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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 7:10:32 AM12/21/15
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A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
controlled clock as our old one died.
Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
:-)
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Chris French
nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
controlled clock as our old one died.
Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
:-)
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 7:14:12 AM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 7:15:31 AM12/21/15
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Adrian
Dec 21, 2015, 7:25:45 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different dates
> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
you might find useful to remember.
1916, when it was first introduced.
1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
clock change in autumn and spring, too.
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 7:28:28 AM12/21/15
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 7:28:58 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 -0000, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
>>> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>>
>> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different dates
>> you might find useful to remember.
>>
>> 1916, when it was first introduced.
>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>
> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
>>> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>>
>> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different dates
>> you might find useful to remember.
>>
>> 1916, when it was first introduced.
>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>
> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
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charles
Dec 21, 2015, 7:32:53 AM12/21/15
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In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
I bought one from Lidl - which is no longer in my possession, but there is
a button push which allows the hours to be adjusted.
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a button push which allows the hours to be adjusted.
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Adrian
Dec 21, 2015, 7:40:35 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
> The 1966 thing is what we need.
> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
You might. Parliament didn't.
366 votes to 81.
charles
Dec 21, 2015, 7:55:27 AM12/21/15
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time.
It was bad enought, as a student, being Christmas Postie with the clocks as
they are now. Sunrise around 8.30am in Edinburgh and there's a lot further
north to go.
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 7:59:46 AM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 8:00:39 AM12/21/15
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In message <gurf7b1n27tm435mb...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
<m...@privacy.net> writes
>I also have a Lidl RC clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt.
>It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
>windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
>and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
>or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
>where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
>instructions. :-)
>
Thanks, but I did once it didn't set it self correctly :-), it says
nothing about changing the time zone.
Mine is different model:
<http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=29549>
A quick web search suggest they have had this problem before with
similar clocks
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Chris French
<m...@privacy.net> writes
>It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
>windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
>and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
>or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
>where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
>instructions. :-)
>
Thanks, but I did once it didn't set it self correctly :-), it says
nothing about changing the time zone.
Mine is different model:
<http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=29549>
A quick web search suggest they have had this problem before with
similar clocks
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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 8:00:40 AM12/21/15
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In message <op.x9ztn...@red.lan>, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> writes
No, mine is an analogue one.
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 8:01:25 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:56:20 -0000, charles <cha...@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
> In article <op.x9zua...@red.lan>, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 -0000, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> > On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks
>> >>> back to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>> >>
>> >> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different
>> >> dates you might find useful to remember.
>> >>
>> >> 1916, when it was first introduced. 1966, when the start of a trial
>> >> saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year. 1970, when the House of Commons
>> >> reviewed the trial and voted overwhelmingly to go back to the hour
>> >> change.
>> >>
>> >> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> >> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>> >
>> > The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it is,
>> > there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly in
>> > the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>> > Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we don't
>> > have to bother changing the clocks.
>
>> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>
> It's not setting the clocks back - it's setting them correctly to natural
> time.
Our concept of time during a day is not natural. It's invented. There is no "correct" time.
> In article <op.x9zua...@red.lan>, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 -0000, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> > On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks
>> >>> back to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>> >>
>> >> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different
>> >> dates you might find useful to remember.
>> >>
>> >> 1916, when it was first introduced. 1966, when the start of a trial
>> >> saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year. 1970, when the House of Commons
>> >> reviewed the trial and voted overwhelmingly to go back to the hour
>> >> change.
>> >>
>> >> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> >> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>> >
>> > The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it is,
>> > there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly in
>> > the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>> > Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we don't
>> > have to bother changing the clocks.
>
>> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>
> It's not setting the clocks back - it's setting them correctly to natural
> time.
> It was bad enought, as a student, being Christmas Postie with the clocks as
> they are now. Sunrise around 8.30am in Edinburgh and there's a lot further
> north to go.
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Dave Plowman (News)
Dec 21, 2015, 8:06:54 AM12/21/15
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manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
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Chris B
Dec 21, 2015, 8:10:35 AM12/21/15
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ability to set the displayed time as +/- 1, 2 or 3 hours. Try playing
with the menus or if all else fails try google for the exact type - you
will probably find the info.
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Judith
Dec 21, 2015, 8:11:00 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 -0000, Chris French
> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses
>> the DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is
>> giving time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system
>> works, but the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are
>> so presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves
>> wrong :-)
>
> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
The sun rises and sets as it wishes, and government regulations change
> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses
>> the DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is
>> giving time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system
>> works, but the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are
>> so presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves
>> wrong :-)
>
> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
the amount of light not a single microsecond.
(Which is just another way of saying Phucker is a fuckwit.)
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 8:27:39 AM12/21/15
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> (Which is just another way of saying Phucker is a fuckwit.)
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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 8:30:39 AM12/21/15
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In message <553576b...@davenoise.co.uk>, "Dave Plowman (News)"
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> writes
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Chris French
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> writes
>In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
> Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
>I'd be amazed if it's not possible to switch it to GMT. Lidl seem to
>manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
>
Well yes, but I can't see anyway on this clock
> Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
>I'd be amazed if it's not possible to switch it to GMT. Lidl seem to
>manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
>
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Adrian
Dec 21, 2015, 8:32:46 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:59:37 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>
>> 366 votes to 81.
> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
That was parliament, not the government.
>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>
>> 366 votes to 81.
> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
Feel free to ask for an explanation if you don't understand the
difference.
Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 8:40:41 AM12/21/15
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In message <n58tjf$ja7$1...@dont-email.me>, Chris B <ne...@salis.co.uk>
writes
There are no menus, googling it up produces no results.
Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
<http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
LOCK>
I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
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Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
<http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
LOCK>
I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 8:41:48 AM12/21/15
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And it's rather unclear. We voted the Tories in, who then decide what laws to change. So who chooses who is in "parliament"? Isn't parliament that room they have on TV with the party leaders at the front wailing at each other, and full of MPs we voted in, hence it's also the "government". I know there's a thing called the "house of lords" which is completely undemocratic, but I'm not sure who has control over what.
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Dec 21, 2015, 9:04:23 AM12/21/15
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En el artículo <n58v1p$qps$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, Adrian
<tooma...@gmail.com> escribió:
>Feel free to ask for an explanation if you don't understand the
>difference.
Thank fuck my killfile picked up PHucker's latest morph.
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>Feel free to ask for an explanation if you don't understand the
>difference.
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Adrian
Dec 21, 2015, 9:09:35 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:41:37 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
> but I'm not sure who has control over what.
And that includes you and your bowels.
> but I'm not sure who has control over what.
Mathew Newton
Dec 21, 2015, 9:10:43 AM12/21/15
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On Monday, 21 December 2015 13:40:41 UTC, Chris French wrote:
> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
It seems that way!
> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
Could you carefully remove the hour hand and refit it an hour previous? It might be a keyed shaft to ease assembly (no calibration) however if it is just a splined/interference shaft you might be okay.
Mathew
Brian Howie
Dec 21, 2015, 9:12:26 AM12/21/15
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In message <op.x9zua...@red.lan>, Mr Macaw <n...@spam.com> writes
We're further north and also further west. Edinburgh is further west
than Bristol. The combination makes quite a difference to sunrise.
Brian
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 9:13:26 AM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 9:20:14 AM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 9:20:42 AM12/21/15
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In message <oc0g7b1h72152gnn9...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
<m...@privacy.net> writes
>On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:53:41 +0000, Chris French
>Does this help? Different model, but the works may be similar
>http://tinyurl.com/oj4cj2l
>The instructions for mine are here http://tinyurl.com/hgx67my
>
Thanks, but no that doesn't help I'm afraid. (I think I'd found that
fixya page before).
That is all for digital clocks, as is yours, mine is analogue and based
on a different mechanism (unsurprisingly).
It's ok, AFAICS Lidl have cocked up, I'll take it back in a couple of
days.
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<m...@privacy.net> writes
>On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:53:41 +0000, Chris French
>http://tinyurl.com/oj4cj2l
>The instructions for mine are here http://tinyurl.com/hgx67my
>
Thanks, but no that doesn't help I'm afraid. (I think I'd found that
fixya page before).
That is all for digital clocks, as is yours, mine is analogue and based
on a different mechanism (unsurprisingly).
It's ok, AFAICS Lidl have cocked up, I'll take it back in a couple of
days.
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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 9:30:43 AM12/21/15
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In message <153dee4e-af89-4d55...@googlegroups.com>,
Mathew Newton <mathewja...@googlemail.com> writes
Quite possibly, but I've got better things to do right now.
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Thomas Prufer
Dec 21, 2015, 9:44:36 AM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:30:02 +0000, Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk>
wrote:
>Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>
><http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
>LOCK>
>
>I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
Sounds like it.
Does the clock start at 12, 4, or 8? Could be the hands were put on wrong...?
Thomas Prufer
wrote:
>Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>
><http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
>LOCK>
>
>I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
Does the clock start at 12, 4, or 8? Could be the hands were put on wrong...?
Thomas Prufer
Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 10:00:43 AM12/21/15
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In message <hu3g7bl3m8stc89qa...@4ax.com>, Thomas Prufer
<prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
They start at 12.
However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking clock
sold previously under a different model number.
It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
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<prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking clock
sold previously under a different model number.
It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
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Thomas Prufer
Dec 21, 2015, 12:09:57 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:56:54 +0000, Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk>
wrote:
>It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
>countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
>
>looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
Ah! Problem found.
Maybe they will give you a "goes to 11" one in exchange.
Thomas Prufer
wrote:
>It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
>countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
>
>looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
Maybe they will give you a "goes to 11" one in exchange.
Thomas Prufer
Mike Barnes
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prised the "glass" off and moved the hour hand round a bit. It's just a
friction fit.
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John
Dec 21, 2015, 12:44:03 PM12/21/15
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replying to Chris Hogg , John wrote:
>
> Chris
There are hundreds of these being sold from today - and they're all wrong
by an hour. The intructions for this clock make no mention of any means
of adjusting it by an hour, and Lidl themselves say they're getting loads
of complaints - but have no answer beyond a refund.
They're either very stupid or just assume their customers are stupid
enough to put up with defective clocks.
--
> me wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
>
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
> I also have a Lidl RC clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt.
> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
> instructions. :-)
> --
> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
> instructions. :-)
>
> Chris
There are hundreds of these being sold from today - and they're all wrong
by an hour. The intructions for this clock make no mention of any means
of adjusting it by an hour, and Lidl themselves say they're getting loads
of complaints - but have no answer beyond a refund.
They're either very stupid or just assume their customers are stupid
enough to put up with defective clocks.
--
Tim Watts
Dec 21, 2015, 1:07:00 PM12/21/15
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F
Dec 21, 2015, 1:19:53 PM12/21/15
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On 21/12/2015 12:28, Mr Macaw wrote:
>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly
>> in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in
>> winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter
>> then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>
> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly
>> in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in
>> winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter
>> then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>
> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
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F
Dave Plowman (News)
Dec 21, 2015, 1:34:30 PM12/21/15
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In article <5uGdnUACnbNa3-XL...@brightview.co.uk>,
--
*We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart?
F <news@nowhere> wrote:
> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
Do their cows tell the time, then?
> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
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*We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart?
alan_m
Dec 21, 2015, 2:01:06 PM12/21/15
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On 21/12/2015 12:06, Chris French wrote:
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
The aldi/lidl clocks often have a UK/CET switch to set the time zone.
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
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Dec 21, 2015, 2:16:07 PM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 2:16:22 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:19:32 -0000, F <news@nowhere> wrote:
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Phucker fucker
Dec 21, 2015, 2:20:34 PM12/21/15
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"Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:op.x9zvp...@red.lan...
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:40:31 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>
>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>
>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>
>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>>
>>
>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>
>> 366 votes to 81.
>
> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
When they pulled the plug on your benefits.
>>
>> 366 votes to 81.
>
> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
> The problem is the type of power hungry morons who like to
> take up politics are precisely the type of people that shouldn't.
Corse that isn't true of fools like Farage eh ?
Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 2:21:09 PM12/21/15
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In message <2042e$56783a61$cf3aab60$16...@news.flashnewsgroups.com>,
John <caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> writes
I assume that they were supposed to be UK specific ones, and they cocked
up somewhere.
I'm mostly just amused by it :-)
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Chris French
John <caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> writes
up somewhere.
I'm mostly just amused by it :-)
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Chris French
F
Dec 21, 2015, 2:22:45 PM12/21/15
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On 21/12/2015 19:16, Mr Macaw wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:19:32 -0000, F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>
>> On 21/12/2015 12:28, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>>>> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly
>>>> in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in
>>>> winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter
>>>> then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>>>
>>> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
> Since when did Scots farmers outnumber everyone else in the UK?
They don't but, like a good number of Scots, they tend to exercise their
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:19:32 -0000, F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>
>> On 21/12/2015 12:28, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>>>> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light, particularly
>>>> in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in
>>>> winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter
>>>> then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>>>
>>> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
> Since when did Scots farmers outnumber everyone else in the UK?
vocal chords quite vigorously.
Devolution, referendum anybody?
--
F
polygonum
Dec 21, 2015, 2:26:30 PM12/21/15
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On 21/12/2015 12:06, Chris French wrote:
> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
Going off at a tangent...
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
Let us contemplate the idea that Scotland becomes independent, or
despite not being fully independent gained control over their time zone.
