XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/1/23 19:6:20, Mark Lloyd wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:17:11 +1100, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >> Having been in the Army, where you could get into trouble for not being   
   >> where you are supposed to be WHEN you are supposed to be there .... so I   
   >> usually have my Car clock set three to five minutes fast .... you know.   
   >> just in case!! (even having been out of the Army over thirty years)   
   >   
   > I used to know someone who did that. I'd rather set my watch RIGHT and do   
   > my own thinking, and leave on time.   
   >   
   > BTW, I get tired of hearing "fast" and "slow" used improperly, when the   
   > problem has nothing to do with speed.   
   >   
   Those two words do also have another meaning, relating specifically to   
   timepieces and having nothing to do with speed, only offset; consult any   
   good dictionary.   
      
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