British Summertime SC

[Lace Neil Singer]

As most people are aware, British Summertime started yesterday and the clocks went forward one hour, at 1am Sunday morning. This event reminded me of an SC I encountered once at that time. XD British Summertime Man came to the petrol station at five minutes past ten on the Monday after the clocks went forward. You'd assume, right, that no-one could possibly spend an entire day not knowing that the clocks went forward? Well, you'd assume wrong, as BSM rocked up at the petrol station at closing time, but he thought it was actually nine and I was closing early.

BSM: *drives up to the cones. Stops. Moves cones, drives into forecourt.*
Me: *currently locking up the last pump.*

BSM: What? Why are you closing this early?
Me: *checks watch, yup, it's indeed ten. In fact, it's five past.* It's five past ten, we always close at ten cept on Sundays.
BSM: Actually, it's nine o'clock for your information. You can't close this early, so you have to let me get my petrol.

At this point, it struck me. Surely this guy couldn't have had the fact that the clocks went forward on Sunday pass him by?

Me: Um, the clocks went forward yesterday morning.
BSM: I don't believe you, you're lying just so you can close early. I'm going to complain to your manager about you unless you let me in.
Me: I'm sorry, but we're closed.

At that point, BSM drove out with a bad tempered squeal of tires. I wasn't worried about his threat to tell my manager, as my manager is a decent person and would take my side, seeing as it would be quite easy to find out that I was speaking the truth. So I left her a note about BSM telling her exactly what had happened.

The next day, I also talked to my manager about BSM, who, amazingly, hadn't carried out his threat to make a complaint about me. I figured that he'd told his other half of his plans to do so, only to receive a reply of "You pillock, she was telling the truth!" XD

Even years on, it still strikes me as amazingly stupid that someone could be unware that the clocks went forward nearly two days after it happened.

[NorthernZel]

Even years on, it still strikes me as amazingly stupid that someone could be unware that the clocks went forward nearly two days after it happened.

Especially when nowadays the only clocks you have to adjust manually are your wristwatch and/or battery operated wall clocks. Almost all other electronic devices adjust the time automatically.

[raudf]

My battery operated wall clocks adjusts itself. In fact, it's more likely I'm not going to notice the time change because I don't have to adjust any clocks. I just live by what my clock overlords tell me..

Well, I would if it wasn't for the fact that the news so blatantly reminds you that it's time to "spring forward" or "fall back."

[Kit-Ginevra]

And how do you deal with daylight savings on a sundial

[RealUnimportant]

Watch: radio controlled.
Phones/computers: internet-corrected.
Microwave & oven: manual, time consuming, bloody noisy, always on GMT.

For some things the time is important, for cooking all you need is the minutes.

[EricKei]

And how do you deal with daylight savings on a sundial

With the help of a couple of burly friends who don't mind lifting heavy pieces of stonework...

[Captain Trips]

Not all sundials are heavy...

All you do is turn it a bit one way in the spring, and back in the fall. During the summer, it doesn't point directly north, but about 15 degrees east of north.

[Lace Neil Singer]

My phone has to be adjusted manually, but that's cuz it's a basic Nokia. It's automatically awesome tho, cuz it's bright pink.

In any case, even before technology automatically adjusted the time, there were announcements about British Summertime everywhere; in the papers, on TV, on Ceefax... the only way someone could miss it would be if they were a troll living under a bridge. Or this SC, evidentally.

[MoonCat]

Typical oblivious SC. To them, the only time that matters is CST: Customer Standard Time.

[EricKei]

MC: Exactly -- They'd adjust it wrong anyway. We all know that 2 minutes = half an hour in CST

[XCashier]

Even years on, it still strikes me as amazingly stupid that someone could be unware that the clocks went forward nearly two days after it happened.

Well... I'm originally from Arizona, which doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time (Arizona has more than enough daylight, thank you very much!). So when I moved out to the Wet Coast, I had to remember to reset the clocks, after 37 years of not doing so. And I did forget a few times (was even late to work once because of it!). Unlike the customer in the OP, I would realize my mistake, go and apologize profusely for my stupidity.

[greek_jester]

So when I moved out to the Wet Coast, I had to remember to reset the clocks, after 37 years of not doing so. And I did forget a few times (was even late to work once because of it!). Unlike the customer in the OP, I would realize my mistake, go and apologize profusely for my stupidity.

That is because you are a normal, reasonable person who actually cares about those around you. SC's are just trolls in human clothing.

[Evannah]

I get upset by customers sometimes but if this happened to me I'd be happy because of the complete stupidity of the customer. What a tool! I hope he felt really REALLY small once he realised.

[MadMike]

One of my friends who works as a DJ did something like that a few years ago. He was doing karaoke, when around 12:30 he did his closing routine and starting breaking down his equipment. I walked up to him and asked why he was shutting down early. He told me he always shuts down around 1:30.

Then I saw the small clock attached to his equipment, which said 1:30. I told him, "You forgot to turn that clock back last weekend!"

He kind of smacked himself on the forehead and muttered a few profanities, but he had already started breaking down his equipment for the night. The sad part is, this was on a Friday night, and he should have turned his clock back almost a week ago.

[Legacy_of_Torment]

This happens every year where I work, without fail. There's always one SC who turns up to see a movie an hour late. And do they back down when you tell them BST has begun? Do they heck
We've had several demand to go into see the movie even though they have missed an hour And when you deny them entry they kick off about it in order to get a free ticket because of their own sieve-brained mistake.