They then decide to shift their time zone differently to England and
Wales. But the MSF transmitter is in England.
Would there be vast numbers of radio-controlled clocks appearing on
eBay? With "Item located in Kirkcaldy, Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen,
Glasgow, ..."
I can't think of a obvious technical solution unless the clocks are
switchable between time sources (as some are). Even then, the switch I
have seen is between existing sources - not some new fangled one on a
different frequency.
--
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Rod Speed
Dec 21, 2015, 2:32:02 PM12/21/15
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"Chris French" <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message
news:nRfTKnWa7$dWNA$6...@familyfrench.co.uk...
> In message <n58tjf$ja7$1...@dont-email.me>, Chris B <ne...@salis.co.uk> writes
>>On 21/12/2015 12:06, Chris French wrote:
>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>
>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>
>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>
>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>
>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>> :-)
>>
>>I have bought 3 from Lidl over the years and they all have had the ability
>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>
>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>
>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>
>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>
>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>> :-)
>>
>>to set the displayed time as +/- 1, 2 or 3 hours. Try playing with the
>>menus or if all else fails try google for the exact type - you will
>>probably find the info.
>
> There are no menus, googling it up produces no results.
>
> Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>
> <http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
> duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
> LOCK>
My reading of that is that you can use the manual time setting to
> Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>
> <http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
> duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
> LOCK>
move the time forward 1 minute at a time and that that offset will
be used when it acquires the radio time.
> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
that.
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 2:34:35 PM12/21/15
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Dec 21, 2015, 2:35:45 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:20:27 -0000, Phucker fucker <pf6...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
> "Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:op.x9zvp...@red.lan...
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:40:31 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>>
>>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>>>
>>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>>
>>> 366 votes to 81.
>>
>> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
>
> When they pulled the plug on your benefits.
No they didn't.
>
>
> "Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:op.x9zvp...@red.lan...
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:40:31 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>>
>>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>>>
>>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>>
>>> 366 votes to 81.
>>
>> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
>
> When they pulled the plug on your benefits.
>> The problem is the type of power hungry morons who like to
>> take up politics are precisely the type of people that shouldn't.
>
> Corse that isn't true of fools like Farage eh ?
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 2:36:54 PM12/21/15
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> Devolution, referendum anybody?
What? Fairness in politics?
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Dec 21, 2015, 3:08:13 PM12/21/15
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"Phucker fucker" wrote in message news:ddr1nu...@mid.individual.net...
>
Fuck off Rod
>
Fuck off Rod
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Dec 21, 2015, 3:20:27 PM12/21/15
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"John" <caedfaa9ed1216d60e...@example.com> wrote in message
news:2042e$56783a61$cf3aab60$16...@news.flashnewsgroups.com...
> replying to Chris Hogg , John wrote:
>> me wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French I also have a Lidl RC
>> clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt. It's an Auriol IAN
>> 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular windows, wall-hanging,
>> displays time, day, date, week no., temperature and moon phase. Yours may
>> be different. Somewhere in the instructions or set-up routine there's an
>> option to set the time zone. Just found where: page 9. As they say, when
>> all else fails, read the instructions. :-)
>> me wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French I also have a Lidl RC
>> clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt. It's an Auriol IAN
>> 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular windows, wall-hanging,
>> displays time, day, date, week no., temperature and moon phase. Yours may
>> be different. Somewhere in the instructions or set-up routine there's an
>> option to set the time zone. Just found where: page 9. As they say, when
>> all else fails, read the instructions. :-)
> There are hundreds of these being sold from today - and they're all wrong
> by an hour. The intructions for this clock make no mention of any means
> of adjusting it by an hour, and Lidl themselves say they're getting loads
> of complaints - but have no answer beyond a refund.
>
> They're either very stupid or just assume their customers are stupid
> enough to put up with defective clocks.
Or someone fucked up on what got shipped to the UK to be sold there.
> by an hour. The intructions for this clock make no mention of any means
> of adjusting it by an hour, and Lidl themselves say they're getting loads
> of complaints - but have no answer beyond a refund.
>
> They're either very stupid or just assume their customers are stupid
> enough to put up with defective clocks.
Mike Barnes
Dec 21, 2015, 3:28:12 PM12/21/15
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polygonum wrote:
> Going off at a tangent...
NWWT :-)
> Going off at a tangent...
> Let us contemplate the idea that Scotland becomes independent, or
> despite not being fully independent gained control over their time zone.
> They then decide to shift their time zone differently to England and
> Wales. But the MSF transmitter is in England.
>
> Would there be vast numbers of radio-controlled clocks appearing on
> eBay? With "Item located in Kirkcaldy, Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen,
> Glasgow, ..."
>
> I can't think of a obvious technical solution unless the clocks are
> switchable between time sources (as some are). Even then, the switch I
> have seen is between existing sources - not some new fangled one on a
> different frequency.
minus an hour (or several hours).
That would be OK if the new time zone was an exact number of hours
different, and changed summer/winter time on the same dates. The Scots
would be mad to do anything else.
My preference would be for the UK to shift to CET. Without the Scots, if
necessary.
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 3:31:55 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:00:37 -0000, Mike Tomlinson <mi...@jasper.org.uk> wrote:
> En el artículo <n58v1p$qps$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, Adrian
> <tooma...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
>> Feel free to ask for an explanation if you don't understand the
>> difference.
>
> Thank fuck my killfile picked up PHucker's latest morph.
Clearly not, as you're in a discussion about me.
--
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> En el artículo <n58v1p$qps$1...@speranza.aioe.org>, Adrian
> <tooma...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
>> Feel free to ask for an explanation if you don't understand the
>> difference.
>
> Thank fuck my killfile picked up PHucker's latest morph.
Clearly not, as you're in a discussion about me.
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Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 3:32:38 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:38:49 -0000, Chris Hogg <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
> I also have a Lidl RC clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt.
> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
> instructions. :-)
^W^W^W Get a bigger hammer.
> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
> instructions. :-)
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A pool table.
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 3:34:00 PM12/21/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:05:15 -0000, Dave Plowman (News) <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
> manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
What happened to the days when people knew how to fit their own plugs?
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I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals. It's because I hate plants.
> In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
> Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
> I'd be amazed if it's not possible to switch it to GMT. Lidl seem to
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
> manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
What happened to the days when people knew how to fit their own plugs?
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Dec 21, 2015, 3:36:04 PM12/21/15
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Phucker fucker
Dec 21, 2015, 3:48:05 PM12/21/15
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"Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:op.x90d1...@red.lan...
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:20:27 -0000, Phucker fucker <pf6...@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.x9zvp...@red.lan...
>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:40:31 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>>>
>>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>>>>
>>>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>>>
>>>> 366 votes to 81.
>>>
>>> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
>>
>> When they pulled the plug on your benefits.
>
> No they didn't.
