.

Originally Posted by The Judge

That makes sense.

Originally Posted by skippy

You won't see me resetting clocks/watches tonite.

Fri Oct 27, 9:28 AM ET

LONDON (AFP) - The UK puts its clocks back one hour at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on Sunday giving most people a welcome extra hour in bed -- but two cuckoo clock enthusiasts will have precious little time on their hands.

Brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski have more than 500 clocks at their Cuckooland museum in Cheshire, northwest England.

And the task of winding back the mechanisms in the antique German clocks is going to take them all weekend.

"It is not as simple as changing a battery-powered clock because they are antiques, with all sorts of complicating factors," said Roman Piekarski, 54.

"It can put you in a real spin after a while, and I have been known to change dozens of clocks before realising I had already done them.

"It is a mammoth task but it has to be done, and it is a labour of love."
The museum, which hosts one of the world's largest collections of cuckoo clocks, also features clocks which mark the hour with quails, trumpeters and monks.

Meanwhile, those who suffer from the winter blues as British Summer Time ends and darkness sets in during the mornings and evenings are being given something to cheer them up.

A telephone helpline of "inspiring" sounds from the mountains and shorelines of the tranquil Lake District in northwest England has been set up to help those feeling depressed as the number of daylight hours dwindles.

It includes a reading of William Wordsworth's poem "Daffodils", the sound of Lake Windermere lapping against a jetty, the crisp crunch of leaves on a country walk, and Cumberland sausage sizzling in a pan.

[The Judge]

Facinating info, Skippy.

[skippy]

Originally Posted by The Judge

Facinating info, Skippy.

As always.....

[boldt]

Originally Posted by skippy

As always.....

??????

[hungjury]

If it wasn't for this forum, I would have no idea about the time change, until I tried to watch a game and it wasn't on yet. In Arizona, we don't change time. So now, we're in Mountain time, instead of Pacific.

I just realized NFL starts at 11am now, instead of 10am tomorrow. I dont like waiting another hour