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You have a fair point, but our last Ops clerk had a stutter and by the time we had mentally prepared for the moment on H (I think there were 6 or 7 H's included) we were all ten seconds late by the time he got to ck. Still thats SH timing for you.
You have a fair point, but our last Ops clerk had a stutter and by the time we had mentally prepared for the moment on H (I think there were 6 or 7 H's included) we were all ten seconds late by the time he got to ck. Still thats SH timing for you.
Two questions:
1. Does anyone actually adjust their watch to that of the briefer's
2. With pips on the radio, the clock on beeb tv and gps, why do so many briefers have their watch at the wrong time.
1. Does anyone actually adjust their watch to that of the briefer's
2. With pips on the radio, the clock on beeb tv and gps, why do so many briefers have their watch at the wrong time.
The correct way to set your watch must be, of course, to wait for the words "Standby to hack....hack!", then wait the time it takes for a standard marching pace, then press the button on your watch.
Then realise that it hasn't started and just ring up the speaking clock.
Then realise that it hasn't started and just ring up the speaking clock.
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Yeah, but if it's anything like our Met Man, there's utter silence over the `phone for about three minutes (lots of throat-clearing sounds though) and then all of a sudden "Hack"!!!!!!! Loads of use....... Oh and he can't predict the weather for toffee as well, but that's old news!!!!!
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Does it matter as most peoples watches are normally all telling different times. I find that if u try to then adjust to the correct morning brief time, you miss the rest of the brief.
However as were all now joint should we say "Hack, Welcome to shareholders"
However as were all now joint should we say "Hack, Welcome to shareholders"
That must mean that they're saving time by getting the 'standby' out of the way beforehand, and now he can just shout "Hack!" out of context any old time he feels like it.
P.S. I don't know what a standard marching pace is either, I just mentioned it because that was supposedly the period of time that you had to wait in formation between a call for something and the actual selection, e.g.
"Flaps, go" - pause - select;
or something like that!
[ 14 December 2001: Message edited by: Arm out the window ]
P.S. I don't know what a standard marching pace is either, I just mentioned it because that was supposedly the period of time that you had to wait in formation between a call for something and the actual selection, e.g.
"Flaps, go" - pause - select;
or something like that!
[ 14 December 2001: Message edited by: Arm out the window ]
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Tell you what fella, there's one of the lads here at work who owns a Breitling and it's rubbish at keeping time compared to my issue watch (yeah, yeah all you owners - I know it's precision timepiece with a mechanical action, but it's not that precision is it.....?)
Pull pin, throw, put hand to ear and wait for blast.......
Pull pin, throw, put hand to ear and wait for blast.......
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In 1956 I bought a Rolex Explorer in Aden - cost me an arm and a leg by the standards of the day. In 1980 I took it into a Rolex dealer in London and told him the self-winder was tired and asked how much for a general service. £50 + spares. I asked how much for the Seiko on display? £50. Thanks, I'll take it. About 4 new batteries later it still keeps better time than the Rolex ever did even when its fancy "chronometer certificate" was still in force. IMHO watches are for time-keeping, not fashion-statements.
In 1956 I bought a Rolex Explorer in Aden - cost me an arm and a leg by the standards of the day. In 1980 I took it into a Rolex dealer in London and told him the self-winder was tired and asked how much for a general service. £50 + spares. I asked how much for the Seiko on display? £50. Thanks, I'll take it. About 4 new batteries later it still keeps better time than the Rolex ever did even when its fancy "chronometer certificate" was still in force. IMHO watches are for time-keeping, not fashion-statements.
