No More Time
"Effective September 19, 2007, the time announcement information service has been discontinued. We apologize for any inconvenience."
What the F? How did i not know about this, and how am i to calibrate my clocks with carefully synchronized phone-holding, listening, and button-pushing-or-dial-turning? Is this a Republican plot to make us lose track of time and therefore be unable to know how long we've been at war or without health care? What does it have to do with the new studies showing that daylight savings time doesn't actually increase useful working hours, and actually raises utility bills?
What time IS it? Ack!
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Comments (12)
I agree! Happy springing forward!
Comment #1 Posted by: Anonymous | March 9, 2008 12:04 AM
evan, I'm not sure what your talking about here though I suppose you are poking some fun as a reminder to change our clocks.
For me, I love Daylight Savings Time. It means more time to play outside with the kids after work (and the lights go on later in the day).
Comment #2 Posted by: Kenley | March 9, 2008 06:18 AM
call 853-1212 and listen for yourself! the kindly recorded lady who has told me that "At the tone, Pacific Standard Time will be...four-thirty-one, exactly: [BEEP]" for my entire life, is gone.
Comment #3 Posted by: evan austin | March 9, 2008 08:39 AM
evan --
go to radio shack and get one of those clever little clocks that are tuned by radio into the central time authority in Colorado.... always gives the exact time to the second....
Comment #4 Posted by: david | March 9, 2008 09:07 AM
I find myself calibrating to NPR.
Comment #5 Posted by: Tyler | March 9, 2008 09:26 AM
Go to http://time.gov for official time.
Comment #6 Posted by: Kenley | March 9, 2008 01:03 PM
OJAI.. the land where time stands still...but where people still help their neighbor figure out the time...
Comment #7 Posted by: Suza | March 9, 2008 01:11 PM
jesus suza, put your glasses on and your parcel's in!
Comment #8 Posted by: Anonymous | March 9, 2008 07:14 PM
gosh, maybe i had some kind of weird crush on that "At the tone..." lady, but i just don't find time.gov or any other source as appealing. it took me longer to get the time that way, required even MORE eyeball-to-screen time than i already get, and when i got there it was in 24-hour time! i don't wanna do math, i just wanna know what time it is!
on the other hand, perhaps i've been freed to sway with the rhythm of the moon and sun and my own body...don't schedule any meetings for me unless you can tell me where the Post Office tower's shadow will be!
Comment #9 Posted by: evan austin | March 9, 2008 07:40 PM
Gosh, evan, I'm surprised I hadn't told you about this already. Since phones are my biz (kinda) i know a little somthing about this. Seems the phone companies were holding literally thousands, maybe millions, maybe gillions of phone numbers open for these time announcements so they decided they weren't gonna provide them anymore.
For me, ever since I got a cell phone, I've never worn a watch again!
Comment #10 Posted by: Coleen Ashly | March 17, 2008 02:43 PM
Ha! Ha! Ever since I got rid of my cell phone last November I haven't known what the right time is!
Comment #11 Posted by: Suza | March 17, 2008 03:05 PM
I too, am having computer time lady withdrawl. See, I can't even spell correctly now! Seriously, it did disturb me when I called and the recording was, was just...gone! It just doesn't seem right after 30 years of calling her that she would just...you know...leave like that!
Comment #12 Posted by: Gypsy | March 17, 2008 09:32 PM