Sunday, November 01, 2015
Was there a protocol?
Discussion of DST on Spokane News. Someone mentioned a stupid belief by criminal types: You can get away with anything during the switchback hour, because the cops won't be able to record it.
Obviously won't work. You can be sure the cops have a way of recording everything.
Got me thinking: Back in the '70s I was working night shift in motels. I distinctly remember walking around the building and changing all the clocks forward and back, but I don't remember a protocol for recording checkins that happened during this peculiar hour. Checkins were relatively rare after midnight, so I probably didn't have to handle any during this once-a-year hour. Still, seems like there should have been a procedure.... but I don't think there was one.
Come to think of it, the conflict simply wouldn't matter in a normal day-pay motel. Even if two checkins happened at exactly the same numerical time (1:28 DST, then an hour later at 1:28 standard) the conflict wouldn't have any consequences. Those checkins would be different tenants. Nothing unusual about two tenants checking in at the same written time; both would still have to pay the same at checkout. The conflict would only be meaningful in an hourly Ho-tel.
For cops, 2 AM (bar closing) on Saturday night is an especially dense arrest time. You can be sure they have a way to handle it.
For cops, 2 AM (bar closing) on Saturday night is an especially dense arrest time. You can be sure they have a way to handle it.Labels: Metrology, Old Economy Steve
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