>
>>> The problem is the type of power hungry morons who like to
>>> take up politics are precisely the type of people that shouldn't.
>>
>> Corse that isn't true of fools like Farage eh ?
>
> We don't know,
Yes we do.
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:op.x9zvp...@red.lan...
>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:40:31 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:28:18 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>>>>>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>>>>>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>>>>>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>>>>
>>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>>>>
>>>> You might. Parliament didn't.
>>>>
>>>> 366 votes to 81.
>>>
>>> Since when has our government done anything sensible?
>>
>> When they pulled the plug on your benefits.
>
> No they didn't.
>
>>> The problem is the type of power hungry morons who like to
>>> take up politics are precisely the type of people that shouldn't.
>>
>> Corse that isn't true of fools like Farage eh ?
>
> We don't know,
> because our fucked up voting system the Conservatives have fiddled means
> that they got THREE TIMES more votes than the SNP, yet a FIFTIETH of the
> seats.
those you object to taking up politics.
Phil L
Dec 21, 2015, 3:53:39 PM12/21/15
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Mr Macaw wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks
>>> back to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>>
>> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different
>> dates you might find useful to remember.
>>
>> 1916, when it was first introduced.
still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30, this is why
they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light, all the kids are
back home by then
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:25:41 -0000, Adrian <tooma...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:14:02 +0000, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks
>>> back to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>>
>> If you're going to blame politicians, then there's three different
>> dates you might find useful to remember.
>>
>> 1916, when it was first introduced.
>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all year.
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>
>> 1970, when the House of Commons reviewed the trial and voted
>> overwhelmingly to go back to the hour change.
>>
>> But it still wouldn't be right all year, because Germany has an hour
>> clock change in autumn and spring, too.
>
> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light,
> particularly in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not
> backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer
> doesn't matter then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it would
> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light,
> particularly in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not
> backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer
> doesn't matter then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30, this is why
they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light, all the kids are
back home by then
Mr Macaw
Dec 21, 2015, 4:06:18 PM12/21/15
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I do however find it amusing you change name every time you think I won't talk to you anymore. Is this a crush or what? I thought there were no poofters in Australia?
>> because our fucked up voting system the Conservatives have fiddled means
>> that they got THREE TIMES more votes than the SNP, yet a FIFTIETH of the
>> seats.
>
> Not relevant to whether Farage is one of
> those you object to taking up politics.
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Oh and they've invented streetlamps by the way.
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"Dave Plowman (News)" <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <5uGdnUACnbNa3-XL...@brightview.co.uk>,
They know when to go to sleep - at pasture bedtime
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news:553594c...@davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <5uGdnUACnbNa3-XL...@brightview.co.uk>,
> F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
> Do their cows tell the time, then?
>> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
They know when to go to sleep - at pasture bedtime
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Dec 21, 2015, 5:49:49 PM12/21/15
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On 21/12/2015 12:06, Chris French wrote:
> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
There is a setting on both my lidl clocks to set the offset from the
> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
German time signal.
RTFM to see how to set it as I doubt that yours doesn't also have a setting.
Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 5:51:18 PM12/21/15
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In message <ctrdFiZG...@familyfrench.co.uk>, Chris French
<new...@familyfrench.co.uk> writes
>In message <153dee4e-af89-4d55...@googlegroups.com>,
>Mathew Newton <mathewja...@googlemail.com> writes
>>
>>Could you carefully remove the hour hand and refit it an hour
>>previous? It might be a keyed shaft to ease assembly (no calibration)
>>however if it is just a splined/interference shaft you might be okay.
>>
>
>Quite possibly, but I've got better things to do right now.
>
>
Well, as it happens, I was sat with the clock nearby, and I thought I've
nothing to lose by having a poke about.
The front came off easily , secured with 4 sprung clips.
I pulled off the second hand, but the main hands seem to be on a
hexagonal shaft. They wouldn't easily come off anyway. On a whim I just
moved the hands back to 11 o'clock and set it off again. Low and behold
it now shows the correct time :-)
Actually the minute hand is about 1/4 minute off, but I'm sure I can
tweak that if it bothers me.
Presumably that is how they should have been sold.
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Chris French
<new...@familyfrench.co.uk> writes
>In message <153dee4e-af89-4d55...@googlegroups.com>,
>Mathew Newton <mathewja...@googlemail.com> writes
>>On Monday, 21 December 2015 13:40:41 UTC, Chris French wrote:
>>
>>> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
>>
>>It seems that way!
>>
>>> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
>>
>>
>>Could you carefully remove the hour hand and refit it an hour
>>previous? It might be a keyed shaft to ease assembly (no calibration)
>>however if it is just a splined/interference shaft you might be okay.
>>
>
>Quite possibly, but I've got better things to do right now.
>
>
Well, as it happens, I was sat with the clock nearby, and I thought I've
nothing to lose by having a poke about.
The front came off easily , secured with 4 sprung clips.
I pulled off the second hand, but the main hands seem to be on a
hexagonal shaft. They wouldn't easily come off anyway. On a whim I just
moved the hands back to 11 o'clock and set it off again. Low and behold
it now shows the correct time :-)
Actually the minute hand is about 1/4 minute off, but I'm sure I can
tweak that if it bothers me.
Presumably that is how they should have been sold.
--
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polygonum
Dec 21, 2015, 5:52:01 PM12/21/15
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different dates, doubled change, or something else that can't ready be
handled by the existing simplistic "which transmitter" and "extra
hour/minus hour" mechanisms.
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F Murtz
Dec 21, 2015, 5:56:19 PM12/21/15
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Mr Macaw wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 -0000, Chris French
> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>> :-)
>
> It would be right if our fuckwit government hadn't put the clocks back
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>
???? Do they change the earth rotation
> to give us even less light in an already dark winter.
>
Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 6:11:18 PM12/21/15
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In message <XnsA577EA2...@8.17.249.101>, pamela
<inv...@nospam.com> writes
>On 14:56 21 Dec 2015, Chris French wrote:
>
>> In message <hu3g7bl3m8stc89qa...@4ax.com>, Thomas Prufer
>> <prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
>>>
>>>Does the clock start at 12, 4, or 8? Could be the hands were put on
>>>wrong...?
>>>
>>
>> They start at 12.
>>
>> However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking
>> clock sold previously under a different model number.
>>
>> It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
>> countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
>>
>> looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
>
>So even if you set the time manually, soon enough the clock will adjust
>itself to German time?
Yup.
>
>That would mean every clock sold is unsuitable for use in the UK.
>
Yup, they have cocked up.
