What Happens at 10 past Midnight?

[SarzWix]

I know we've had threads about the 'Vine being on a 'Go-Slow' before, but I've noticed recently that every night at exactly 00:10, the forum almost comes to a halt, until about 00:30. I find there's very little point in clicking on anything, because nowt much happens! I've checked all of our running programs -Spyware, Firewall, Virus Protection etc, and none of it is updating/scanning. Automatic Updates for Windows is turned off, so it can't be that either. SO is it the 'Vine? Is that the time it updates or something?
Maybe someone is trying to tell me to go to bed....

[beefy]

I think it's the time that the Vine backs it's self up . It used to happen earlier (around 8 in the evening) and lots of people complained so I think Ben ,Dave , whoever have probably moved the backup time to 00.10 as there are less people about.
I'm sure someone will come along and explain it more clearly than me soon.

[lynda66]

yup me too i tried answering something last night, and got fed up and went to bed to read about parsnips ..... dunno if it posted or not?

Lynda xx

[trebellangeminired]

I noticed that too. I thought it was some kind of time out. Didn't know it came back on. Most annoying when halfway through a post but it does make me go to bed. The vine is quite addictive in the nicest possible way

[Maf]

A bit off topic but somehow 'ten past midnight' triggered a lost memory....

Kids TV program, late 70's, something to do with a grandfather clock and 13 mins past midnight or something... when strange stuff happens ??????

Any ideas ?

[Mikey]

Its the whiching hour, as in whichever way you want to put it, you can't do what you want.

[lynda66]

A bit off topic but somehow 'ten past midnight' triggered a lost memory....

Kids TV program, late 70's, something to do with a grandfather clock and 13 mins past midnight or something... when strange stuff happens ??????

Any ideas ?

was it bagpuss? with those little mice and the clock? .......or am i imagining it?

[Maf]

Was it a dramatisation of Tom's Secret Garden ???

Half past 13 o'clock or something ?

[Snadger]

Its the whiching hour, as in whichever way you want to put it, you can't do what you want.

Yep, a lot of strange phenomina happen in 'the witching hour'

[Alice]

I don't know what's going on Sarzwix, but you're right, I got kicked off at about five past twelve last night.

[Shortie]

A bit off topic but somehow 'ten past midnight' triggered a lost memory....

Kids TV program, late 70's, something to do with a grandfather clock and 13 mins past midnight or something... when strange stuff happens ??????

Any ideas ?

Did jamie and the Magic Torch have a Granfather clock in it?

I know Count Duckula had the magic grandfather clock, but that was 80's, not 70's

[lynda66]

Was it a dramatisation of Tom's Secret Garden ???

Half past 13 o'clock or something ?

grandfather clock and 13 mins past midnight - Google Search

[Cloud]

I dunno nothing!Tucked up in bed and fast a kip by then.

[Maf]

How odd

I thought this was some distant childhood memory but then I found this... (thanx Lynda !)

TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN | A TELEVISION HEAVEN REVIEW

The Beeb did 3 versions, 1968, 1974 and 1989.


I was only 4 in 1974, so can only conclude that I watched it as as a 19 year old student

I remember it being a rather profound and moving story... Can anyone smell burning herbs

[Peter]

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