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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by cheschire on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:32AM (#18014023)
I stopped wearing a watch several years ago, and I never really adopted carrying a cell phone with me everywhere, so I started relying on clocks being where ever I would end up needing them. When there wasn't a clock hanging, I would typically find a person to ask, or a computer screen to glance at.

It's amazing how many places would benefit from hanging a simple clock. Airports, for example...

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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by superflyguy on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:01AM (#18014449)
Don't you mean "it's amazing how many times I'd be better off wearing a watch/carry a cell phone"?
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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by kaybe on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @07:55AM (#18014410)
I am really confused about the lack of clocks in airports. Train stations usually have plenty, but airports usually close to none. Why?!
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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by 24gttghh on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:34AM (#18014689)
Theory: There are arrival/departure time screens everywhere and those have the current time on them?
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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by kaybe on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @11:16AM (#18016003)
You'd think, but the really big old ones don't actually have the current time, and the screens in the departure area are usually small and less frequent than I'd like.
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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by 24gttghh on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:39PM (#18027083)
Second theory: Planes are late constantly and the airport/airlines don't want to keep reminding people how late the flight is; apart from the obvious intercom announcements, that is.
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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by ken on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @10:17AM (#18015505)
I think this is a good argument against DST. I realized a few years ago that I don't need to wear a watch because I'm never in any place that doesn't have a clock. Unfortunately, a lot of clock don't get changed promptly for DST.

Here in Seattle, it seems the transit clocks are always changed a month or two (!) after each DST change. Some public clocks never get changed. There's a significant fraction of the year where I simply can't trust any clock I see.

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Re:EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 by Angostura on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @07:15AM (#18014205)
Its amazing how useful a watch is.
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