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i say just leave the dst and call it standard time, i like having the hour more of sunlight at the end of the day. who cares about having it early in the morning.
i think its here now days just because of tradition.
i don't see how it effects businesses considering a person works from what ever time to what ever time, doesn't matter what time the sun rises or sets.
i think its here now days just because of tradition.
i don't see how it effects businesses considering a person works from what ever time to what ever time, doesn't matter what time the sun rises or sets.
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From: Salmon Arm
Originally Posted by donjamer
That 2 six packs of beer last night may have had something to do with it...
oh dude, no kidding, i hear ya. went to bed at 2am DST and woke up at 7 am new time. went home, and started halter breaking 600lb calves, you have no idea the fun, as i write this, however, that lack of sleep is seriously catching up to me, and i have a mere 5 pages of blueprint reading left to do.
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From: west MI
Originally Posted by Steina
Magnum300 -
That's been suggested more than a few times; supposedly, the people in the northern part of the country don't want their kids waiting for school buses in the dark so it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.
Steve
That's been suggested more than a few times; supposedly, the people in the northern part of the country don't want their kids waiting for school buses in the dark so it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.
Steve
Steve
I live in the northern part of the country and some kids get picked up at 6:30 am and is dark then the whole school year.
Rick
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From: Calgary, Canada
It appears FTE fell forward. The posts used to read the correct time, so, if the site hadn't changed at all and only my computer 'fell back', then there would be only one hour difference, but there is now two hours difference.. I think this happened last time too. and I adjusted my location by two time zones to compensate for it, until it was corrected, then put it back to normal.
Hmm, it appears that one can no longer change one's time zone to compensate.
Hmm, it appears that one can no longer change one's time zone to compensate.
Last edited by furball69; Oct 29, 2006 at 11:23 PM.
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Makes me kind of grouchy, too. I've never needed an alarm clock. Half my clocks and pc are automatic, half aren't. One clock in the living room wasn't set the last time, so I got up and knew what time it was...
(Not really, I still had a moment of confusion.)
Now, everything is set, except the clock in the kitchen. I might just keep that room on DST.
(Not really, I still had a moment of confusion.)Now, everything is set, except the clock in the kitchen. I might just keep that room on DST.
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From: The hills of No. Calif.
Oh that would be fun, like having a time zone line running right through your house! 
Does anyone here live close to a zone line, like you're in one time zone but the other side of the street is in another time zone? I bet that could get confusing when setting a time for a party or dinner date. (Good excuse when you're late to something though...!)
Does anyone here live close to a zone line, like you're in one time zone but the other side of the street is in another time zone? I bet that could get confusing when setting a time for a party or dinner date. (Good excuse when you're late to something though...!)
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From: Calgary, Canada
Originally Posted by furball69
Hmm, it appears that one can no longer change one's time zone to compensate.
I was looking in the wrong place. You can mess with the time zone in User CP > Edit options. It acts strangely though, you may also have to click or unclick one of the DST buttons, that's the only way I could get it to show the correct time.
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From: Lake Havasu City AZ
Dennis -
15 minutes would be tight depending on traffic, but yeah you could do CA, NV and AZ. It would be only 2 time zones though.
Everybody ready for 4 MORE weeks of DST next year?
Steve
15 minutes would be tight depending on traffic, but yeah you could do CA, NV and AZ. It would be only 2 time zones though.
Everybody ready for 4 MORE weeks of DST next year?
Steve
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I saw the same show where that researcher said that there has never been a study to see how much, if any, energy is being conserved with DST. Now on the other hand he stated that people use more gasoline in the evening hours when DST is in effect.
I read once that it would also benefit farmers who are in the fields late in the evening although I don't see how because I have seen them in the fields after dark. Tractors have lights, at least the one's around here do.
I remember back in the 70s when it was in force year round because of the oil shortage. I say go back to it and leave it alone.
Mick sang...."Time, is on my side, yes it is."
I read once that it would also benefit farmers who are in the fields late in the evening although I don't see how because I have seen them in the fields after dark. Tractors have lights, at least the one's around here do.
I remember back in the 70s when it was in force year round because of the oil shortage. I say go back to it and leave it alone.
Mick sang...."Time, is on my side, yes it is."
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