The "This Might Be A Stupid Question, But...." Thread

[Curious Cat]

Here are some tips on keeping pumpkins fresher longer

http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/carvedpumpkins.php

[Snooks]

Is Vor a military term?  If so what does it mean?

[Psychopoesie]

Is Vor a military term?  If so what does it mean?

Yes. It's from Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga books and refers to a military (and aristocratic) class on the fictional world, Barrayar. One of my favourite series ever.

http://vorkosigan.wikia.com/wiki/Vor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold

[Lady Snowdon]

What does bird-dogging someone mean?  A person used it in a comment on FB the other day, and I can't figure it out from context - they just said something like "stop bird-dogging me". 

[Elfmama]

What does bird-dogging someone mean?  A person used it in a comment on FB the other day, and I can't figure it out from context - they just said something like "stop bird-dogging me".

Following closely, like a dog follows its master or tracks a bird.

[Slartibartfast]

Stupid question: when there's a time change and we gain an hour (like tonight), do police logs and the like have to specify?  Like "Burglary at 1:15 AM (the first one, not the second one)"?  How do systems like at hospitals cope with it, for things like when people are supposed to have medication at strict intervals?  Do they just bump the interval back an hour, or do they assume an extra hour won't kill the patients, or do they gradually work their way into it, or what?

[mbbored]

Stupid question: when there's a time change and we gain an hour (like tonight), do police logs and the like have to specify?  Like "Burglary at 1:15 AM (the first one, not the second one)"?  How do systems like at hospitals cope with it, for things like when people are supposed to have medication at strict intervals?  Do they just bump the interval back an hour, or do they assume an extra hour won't kill the patients, or do they gradually work their way into it, or what?

I don't know, but now I really want to!

[Snooks]

Stupid question: when there's a time change and we gain an hour (like tonight), do police logs and the like have to specify?  Like "Burglary at 1:15 AM (the first one, not the second one)"?  How do systems like at hospitals cope with it, for things like when people are supposed to have medication at strict intervals?  Do they just bump the interval back an hour, or do they assume an extra hour won't kill the patients, or do they gradually work their way into it, or what?

I don't know, but now I really want to!

Not sure about medication but I'd guess with logs you put the notation for the time (in the UK we use BST or GMT+1 and GMT).

[Iris]

Stupid question: when there's a time change and we gain an hour (like tonight), do police logs and the like have to specify?  Like "Burglary at 1:15 AM (the first one, not the second one)"?  How do systems like at hospitals cope with it, for things like when people are supposed to have medication at strict intervals?  Do they just bump the interval back an hour, or do they assume an extra hour won't kill the patients, or do they gradually work their way into it, or what?

I don't know, but now I really want to!

Not sure about medication but I'd guess with logs you put the notation for the time (in the UK we use BST or GMT+1 and GMT).

DH said something similar for keeping train logs (as is his job, he's not a train spotter ). The continuous graph just goes "1 am - 1.30am - 1.59am - 1am" because it's obvious where it changes, but in written records and reports they write (say) 1:17 am EST (Eastern Standard Time) or 1:17 am DST (Daylight Savings Time)

[lady_disdain]

Stupid question: when there's a time change and we gain an hour (like tonight), do police logs and the like have to specify?  Like "Burglary at 1:15 AM (the first one, not the second one)"?

When I had to write duty reports and guard reports, we would make a note: 11:59 pm - Beginning of Summer time. From that point on, all times were written in the new time.

[Dindrane]

At least in the US, all time zones have a "standard time" and "daylight savings time" code. So in the Pacific timezone, we just switched from PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) to PST (Pacific Standard Time).

For things like medication, I don't know what hospitals tend to do, although I imagine it depends on the medication. Some medicines probably do need to be taken on a very specific interval schedule, but not necessarily at precisely the same time of day. For others (like medicine you take either with or without food), the interval between doses might be less important than the time of day those doses are taken.

[Bluenomi]

I was in hospital when daylight savings finished one year. They just wrote AEST or AEDT on the chart.  Mind you I was in maternity so it wasn't  a huge deal if things weren't exact.

When I worked in TV our logs either had 2 lots of 2-3am or skipped from 2 to 3 am.

[paige =^..^=]

I have a stupid question! 

I need a good manicure kit, high quality, something that will last longer than a few months.  By "manicure kit" I mean 1 or 2 good (sharp) nail clippers, maybe tweezers, emory boards, cuticle stuff.

Using my "best" clippers last night, the hinge slipped and the blades twisted and sliced up the side of one finger.

I don't buy the cheapest clippers, but still, I'd love to find something high-quality I could use for a long time.

Any brand/product ideas?  I don't have a *huge* budget, but I'd gladly pay for a high-end set of clippers that won't maim or leave me requiring stitches.

Thanks in advance!!

(nail-biter trying to break the habit)

[ladyknight1]

Tweezerman stainless steel tools.

Clippers: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/stainless-steel-fingernail-clipper/
Cuticle pusher, under nail scraper: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/pushy-and-nail-cleaner/
Scissors: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/stainless-steel-nail-scissors/

[paige =^..^=]

Tweezerman stainless steel tools.

Clippers: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/stainless-steel-fingernail-clipper/
Cuticle pusher, under nail scraper: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/pushy-and-nail-cleaner/
Scissors: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/stainless-steel-nail-scissors/

Ahhh, awesome! Thank you, thank you 

I love the free sharpening.