Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
I woke this morning thinking how lovely it'd be to turn back the clock to a time before COVID-19's unwelcome appearance. A notion manifesting from recollections that overnight UK clocks'd moved forward from Greenwich Meantime (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST). Among the timepieces being moved sixty minutes hence, the town hall clocks residing in... Continue Reading →
I've just been reminded by Mrs Strachan senior that our clocks go back in a few days..... Those bloody bailiffs never give us a break!.... Seriously, though, at the weekend 2020's British Summer Time (BST) concludes when clocks turn back an hour. In chez Strachan these sixty minutes aren't ordinarily utilised by augmenting my sleep longevity.... Continue Reading →
This weekend witnesses the end of British Summer Time (BST) for 2017, when we in Blighty turn our clocks back an hour. In chez Strachan these sixty minutes aren't ordinarily utilised increasing my sleep longevity; moreover this 'gift' is spent changing non-computerised time-keeping devices to reflect this horological amendment. When BST was first implemented in 1916, during WWI,... Continue Reading →
Well that’s it, the clocks have gone back..... So has the TV, microwave and the Sir Clive Woodward bone china tea set...... Bloody bailiffs! Seriously, though, after a 60 minute overnight time regression, we are now back on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The upshot being British Summer Time (BST) for 2016 has gone to visit... Continue Reading →