11-04-2018, 09:54 AM
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Re: The sundial is in the wrong place.
Originally Posted by Judd
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Some years ago, a doctor friend of the family, being a trifle eccentric, wanted his sundial to register local time rather than GMT so he had me calculating how many degrees west from Greenwich he was located so he could set it accordingly. (1°47′02″ W if you want to know) 
I've just looked that up - a damned sight easier than using a road map to calculate how many miles west and divide that distance into the circumference of the earth.
11-04-2018, 10:09 AM
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Re: The sundial is in the wrong place.
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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Since we live in the 21st Century, have both mechanical and electrical means of recording and telling the correct time, do we really give a stuff where some old biddy has placed her sun dial and that it sits in the shade ???
12-04-2018, 06:17 AM
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Re: The sundial is in the wrong place.
Originally Posted by SamTheMan
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And if the sundial was broken, where could you take it to get it fixed ? Sundial technician must be a trade that has almost died out these days.
12-04-2018, 07:25 AM
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Re: The sundial is in the wrong place.
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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Since we live in the 21st Century, have both mechanical and electrical means of recording and telling the correct time, do we really give a stuff where some old biddy has placed her sun dial and that it sits in the shade ???
12-04-2018, 08:07 AM
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Re: The sundial is in the wrong place.
Originally Posted by Twink55
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Well I am sure that most of us will find it more interesting than your posts about the despicable scumbag 'nasty party'.
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