# What happens at 09:30 GMT?

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**Created:** [August 10, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168 "2004-08-10T07:56:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/21 "2004-08-11T17:17:41Z")

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Who actually carries out the maintenance? Is it more than one person? What happens if you don’t do it?

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**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/22 "2004-08-11T20:59:12Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> Wrong way - it would be 7.30 am to 8.30 am European - much more convenient for us, and not terribly inconvenient for you lot.

Hey! Some of us like some Dope with our breakfast!! 😛

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/23 "2004-08-12T01:22:44Z")

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So I’ve always wondered, what is involved in board maintenance?

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**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/24 "2004-08-12T14:32:02Z")

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A coat or two of shellac usually does the trick. Wax is optional.

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/25 "2004-08-12T19:23:47Z")

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Okay, now I’m confused. The OP says the board goes down at 0930 GMT. Because of Central Daylight Saving time, the difference is currently 5 hours. That translates to 4:30 AM Chicago time (5:30 AM NY Time).

AFAIK the maint time has alway been 3:30 AM Chicago time (4:30 AM NY Time), all year.

Did the OP actually refer to a GMT clock to get the time, or did he/she make a mistake in calculating it from his/her local time?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-at-09-30-gmt/259168/26 "2004-08-12T19:32:52Z")

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I think the OP incorrectly assumes we’re currently in GMT, we’re not, we’re in BST (British Summer Time) The boards do indeed go down almost exactly 9:30 ‘our time’ whatever that might be.

Give or take a Week America switches to and from daylight savings times at the same ‘time’ as Britain

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