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Chris French
<inv...@nospam.com> writes
>On 14:56 21 Dec 2015, Chris French wrote:
>
>> In message <hu3g7bl3m8stc89qa...@4ax.com>, Thomas Prufer
>> <prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
>>>On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:30:02 +0000, Chris French
>>><new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>>>>
>>>><http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-
>>>>A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>>>>duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED
>>>>%20WALL%20CLOCK>
>>>>
>>><new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>>>>
>>>><http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-
>>>>A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>>>>duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED
>>>>%20WALL%20CLOCK>
>>>>
>>>>I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
>>>
>>>Sounds like it.
>>>
>>>
>>>Does the clock start at 12, 4, or 8? Could be the hands were put on
>>>wrong...?
>>>
>>
>> They start at 12.
>>
>> However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking
>> clock sold previously under a different model number.
>>
>> It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
>> countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
>>
>> looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
>
>So even if you set the time manually, soon enough the clock will adjust
>itself to German time?
Yup.
>
>That would mean every clock sold is unsuitable for use in the UK.
>
Yup, they have cocked up.
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Dec 21, 2015, 6:19:08 PM12/21/15
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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 6:21:18 PM12/21/15
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In message <5678820b$0$26018$b1db1813$df80...@news.astraweb.com>,
dennis@home.?.invalid writes
How about you Reading The Fucking Thread.
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dennis@home.?.invalid writes
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Chris French
Dec 21, 2015, 6:21:18 PM12/21/15
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In message <ddr2de...@mid.individual.net>, Rod Speed
<rod.sp...@gmail.com> writes
>
>
>"Chris French" <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:nRfTKnWa7$dWNA$6...@familyfrench.co.uk...
>> In message <n58tjf$ja7$1...@dont-email.me>, Chris B <ne...@salis.co.uk> writes
>>>ability to set the displayed time as +/- 1, 2 or 3 hours. Try
>>>playing with the menus or if all else fails try google for the exact
>>>type - you will probably find the info.
>>
>> There are no menus, googling it up produces no results.
>move the time forward 1 minute at a time and that that offset will
>be used when it acquires the radio time.
I don't think so, whilst it doesn't specify it in the manual, with radio
control clocks they normally revert to the automatically set time once
they recieve the signal again.
that.
<shrug> believe what you want.
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<rod.sp...@gmail.com> writes
>
>
>"Chris French" <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:nRfTKnWa7$dWNA$6...@familyfrench.co.uk...
>> In message <n58tjf$ja7$1...@dont-email.me>, Chris B <ne...@salis.co.uk> writes
>>>On 21/12/2015 12:06, Chris French wrote:
>>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>>
>>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>>
>>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>>
>>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>>> :-)
>>>
>>>I have bought 3 from Lidl over the years and they all have had the
>>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>>
>>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>>
>>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>>
>>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>>> :-)
>>>
>>>ability to set the displayed time as +/- 1, 2 or 3 hours. Try
>>>playing with the menus or if all else fails try google for the exact
>>>type - you will probably find the info.
>>
>> There are no menus, googling it up produces no results.
>>
>> Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>>
>> <http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>> duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
>> LOCK>
>
>My reading of that is that you can use the manual time setting to
>> Manual is here is any one thinks I'm not reading them correctly.
>>
>> <http://www.lidl-service.com/cps/rde/SID-31E28FCE-A4508391/lsp/hs.xsl/pro
>> duct.html?id=140798043&rdeLocaleAttr=en&title=RADIO-CONTROLLED%20WALL%20C
>> LOCK>
>
>move the time forward 1 minute at a time and that that offset will
>be used when it acquires the radio time.
I don't think so, whilst it doesn't specify it in the manual, with radio
control clocks they normally revert to the automatically set time once
they recieve the signal again.
>
>> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
>
>I find it hard to believe that krauts could fuck up as spectacularly as
>> I think Lidl have cocked up :-)
>
that.
<shrug> believe what you want.
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Dave Plowman (News)
Dec 21, 2015, 7:04:33 PM12/21/15
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In article <_zZdy.236448$C6.2...@fx34.am4>,
well as coming home after dark for some of the winter.
But had daylight until after 11pm in mid summer.
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Phil L <neverc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it
> would still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30,
> this is why they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light,
> all the kids are back home by then
When I were a kid in the NE of Scotland, we went to school in the dark as
> And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it
> would still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30,
> this is why they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light,
> all the kids are back home by then
well as coming home after dark for some of the winter.
But had daylight until after 11pm in mid summer.
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Dave Plowman (News)
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In article <n59ref$em9$1...@dont-email.me>,
That's good. Know any udder ones?
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Unclefista
Dec 21, 2015, 10:44:06 PM12/21/15
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replying to Chris French , Unclefista wrote:
> Chris French
I've just sorted mine out, no menu or anything complicated ;)
The clock face/mechanism is held into the case with 4 wire clips. Unclip
these from the case (the end closest to you, not the point of the V that
presses against the black plastic of the mechanism, you'll see what I mean
when you look.
Then I physically moved the hour hand back an hour.
Clips clip back into place.
That's it..
Took me about 2 minutes because I was being careful.
HTH
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> newsgrp wrote:
>
> In message <hu3g7bl3m8stc89qa...@4ax.com>, Thomas Prufer
> <prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
>
> In message <hu3g7bl3m8stc89qa...@4ax.com>, Thomas Prufer
> <prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> writes
> They start at 12.
> However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking clock
> sold previously under a different model number.
> It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
> countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
> looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
> --
> However, perusing the Lidl service site, I found the same looking clock
> sold previously under a different model number.
> It says for UK the hands should go to 11 (and for a couple of other
> countries to 1, presumably as they are an hour ahead)
> looks like my clock should have stayed on the mainland :-)
> Chris French
I've just sorted mine out, no menu or anything complicated ;)
The clock face/mechanism is held into the case with 4 wire clips. Unclip
these from the case (the end closest to you, not the point of the V that
presses against the black plastic of the mechanism, you'll see what I mean
when you look.
Then I physically moved the hour hand back an hour.
Clips clip back into place.
That's it..
Took me about 2 minutes because I was being careful.
HTH
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Dec 21, 2015, 10:44:06 PM12/21/15
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replying to alan_m , John wrote:
> junk wrote:
>
> The aldi/lidl clocks often have a UK/CET switch to set the time zone.
> --
> mailto: news admac {dot] myzen co uk
Sadly, though, this one doesn't.
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> junk wrote:
>
> The aldi/lidl clocks often have a UK/CET switch to set the time zone.
> --
> mailto: news admac {dot] myzen co uk
Sadly, though, this one doesn't.
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:05:26 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <n59ref$em9$1...@dont-email.me>,
> ARW <adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Dave Plowman (News)" <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:553594c...@davenoise.co.uk...
>> > In article <5uGdnUACnbNa3-XL...@brightview.co.uk>,
>> > F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>> >> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>> >
>> >> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>> >
>> > Do their cows tell the time, then?
>
>> They know when to go to sleep - at pasture bedtime
>
>That's good. Know any udder ones?
You're milking this.
