Posted by Pam Adams on August 16, 2005 at 17:47:42 from 134.71.192.172 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: Telling TIME with Bells posted by Ed Kiser on August 16, 2005 at 04:47:43:
By my understanding, the dog watch works as you say- to force a schedule change.
My amazement has always been at the idea of 'watch-and-watch,'- scheduling people 4 hours on/4 hours off. Sailors would have to be good at catnapping in order to survive.
pam