Spring forward. Fall back.
How many of us recite that mantra twice a year as we try to remember just which direction we're supposed to set the clock in the car... and the clock on the oven... and the clock on the microwave...oh, and God forbid you forget the coffeemaker!
Twice a year we make a round of the house to reset clocks. Some of our older, key-wound clocks can be a pain to set back one hour in the fall because they're intended to only have their hands moved forward, which basically means you have to go around... and around... and I get dizzy just thinking about it. Whew!
And how many of you still have one of those Audubon Society bird clocks? Well, come the first time change, you probably soon discovered just how tricky it is to keep the birds chirping at their appropriate hour. The device is absolutely sadistic. It drives me crazy trying to get my birds and bird songs coordinated. You know, despite how perky and cute the birds are, I just want to rip its little batteries out and burn the darn thing. Yet, they were all the rage a decade ago. Amazing.
Come to think of it, they were kinda like the singing Big Mouth Billy Bass—every family got one for Christmas.
Did you hear the woman in the background exclaim, "Who pushed the fish?!" Heh! Yeah, they are so annoying that Billy has kinda become the fish that everyone loves to hate.
Or how about the Ronco Pocket Fisherman? You remember, in the late 60s, early 70s, everyone got a Pocket Fisherman for a birthday, even if you'd never been fishing in your life...because you just never knew when you might be on the lake, and you'd sure be glad you had a Ronco Pocket Fisherman in your glove box!
But wait! There's more!
And this can be all yours for only $19.95 plus shipping and handling!
Yeah, I sure hate the new time change, don't you? [sigh]
~ Robin
How many of us recite that mantra twice a year as we try to remember just which direction we're supposed to set the clock in the car... and the clock on the oven... and the clock on the microwave...oh, and God forbid you forget the coffeemaker!
Twice a year we make a round of the house to reset clocks. Some of our older, key-wound clocks can be a pain to set back one hour in the fall because they're intended to only have their hands moved forward, which basically means you have to go around... and around... and I get dizzy just thinking about it. Whew!
And how many of you still have one of those Audubon Society bird clocks? Well, come the first time change, you probably soon discovered just how tricky it is to keep the birds chirping at their appropriate hour. The device is absolutely sadistic. It drives me crazy trying to get my birds and bird songs coordinated. You know, despite how perky and cute the birds are, I just want to rip its little batteries out and burn the darn thing. Yet, they were all the rage a decade ago. Amazing.Come to think of it, they were kinda like the singing Big Mouth Billy Bass—every family got one for Christmas.
Did you hear the woman in the background exclaim, "Who pushed the fish?!" Heh! Yeah, they are so annoying that Billy has kinda become the fish that everyone loves to hate.
Or how about the Ronco Pocket Fisherman? You remember, in the late 60s, early 70s, everyone got a Pocket Fisherman for a birthday, even if you'd never been fishing in your life...because you just never knew when you might be on the lake, and you'd sure be glad you had a Ronco Pocket Fisherman in your glove box!
But wait! There's more!
And this can be all yours for only $19.95 plus shipping and handling!
Yeah, I sure hate the new time change, don't you? [sigh]
~ Robin
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