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <n59ref$em9$1...@dont-email.me>,
> ARW <adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> "Dave Plowman (News)" <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:553594c...@davenoise.co.uk...
>> > In article <5uGdnUACnbNa3-XL...@brightview.co.uk>,
>> > F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>> >> > Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some reason?
>> >
>> >> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>> >
>> > Do their cows tell the time, then?
>
>> They know when to go to sleep - at pasture bedtime
>
>That's good. Know any udder ones?
G.Harman
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:51:57 +0000, polygonum <rmoud...@vrod.co.uk> wrote:
>I am imagining Scotland choosing no summer/winter change, changing on
>different dates, doubled change, or something else that can't ready be
>handled by the existing simplistic "which transmitter" and "extra
>hour/minus hour" mechanisms.
The smallest time increment the current time zones show is 15 minutes.
>I am imagining Scotland choosing no summer/winter change, changing on
>different dates, doubled change, or something else that can't ready be
>handled by the existing simplistic "which transmitter" and "extra
>hour/minus hour" mechanisms.
That would be outside the usual reception area: Nepal, Australia, New Zealand...
Thomas Prufer
The Natural Philosopher
Dec 22, 2015, 3:17:07 AM12/22/15
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>> I find it hard to believe that krauts could fuck up as spectacularly as
> that.
Oh Ye of little Faith...
> that.
Volkswagen?
Energiewiende?
Cultural Marxism has rendered Germany more fucked up than most places
--
the biggest threat to humanity comes from socialism, which has utterly
diverted our attention away from what really matters to our existential
survival, to indulging in navel gazing and faux moral investigations
into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with
what it actually is.
PeterC
Dec 22, 2015, 3:17:12 AM12/22/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French wrote:
> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
You need to turn on Time Zones - it's not obvious where this is, on mine, as
> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>
> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
> controlled clock as our old one died.
>
> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>
> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>
> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
> :-)
it's not in the settings but on other buttons.
--
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The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway
Rod Speed
Dec 22, 2015, 3:34:50 AM12/22/15
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"The Natural Philosopher" <t...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:n5b0u1$vt6$3...@news.albasani.net...
> In message <ddr2de...@mid.individual.net>, Rod Speed
> <rod.sp...@gmail.com> writes
>>> I find it hard to believe that krauts could fuck up as spectacularly as
>>> that.
> Oh Ye of little Faith...
We'll see...
> <rod.sp...@gmail.com> writes
>>> I find it hard to believe that krauts could fuck up as spectacularly as
>>> that.
> Oh Ye of little Faith...
> Volkswagen?
Nothing even remotely like as fucked up.
> Energiewiende?
Nothing even remotely like as fucked up.
> Cultural Marxism has rendered Germany more fucked up than most places
Brian-Gaff
Dec 22, 2015, 4:02:05 AM12/22/15
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Well, Its been a while since I could see this, but I remember one clock that
was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of sentences in
the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect that if yu press
certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows the ofset to be
changd. This of course was fine until the clocks changed the next time,
whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and could not remember what to push!
Brian
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or what I say, you don't have to
read my posts! :-)
> In message <553576b...@davenoise.co.uk>, "Dave Plowman (News)"
> <da...@davenoise.co.uk> writes
>>In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
>>manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
>>
> Well yes, but I can't see anyway on this clock
> --
> Chris French
>
was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of sentences in
the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect that if yu press
certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows the ofset to be
changd. This of course was fine until the clocks changed the next time,
whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and could not remember what to push!
Brian
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Remember, if you don't like where I post
or what I say, you don't have to
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"Chris French" <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dx4dyyVE0$dWN...@familyfrench.co.uk...
> In message <553576b...@davenoise.co.uk>, "Dave Plowman (News)"
> <da...@davenoise.co.uk> writes
>>In article <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>,
>> Chris French <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>> :-)
>>
>>I'd be amazed if it's not possible to switch it to GMT. Lidl seem to
>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>
>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if they
>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>
>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it uses the
>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>
>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>
>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves wrong
>>> :-)
>>
>>manage to sell electrical stuff with UK plugs on them. ;-)
>>
> Well yes, but I can't see anyway on this clock
> --
> Chris French
>
Dave Liquorice
Dec 22, 2015, 5:43:06 AM12/22/15
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:55:21 -0000, Phil L wrote:
>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
year.
>>
>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
year.
>>
>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
coat.
>> Summer doesn't matter what time it is, there's loads of light.
Winter
>> has not enough light, particularly in the evening.
has been warm enough for that this year) fit the working hours to the
available daylight. The wage slave 9-5 is an hour offset from (GMT)
daylight, 8-4 would be a better fit and for those that want a BBQ do
7-3.
>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
time, ie noon is when the sun is highest in the sky.
>> Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we
don't
>> have to bother changing the clocks.
is put forward as a reason for sticking with GMT+1 all year. Except
of course most of the EU moves to GMT+2 in the summer so that blows
that argument out of the water.
> And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it
> would still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30, this
> is why they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light, all
> the kids are back home by then
was in the Midlands. Up here in the North of England or further north
I dread to think what it was like.
http://www.howhill.com/weather/webcam_24.php
Camera switches to B&W "night" mode about the light level that if you
are outside working by natural light you should have packed up and
finished for day a little while earlier.
That page refreshes each hour, last night 22 Dec was cloudy and dark
(there is a small IR illuminator for the FG). Night before clearish
and lit from an approximately 3/4 full moon.
--
Cheers
Dave.
Dave Plowman (News)
Dec 22, 2015, 6:58:57 AM12/22/15
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In article <nyyfbegfubjuvyypb...@srv1.howhill.co.uk>,
country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
--
*Remember: First you pillage, then you burn.
Dave Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote:
> >>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
> year.
> >>
> >> The 1966 thing is what we need.
> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
> coat.
The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
> >>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
> year.
> >>
> >> The 1966 thing is what we need.
> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
> coat.
country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
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Chris French
Dec 22, 2015, 7:40:24 AM12/22/15
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In message <OxKZSaRM...@familyfrench.co.uk>, Chris French
<new...@familyfrench.co.uk> writes
<http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/auriol-radio-controlled-clock-8-99-lidl-
2356739?page=5#comments>
comment #91
but my adjusted one is going fine so I think I'll keep it.
--
Chris French
<new...@familyfrench.co.uk> writes
>
>So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves
>wrong :-)
Lidl have confirmed that you can't set the clocks to UK time.
>So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves
>wrong :-)
<http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/auriol-radio-controlled-clock-8-99-lidl-
2356739?page=5#comments>
comment #91
but my adjusted one is going fine so I think I'll keep it.
