On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:24:33 -0400, you wrote: >At 04:43 AM 8/12/2005, Hugh Gundersen typed: >>But it's always noon somewhere! > >I'll drink to that. <lol> > > >----------+---------- > Wayne D. Johnson >Ashland, OH, USA 44805 ><http://www.wavijo.com>
While we are on the subject....... It was Isambard Kingdom Brunell that initiated the GMT system back in the early days of steam railways in the UK. London time was say 12:00 and the time in Bristol (200 miles away to the West) was say 10:30 based on local time and where the sun was so at noon it was at it's pinnacle. Now or mate Isambard owned the GWR (Great Western Railway) and his trains arrived in Bristol in record time - even at 35MPH but was always very late back in London. He soon realised why his trains were lat as he knew that the journey should take say 4 hours so leaving London at noon it should be in Bristol at 16:00 but it al wars arrived at 14:30 but leaving Bristol at 17:00 it arrived in London at 22:30 and everyone moaned. Eventually he persuaded the Brit' Gov' to agree to a time standard for the UK and apparently the rest is history and cannot be changed. Sir Hugh of Bognor Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK ------------------------------------------------- Vyisder Asmeni Orsisarsis Asderisorsis. B.Cozderiz Vunarz PERORZ ------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
