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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

When Do The Clocks Change This Year?


From Simple Wikipedia. Daylight Saving Time.

The Americans have a useful saying to remind us all: Spring forward, fall back. This is a double pun in the USA where Fall means autumn. I looked at again, a single pun or double pun? Spring is a pun, Spring the season, and spring as a verb meaning direction of a moving human or animal or object.

I looked online and read that the clocks move forward on the second Sunday in March. I marked that in my diary. Then I thought, what about the UK and USA being different. It turned out that the second Sunday in March is the American date.  Sunday the 13th. Lucky, if you were born that day, or unlucky, if you are superstitious.

In the UK the clocks change on Sunday March 27th. That date is marked in my 2022 diary, which I bought in the UK. 

In 2004 on Mrch 28th. Back again in October. 

(I am saving this text for safety. More pictures and text shortly. Stay tuned or come back for more useful stuff!)

Useful Websites

Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country

Other

Fascinating story about Israel, Jewish New Year, the British, and the Palestinians:

http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html

https://24timezones.com/difference/

https://24timezones.com/difference/uk/singapore

Author



The Author

About the Author Angela Lansbury

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time 

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

More details from Toastmasters International find a club.

Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

Angela is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter. She would be delighted to link up with new friends.

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Books by Angela Lansbury
How to be the best man. (Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Wedding Speeches and Toasts.(Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Unforgettable British Weekends.
Poetry Workshop Workbook.
The Tailor and the Spy. (Lulu.)
Larry The Talking Labrador. (Lulu.)
Writing Poetry for fun.

Quick Quotations

Who Said What When



 


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