--
Chris French
The Natural Philosopher
Dec 22, 2015, 8:07:06 AM12/22/15
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On 22/12/15 09:02, Brian-Gaff wrote:
> Well, Its been a while since I could see this, but I remember one clock that
> was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of sentences in
> the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect that if yu press
> certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows the ofset to be
> changd. This of course was fine until the clocks changed the next time,
> whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and could not remember what to push!
> Brian
>
This is why I always scan those scraps of paper and put them in a
> Well, Its been a while since I could see this, but I remember one clock that
> was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of sentences in
> the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect that if yu press
> certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows the ofset to be
> changd. This of course was fine until the clocks changed the next time,
> whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and could not remember what to push!
> Brian
>
directory called 'manuals' on my server..
Dave Liquorice
Dec 22, 2015, 9:43:08 AM12/22/15
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:55:10 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>
>> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
>> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
>> coat.
>
> The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
> country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
Roughly 40 mins most westerly (Soay) to most easterly (Lowestoft)
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>>
>> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
>> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
>> coat.
>
> The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
> country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
points of the UK but with a 8:1 bias to early sunrise. So Soay has
sunrise approx 32 mins before Greenwich. Yes, I know it's not that
simple as the earth is a tilted spheroid so the terminator doesn't
follow the lines of longitude very well. I think that that affect may
have is to shorten the time difference between Soay and Greenwich in
the Winter.
--
Cheers
Dave.
brain@thebrain.com The Brain
Dec 22, 2015, 10:23:26 AM12/22/15
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Mr Macaw wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:19:32 -0000, F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>
>> On 21/12/2015 12:28, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>>>> backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer
Fuck off PHucker wanker.
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:19:32 -0000, F <news@nowhere> wrote:
>
>> On 21/12/2015 12:28, Mr Macaw wrote:
>>
>>>> The 1966 thing is what we need. Summer doesn't matter what time it
>>>> is, there's loads of light. Winter has not enough light,
>>>> particularly in the evening. So we want the clocks FORWARDS not
>>>> backwards in winter. Might aswell leave them forwards as summer
>>>> doesn't matter then we don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Apparently most English want the above, but not Scots for some
>>> reason?
>>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
> Since when did Scots farmers outnumber everyone else in the UK?
>>> reason?
>>
>> Scottish farmers, if I remember correctly.
>
Fuck off PHucker wanker.
Bob Eager
Dec 22, 2015, 11:16:26 AM12/22/15
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:07:04 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 22/12/15 09:02, Brian-Gaff wrote:
>> Well, Its been a while since I could see this, but I remember one clock
>> that was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of
>> sentences in the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect
>> that if yu press certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows
>> the ofset to be changd. This of course was fine until the clocks
>> changed the next time, whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and
>> could not remember what to push!
>> Brian
>>
>>
> This is why I always scan those scraps of paper and put them in a
> directory called 'manuals' on my server..
I put them on my e-reader too.
> On 22/12/15 09:02, Brian-Gaff wrote:
>> Well, Its been a while since I could see this, but I remember one clock
>> that was as described here, but as I recall there was a couple of
>> sentences in the scrap of paper which doubled as a manual to the effect
>> that if yu press certain buttons and hold them for x seconds, it allows
>> the ofset to be changd. This of course was fine until the clocks
>> changed the next time, whereupon you had lost the bit of paper and
>> could not remember what to push!
>> Brian
>>
>>
> This is why I always scan those scraps of paper and put them in a
> directory called 'manuals' on my server..
Mathew Newton
Dec 22, 2015, 2:26:34 PM12/22/15
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On Monday, 21 December 2015 14:30:43 UTC, Chris French wrote:
> >Could you carefully remove the hour hand and refit it an hour previous?
> >It might be a keyed shaft to ease assembly (no calibration) however if
> >it is just a splined/interference shaft you might be okay.
> >
>
> Quite possibly, but I've got better things to do right now.
Ah, but think of the extra hour it'll give you... you might even have time to put your feet up if you finish early! ;-)
> >Could you carefully remove the hour hand and refit it an hour previous?
> >It might be a keyed shaft to ease assembly (no calibration) however if
> >it is just a splined/interference shaft you might be okay.
> >
>
> Quite possibly, but I've got better things to do right now.
Ah, but think of the extra hour it'll give you... you might even have time to put your feet up if you finish early! ;-)
polygonum
Dec 22, 2015, 4:11:34 PM12/22/15
to
select a quarter-hour difference. But if they chose anything that wasn't
same-day, same-difference then they would need to manually adjust at
least some of the time. Building their own time signal would take years
to be adopted by manufacturers of clocks.
--
Rod
Bob Minchin
Dec 23, 2015, 9:11:13 AM12/23/15
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Chris French wrote:
> In message <oc0g7b1h72152gnn9...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
> <m...@privacy.net> writes
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:53:41 +0000, Chris French
>> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> In message <gurf7b1n27tm435mb...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
>>> <m...@privacy.net> writes
>>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
>>>> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
>>>> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
>>>> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
>>>> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
>>>> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
>>>> instructions. :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, but I did once it didn't set it self correctly :-), it says
>>> nothing about changing the time zone.
>>>
>>> Mine is different model:
>>>
>>> <http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=29549>
>>>
>>>
>>> A quick web search suggest they have had this problem before with
>>> similar clocks
>>
>> Does this help? Different model, but the works may be similar
>> http://tinyurl.com/oj4cj2l
>> The instructions for mine are here http://tinyurl.com/hgx67my
>>
> Thanks, but no that doesn't help I'm afraid. (I think I'd found that
> fixya page before).
>
> That is all for digital clocks, as is yours, mine is analogue and based
> on a different mechanism (unsurprisingly).
>
> It's ok, AFAICS Lidl have cocked up, I'll take it back in a couple of days.
No need to return it, just pull off the hands having let it set itself 1
hr ahead of GMT and then replace the hands on GMT.
Simples
> In message <oc0g7b1h72152gnn9...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
> <m...@privacy.net> writes
>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:53:41 +0000, Chris French
>> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> In message <gurf7b1n27tm435mb...@4ax.com>, Chris Hogg
>>> <m...@privacy.net> writes
>>>> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:06:36 +0000, Chris French
>>>> <new...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if
>>>>> they
>>>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it
>>>>> uses the
>>>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> A new Lidl has recently in our local town - a bit of a novelty as the
>>>>> nearest Aldlidls are about 20 miles away.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, popped in today for the first time when passing, to see if
>>>>> they
>>>>> had any interesting things in their deals. I picked up a new radio
>>>>> controlled clock as our old one died.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thing is, it's it sets itself an hour fast. Instructions say it
>>>>> uses the
>>>>> DCF77 signal from Mainflingen in Germany, which presumably is giving
>>>>> time in CET (GMT+1). Now I don't really know how the system works, but
>>>>> the clocks obviously don't know where in the world they are so
>>>>> presumably are set to pickup a specific signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a radio controlled watch, but on that I can set the time zone)
>>>>>
>>>>> So are Lidl are selling a load of clocks which will set themselves
>>>>> wrong
>>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> I also have a Lidl RC clock that gets it's time signal from Frankfurt.
