Mr HeathKid, What is your reason for "hating dst". The changeover is a pain - but after that, what is the problem?
Jim On 22 July 2011 14:23, Heathkid <heath...@heathkid.com> wrote: > I live at 39° 57' 46" N and I absolutely HATE DST! Yes, Indiana... we > haven't had DST for too long. It's bad and I hope some day we go back to > not having it. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Kimberley" < > r...@timing-consultants.com> > To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" < > time-nuts@febo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] The future of UTC > > > My earlier reply about flexible working practices still holds. Why not >> just >> move with the seasons. Before clocks, I'm sure that's what we did - we got >> up when it was light, and went to bed when it was dark. The bit in between >> just happens to be elastic... >> >> I live at 53 degrees North in the UK by the way. >> >> Rob K >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com >> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces@**febo.com<time-nuts-boun...@febo.com>] >> On >> Behalf Of Jim Palfreyman >> Sent: 19 July 2011 1:58 PM >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] The future of UTC >> >> Far out. I've just read so many logical fallacies and government >> conspiracies I'm embarrassed for this high quality list. Let's inject some >> facts here. >> >> I live at 43 degrees south. At the winter solstice (June 21) the sun rises >> at 7:41 and sets at 16:43. >> >> At the summer solstice (December 21) the sun rises (no DST) at 04:28 and >> sets at 19:49. >> >> Sunrise at 04:28 is ridiculous. Including twilight it starts getting light >> at 3:30. Switch to DST and sunrise moves to 05:28 and sets at 20:49. Much >> more reasonable. Nice summer evenings too. >> >> We have DST for 6 months of the year and wouldn't swap it for anything. >> >> I understand it's different the closer to the equator you are, but for mid >> latitudes it really works. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 19 July 2011, Thomas A Frank <ka2...@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> BLOCK: This may be kind of an urban legend, but I thought I had heard >>>>> >>>> that one of the backers behind extending Daylight Saving Time into the >> beginning of November was the candy industry, and it all had to do with >> Halloween. >> >>> >>>>> Mr. DOWNING: This is no kind of legend. This is the truth. For 25 >>>>> years, >>>>> >>>> candy-makers have wanted to get trick-or-treat covered by Daylight >> Saving, >> figuring that if children have an extra hour of daylight, they'll collect >> more candy. In fact, they went so far during the 1985 hearings on Daylight >> Saving as to put candy pumpkins on the seat of every senator, hoping to >> win >> a little favor. >> >>> >>> >>> I would say it backfired. >>> >>> At least here in Rhode Island, the extra daylight resulted in the >>> >> compression of the trick or treating schedule, since all the little >> goblins >> and ghouls wanted to go out after dark (to better scare the homeowners and >> enjoy their glow in the dark costumes), but they also were expected home >> by >> 8pm (local). >> >>> >>> Net result is less candy given out. >>> >>> At least that has been my experience. >>> >>> Proving you shouldn't tamper with time. Measure yes, tamper, no. :-) >>> >>> Tom Frank, KA2CDK >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** >> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts<https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts> > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.