Airport clocks....

Last activity 17 January 2011 by Mudman

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KasooNew member16 January 2011 16:33:56

As I was sitting at the airport this morning at 5am, waiting for the guy that was sleeping on the couch in his room to wake up and notice the 20+ people waiting to have their passports checked, I noticed something again that had been bugging me for a while.

WHY ARE ALL THE CLOCKS IN TRIPOLI AIRPORT STOPPED AT 12:55?

I can guess that this symbolises when something significant happened in the past - and that to remind all Libyans the clocks remain that way. But is it a secret? Or can one of the (majority) local forum followers shed any light on this mystery?

Sukran!

snow_flakeActive member16 January 2011 16:50:25

I have never seen a clock that displays the correct time - anywhere!

imjuliNew member16 January 2011 17:13:45

snow_flake wrote:
I have never seen a clock that displays the correct time - anywhere!

MudmanSerial expat17 January 2011 04:24:43

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It's because of a labour law that entitles workers to have a cigarette break and a chat with their buddies at 5 mins to the hour.

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