"but if we did help you, what could the 11 of us possibly do?" the alpine village i settled in for a while in the 1950s was several generations behind the times. you have difficult decisions ahead of you, so the smartest thing to do is get all the facts up front. remember: the above formula is simply a general rule of thumb for most typical circumstances. not only did the clock show the correct time (that could have been a coincidence…), but the minute hand was moving! why have i gotten rid of this?! do not allow them to brown. 