[Shotimes] (OT) "I Want to Pump Myself Up" an ode to NJ

[Zach Leahy]

Ok, Maybe I am an Indiana idiot, but I really think that DST is
stupid.  I think that not switching your clocks make perfect sense
(there really is no added benefit) and that the way DST works is
stupid.  Lemme explain.

When it is summer, it gets light out nice and early and I drive to
work in the light, and drive home and have a nice and sunny afternoon
to enjoy.  Great.

Now comes fall and the clock moves one hour forward... effectivly
making it get light one hour earlier.  As the days shorten my
afternoon amount of sunlight gets smaller, and DST takes an hour of
that away.

Now currently when winter hits, it's dark when I go to work (7am). 
and it really does not get light until about 8 or later.  When I go
home I usually have about 30 minutes of dayllight, if I can get out of
work on time (leaving at 4pm) it's nice to have light in the afternoon
if you need to do something.  Especially something outdoors.  Now if
you add DST, I still get to work at 7am, which is basically just as it
gets light, and I still go home at 4pm, and guess what...  It's dark. 
Every time.

Basically DST meansd that you give up any afternoon sunlight you would
otherwise get in the winter.  Sure it's winter, but it is still not
unreasonable.  I had a chance to try this theory in a farther north
area that does have DST (Germany).  Guess what, it was dark most of
the hours when I was trying to get things done.  I hated it.

Come on really, think about it, what is the advantage to DST?  I think
it's ridiculous.  Don't tell me "the farmers want it"  I live in the
middle of farm country, we don't want it.  It's stupid, plain stupid. 
Make it go ther other way, that makes sense.  Make it so I have an
extra hour of daylight in the afternoon.

my .02 from an IN village idiot.

Z

On 4/25/05, Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Yes! And I like the idea of two hours forward in the summer, and one hour
> forward in the winter!
> 
> I wonder why, way back when, we didn't just have the country on one time
> zone. You would still live your life as normal, but everyone would know what
> time it is!
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:15 AM
> To: `V6 SHOtimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) "I Want to Pump Myself Up" an ode to NJ
> 
> Speaking of DST, did you see the feds want to expand it a month on both
> ends?
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 4/25/2005 9:05:23 AM, Ron Porter (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> > Well, he also
> > wasn't from NJ, so I would doubt that he would know the "tricks" that the
> locals know. Bottom line, the whole situation is pretty stupid. And I
> thought
> that all of the bickering in IN about going to DST is pretty silly!
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I read the article. I'm
> > not sure where he was going
> > but if he had planned his route to avoid the NJTPK all
> > together, he probably would not have had these issues.
> > The gas stations (they are all Sunoco) on the TPK are
> > almost always overflowing and not staffed to handle
> > the number of customers. In his situation I would have
> > pulled up to an empty pump by backing up (he said that
> > there
> > weren't any lines on one side?) and started
> > pumping my own gas. That usually gets an attendant
> > running over pretty quickly. If not-oh well! As it is
> > now, I usually open the gas lid, remove the cap, let
> > the attendant insert the gas nozzle (if they are
> > present-if not I'll
> > do it myself) and shut off, remove
> > and close everything back up myself. Most attendants
> > thank me for doing their job.
> >
> > Yeah, the full serve law can be annoying but I think
> > that
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