Re: Does anyone really know what time it is?

[Ron Bello <RBello@BelloAssoc.com>]

In the old days, was it not common for jocks to "push"
the time ahead 2-3 minutes 3-4-5 minutes into the new
quarter hour to boost ratings ?


At 12:26 PM 8/7/02 +0000, Chuckigo@att.net wrote:
>Aaron wrote:
> >>those of us ex-NPR folk got used to living and dying
>by the clock being accurate to the tenth-of-a-second.
>Plus I have to admit I like being able to glance at my
>watch and know that a break is coming in exactly 2
>minutes and 14 seconds  :-)<<
>
>i'm like you, and Dan, in this regard.  my watch is
>pretty steady for a 12 dollar Timex, and i do reset it
>for the second or three it gains every few weeks.
>however, the last time i checked, most of Maine does not
>rely on WBLM for their painstaking accuracy in time
>keeping, or lack thereof. ;-)
>and yeah, Dan raised a valid point about the Patriots.
>but i'm sure the first time they miss the opening
>network commercial avail, the clock will be fixed.  and
>to be safe, most radio networks give countdowns that
>start many, many minutes before airtime to give all of
>the various affiliates a chance to sync their clocks.
>
>- -Chuck (1:46, The Letter, Box Tops...too short) Igo