Clocks

[Roses]

Don't forget to put your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight.

Most of ours are time controlled, which saves me the bother of doing so.

[Steve H]

If you've got mechanical clocks, stop them for an hour and then re-start them. It's not a good idea to turn the hands backwards, especially if they strike.

[Roses]

If you've got mechanical clocks, stop them for an hour and then re-start them. It's not a good idea to turn the hands backwards, especially if they strike.

I never turn the hands the hands of mechanical clocks backwards, I always go forwards until the correct time is reached.

[Roses]

BST the clocks go forward one hour. It is so easy to forget!

[Harrowby Hall]

BST the clocks go forward one hour. It is so easy to forget!

Spring: forward        Fall: back

[jeremyp]

Spring: forward        Fall: back

Spring forward autumn back.

We'll have none of your stinking Americanisms here.

[Nearly Sane]

Spring forward autumn back.

We'll have none of your stinking Americanisms here.

As with many Americanisms, it is an archaic English usage.

[Steve H]

As with many Americanisms, it is an archaic English usage.

In Shakespeare's day, both were in use. The early American settlers took both with them, but eventually, they dropped "autumn", while we dropped "fall".

[Nearly Sane]

In Shakespeare's day, both were in use. The early American settlers took both with them, but eventually, they dropped "autumn", while we dropped "fall".

I would be interested in a rewrite of Keats with an Ode To Fall

[Nearly Sane]

BST the clocks go forward one hour. It is so easy to forget!

Yes, the normal reminders are overwhelmed by the virus news, and the fact that I keep on thinking today is Sunday.

[Walter]

In Shakespeare's day, both were in use. The early American settlers took both with them, but eventually, they dropped "autumn", while we dropped "fall".

Herc
were you dropped at any time?