OT: For spotters of unusual odometer readings...

[Prai Jei]

judith (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message :

I would expect some measure of changeover glitch along the lines of

< On the third stroke it wi ee o'clock precisely - pip pip pip or possibly < On the third stroke it will be 159 and fifty seconds - pip pi ip

Was it really as smooth as you imply?

[Andy Hall]

Of course.

Spare a thought for the poor lady who reads the speaking clock from a script and who rehearsed for weeks and then sat up all night just to get it right for you.

[Hugo Nebula]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:57:07 GMT, a particular chimpanzee, "Al Reynolds" randomly hit the keyboard and produced:

Congratulations to Debs, btw.

[Andy Hall]

Mmm..

That's why they buy Lottery tickets.....

[ST]

Someone needs to get out more! :)

[ST]

I have heard it said [1] it would be a 60 odd quid payout per winning ticket.

[1] Not sure where - possibly on TV, long ago, - and it is a suprisingly accurate number given the variable jackpot amount and an unknown number of people play that sequence of numbers.

At least it wasn't quoted as "we esitimate the payout to be =A363.25"

[CoyoteBoy]

Al - I cant claim the date/time connections, they are something impressive, but:

[Mary Fisher]

I wish I'd had a digital camera when we had such readings!

We've kept a log for decades - don't know why - and always record significant odometer readings.

As I keep saying, everyone needs a hobby ...

Mary