>>>>> wrong
>>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> It's an Auriol IAN 100706. Big flat round face, two rectangular
>>>> windows, wall-hanging, displays time, day, date, week no., temperature
>>>> and moon phase. Yours may be different. Somewhere in the instructions
>>>> or set-up routine there's an option to set the time zone. Just found
>>>> where: page 9. As they say, when all else fails, read the
>>>> instructions. :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, but I did once it didn't set it self correctly :-), it says
>>> nothing about changing the time zone.
>>>
>>> Mine is different model:
>>>
>>> <http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=29549>
>>>
>>>
>>> A quick web search suggest they have had this problem before with
>>> similar clocks
>>
>> Does this help? Different model, but the works may be similar
>> http://tinyurl.com/oj4cj2l
>> The instructions for mine are here http://tinyurl.com/hgx67my
>>
> Thanks, but no that doesn't help I'm afraid. (I think I'd found that
> fixya page before).
>
> That is all for digital clocks, as is yours, mine is analogue and based
> on a different mechanism (unsurprisingly).
>
> It's ok, AFAICS Lidl have cocked up, I'll take it back in a couple of days.
No need to return it, just pull off the hands having let it set itself 1
hr ahead of GMT and then replace the hands on GMT.
Simples
ARW
Dec 24, 2015, 2:42:43 AM12/24/15
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The farmer did.
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rick
Dec 26, 2015, 11:10:26 AM12/26/15
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have to manually set
Mr Macaw
Dec 26, 2015, 11:25:43 AM12/26/15
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--
god said:
"The Divergence of the B Field = 0
The Curl of the E Field + the partial time derivative of the B field = 0
The Divergence of the D field = the charge density
The Curl of the H field - the partial time derivative of the D field = the current density"
and there was light, and he saw that it was good and of constant speed.
Mr Macaw
Dec 26, 2015, 11:26:54 AM12/26/15
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:04:20 -0000, Dave Plowman (News) <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <_zZdy.236448$C6.2...@fx34.am4>,
> Phil L <neverc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it
>> would still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30,
>> this is why they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light,
>> all the kids are back home by then
>
> When I were a kid in the NE of Scotland, we went to school in the dark as
> well as coming home after dark for some of the winter.
>
> But had daylight until after 11pm in mid summer.
It seems to be assumed that everybody's scared of the dark nowadays. We don't get dark anymore, because people have 1 billion watt headlamps on their cars, and the police don't seem to do a thing. Why don't they pull people over every time they're dazzled by one?
> In article <_zZdy.236448$C6.2...@fx34.am4>,
> Phil L <neverc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> And as now it only gets light at 8AM, if it were left like that, it
>> would still be dark when all the kids were going to school at 8:30,
>> this is why they changed it - an extra hour at 4pm is a waste of light,
>> all the kids are back home by then
>
> When I were a kid in the NE of Scotland, we went to school in the dark as
> well as coming home after dark for some of the winter.
>
> But had daylight until after 11pm in mid summer.
--
A bleached blonde and a natural blonde were on top of the Empire State Building.
How do you tell them apart?
The bleached blonde would never throw bread to the helicopters.
Mr Macaw
Dec 26, 2015, 11:33:43 AM12/26/15
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:30:36 -0000, Dave Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:55:21 -0000, Phil L wrote:
>
>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
> year.
>>>
>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>
> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
> old, walking to school in the dark
Awww you poor thing, were there monsters behind the trees?
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:55:21 -0000, Phil L wrote:
>
>>>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
> year.
>>>
>>> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>
> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
> old, walking to school in the dark
As a kid, I preferred light AFTER school, when I went out to play. Who gives a fuck what it is when you're just going somewhere you don't want to be anyway?
> wearing the issued Hi-viz waist coat.
The only thing I was "forced" to do was to get off the school bus at the correct stop (the stupid driver was concerned for my safety or something - I was only trying to go to a friend's house). From that day on I cycled to school and he didn't get his 10p fare.
>>> Summer doesn't matter what time it is, there's loads of light.
>>> Winter has not enough light, particularly in the evening.
>
> If people want to have a BBQ on the patio in late December (and it
> has been warm enough for that this year) fit the working hours to the
> available daylight. The wage slave 9-5 is an hour offset from (GMT)
> daylight, 8-4 would be a better fit and for those that want a BBQ do
> 7-3.
>>> So we want the clocks FORWARDS not backwards in winter.
>
> The clocks aren't backwards in winter, they are closer to siderial
> time, ie noon is when the sun is highest in the sky.
>>> Might aswell leave them forwards as summer doesn't matter then we
>>> don't have to bother changing the clocks.
>
> Apart from the spurious "light evenings" argument trading with europe
> is put forward as a reason for sticking with GMT+1 all year. Except
> of course most of the EU moves to GMT+2 in the summer so that blows
> that argument out of the water.
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Mr Macaw
Dec 26, 2015, 11:34:29 AM12/26/15
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:55:10 -0000, Dave Plowman (News) <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <nyyfbegfubjuvyypb...@srv1.howhill.co.uk>,
> Dave Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote:
>> >>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
>> year.
>> >>
>> >> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>
>> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
>> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
>> coat.
>
> The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
> country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
Which is why we should centre the lightest part of the day around the middle of our waking hours.
> In article <nyyfbegfubjuvyypb...@srv1.howhill.co.uk>,
> Dave Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote:
>> >>> 1966, when the start of a trial saw the UK move to GMT+1 all
>> year.
>> >>
>> >> The 1966 thing is what we need.
>
>> No we fing don't. That trial was awful from the POV of a six year
>> old, walking to school in the dark wearing the issued Hi-viz waist
>> coat.
>
> The obvious snag is the time of daybreak changes dramatically across the
> country. So what is fine in one part won't be in another.
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Dec 29, 2015, 6:44:49 PM12/29/15
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En el artículo <n5me5e$946$2...@speranza.aioe.org>, rick <rick_hughes@_remo
ve_btconnect.com> escribió:
>My radio controlled alarm clock has been an Hr out since end of BST
>have to manually set
The cheapy I got from fleabay keeps perfect time, and what's more, the
seller gave me an automatic refund because they'd had several complaints
of the wall wart being noisy, so rather than wait for more complaints,
decided to proactively refund everyone who'd bought one.
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ve_btconnect.com> escribió:
>My radio controlled alarm clock has been an Hr out since end of BST
>have to manually set
seller gave me an automatic refund because they'd had several complaints
of the wall wart being noisy, so rather than wait for more complaints,
decided to proactively refund everyone who'd bought one.
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(='.'=) Bunny says: Windows 10? Nein danke!
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