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kay4pacific
Fireman
USA
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 Posted - 03/06/2008 : 5:32:53 PM
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Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend. Also , don't forget to change the batteries in your safety devices. |
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Rick
Administrator
USA
17742 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 5:48:20 PM
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| My favorite day of the year. A sure sign of spring and love it when it stays light out later. |
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Sodbuster
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 03/06/2008 : 6:16:14 PM
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| Yea and Easter comes this month on the 23rd I believe. I hope your right spring is around the corner, I have seen a robin & a LIVE armadillo. it must be getting close. |
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Mike Hamer
Engineer
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MarkF
Engineer
USA
9272 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 11:13:24 PM
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| Boy, I'm glad you said something! I had forgotten. YES! The days are getting longer, the weather warmer... I've survived another winter! I'm ready for summer!!! |
Mark
See my homepage at http://home.comcast.net/~prrndiv/
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Larry Baker
Fireman
USA
1605 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 11:37:02 PM
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| I'll swear it was just last week that I changed back to standard time. The world is spinning to fast for this old man. |
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emccamey
Crew Chief
USA
908 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 12:07:47 AM
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It's Nightlight Wasting Time as far as I can see. The real problem is getting my dogs to adjust.
About Easter:
Easter this year is: Sunday March 23, 2008
* As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
* This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.
Found out a couple of things you might be interested in! Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:
The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).
The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year! |
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 03/07/2008 : 03:53:14 AM
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Thanks for the info about Easter, Ed.
Here in France, we call this time change "Passage ŕ l'heure d'été" (transition to summer time). It takes place the last sunday of March : we shall have to wait until the 30th for the late nights... |
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Peterpools
Engineer
USA
12335 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 05:32:40 AM
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Geez, Time sure flies. It seems the older you get, the faster it goes.
Peter [:-kitty] |
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hunter48820
Fireman
6024 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 05:32:43 AM
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Hi All,
I'll be working the midnight shift so I can call all of you up at 2:00AM EST on Sunday to remind you to move your clocks ahead one hour!!
Am I a nice guy or what??? [:-eyebrows]
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Best, Andy Keeney
Look out for #1, but don't step in #2! |
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dougcoffey1950
Crew Chief
Canada
899 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 08:15:59 AM
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| Daylight Savings time is for young guns! I can't stay up late enough for a camp fire anymore. Now that I'm near 60, I go to bed about 10:PM and miss the whole night. |
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k9wrangler
Fireman
USA
5889 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 08:44:24 AM
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Originally posted by hunter48820
Hi All,
I'll be working the midnight shift so I can call all of you up at 2:00AM EST on Sunday to remind you to move your clocks ahead one hour!!
Am I a nice guy or what???[:-eyebrows]
Just have to say, a what....[:-angel] |
Karl Scribner
H.M.F.W.B.I.C.
Kentucky Southern Rwy & Associated Lines
Sunfield Twp. Michigan
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mikeLV
Crew Chief
USA
969 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 08:58:30 AM
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| I'm REALLY looking forward to more lite in the evening when I get home from work. I struggle with the winter and cold, dark nights. I'm like a bear in hibernation. I'm always invigorated when Springtime roles around! To me, this is the best time of the year!!! |
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scott
Fireman
USA
3454 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 10:50:04 AM
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| It seames like we turn the clocks ahead earlier ever year. It's going to be anotyher fun filled weekend. Winter Storm Warning for the wilds of Carroll county. 6 to 9 inches of snow for tonight. |
Scott, from the wilds of Carroll County, Ohio |
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kay4pacific
Fireman
USA
4765 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2008 : 11:28:22 AM
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Originally posted by hunter48820
Hi All,
I'll be working the midnight shift so I can call all of you up at 2:00AM EST on Sunday to remind you to move your clocks ahead one hour!!
Am I a nice guy or what???[:-eyebrows]
Andy, Does this mean you will have to work only 7 hrs instead of 8 hrs.[:-eyebrows] |
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northern6400
Fireman
Canada
3089 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 10:57:05 AM
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| Very interesting stuff Ed. Thanks for sharing. |
Chuck Faist
Burlington, Ontario
Enjoy yourself it is later than you think! |
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Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend
