[time-nuts] Personal time keeping...

[Dr. David Kirkby]

On 05/19/11 05:28 PM, Ed Palmer wrote:
> I give up!!  Here's the link to the anti-timenuts clock!  :-[
>
> http://www.dayclocks.com/

Shame they don't use GPS in it, so one knows exactly when a new day starts!

Dave

> Ed Palmer wrote:
>> The joke kinda falls flat when the picture isn't included.............
>>
>>
>>
>> Ed Palmer wrote:
>>> Sounds like your friend is a customer for an anti-timenuts clock. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
>>> Burt I. Weiner wrote:
>>>> Chuck,
>>>>
>>>> In another post I spoke about spending a few days with a fellow from
>>>> DATUM. A lot of our idle chit-chat was about accuracy in timing and
>>>> GPS vs.other off-air standards and propagation. He told me about his
>>>> background in the military and precision measurements and about a
>>>> watch he used to have that displayed in GPS seconds - fascinating
>>>> stuffs. I noticed that he wasn't wearing a watch and I commented on
>>>> that. He told me that he'd spent a good part of his life knowing
>>>> precisely what time it was and still does the same thing in his work
>>>> at DATUM. He then went on to comment that he was tired of knowing
>>>> exactly what time it was and he personally got sick of knowing the
>>>> exact time. He also said that looking at the kitchen clock once a
>>>> day was close enough for him, that it reduced the stress on him.
>>>>
>>>> Burt
>>>>
>>>> At 07:43 AM 5/19/2011, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote
>>>>> My personal preference is for highly jeweled totally mechanical
>>>>> automatic winding wristwatches. My hobby compels me to have
>>>>> high accuracy time and frequency around, but my life just
>>>>> doesn't run with that kind of precision.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Chuck Harris
>>>>
>>>> Burt I. Weiner Associates
>>>> Broadcast Technical Services
>>>> Glendale, California U.S.A.
>>>> biwa at att.net
>>>> www.biwa.cc
>>>> K6OQK
>>
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