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Voltaire2

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6. Up and down aren't good time directions.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2024, 08:55 AM

Mar 9

It’s spring forward fall back. At least it was where I grew up.

On a clock dial at 12 which direction is ‘up’?

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Don't forget the clock change. "Spring up, fall down". n/t [View all] LuckyCharms Mar 9 OP

Spring ahead, fall back. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 9 #1

Spring in, Fall out. n/t LuckyCharms Mar 9 #2

That is the one I use also. riversedge Mar 9 #13

Booooooo, one less hour of sleep tonight. aeromanKC Mar 9 #3

Spring sideways, Fall askew. n/t LuckyCharms Mar 9 #4

Spring forward, fall backward unweird Mar 9 #5

Up and down aren't good time directions. Voltaire2 Mar 9 #6

Here's one thing I like about computers, devices, etc. PJMcK Mar 9 #7

That's a great solution right up until they change the laws. nt Shermann Mar 9 #8

The devices get their time from servers, not internally, so the law can change just fine. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 9 #10

Sophisticated devices like smartphones, sure Shermann Mar 9 #11

LOL, with one exception... Lefta Dissenter Mar 9 #12

I go with 'ease up, ease down'. House of Roberts Mar 9 #9

In my life, it's been more common to stumble and fall forward and to spring back defensively. Harker Mar 9 #14

Do we gain or lose an hour Marthe48 Mar 9 #15

If we turn the clocks ahead, we lose the hour we just skipped. Iggo Mar 10 #17

Fall Regular Exhaustion LudwigPastorius Mar 10 #16

Don't forget to turn your clock sideways. Wolf Frankula Mar 10 #18

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