[Shotimes] Re: OT Indiana Goofy Time

[Zach Leahy]

The latter I have heard, and perhaps if I had kids it would be more of
a concern.

The first one though really doesn't matter if you think about it. 
Either it's dark in the morning and you switch on the lights, or it's
dark at night and you switch on the lights.  Actually it may make for
more use of electricity as if you get up turn on the lights to get
ready, switch them off and go into work.... it's the same either way
(at least for me becasue in the winter I am always awake before the
sun rises, even with DST i would be).  With DST you would come home
and have one _less_ hour of daylight then.  in other words: more light
usage in the evening with DST.  am I confused?  how is this an energy
savings?

Z

On 4/27/05, Dave Kegel <d.kegel@comcast.net> wrote:
> There are a couple of reasons for DST.  One is to conserve energy.  The more
> light we have during the "day" the less we have to use electricity to run
> lights in the houses, etc.  It's other purpose is so that the school kids
> don't have to stand out in the dark and wait for the bus in the morning.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> "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."
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