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Thread #169598   Message #4100377
Posted By: Senoufou
02-Apr-21 - 04:36 AM
Thread Name: BS: UK Clocks go forward tonight!!!!
Subject: RE: BS: UK Clocks go forward tonight!!!!
Ivory Coast don't change their clocks at all, it's GMT there all the time. But then, they don't have our winter darkness or seasonal change of sunrise/set times. And they get up when the muezzin calls, so no need really for clocks/watches.
However, husband has been addicted to watches since his arrival here in UK. He has so many blooming watches (He calls them his 'bling-bling') that it takes him ages to put the whole collection forward/back to BST/GMT. He told me only yesterday that three of the blessed things need their batteries replaced - quite expensive, those little disc-shaped batteries. A chap in Tesco does this (at a price!)
Since my retirement, I have never worn or possessed a watch. Teaching meant clock-watching all the time, and it's lovely not to care now.
However, we do have clocks on the walls of our small bungalow, (such as the one which fell on my head!) carefully chosen to match the decor.