The History of Daylight Savings Time

[HetHert]

http://www.seizethedaylight.com/dst/

I've always wondered what the deal was. :)

[catphrodite]

thanks! I was wondering about that, too! :D

[Toby Stimpson]

It really is interesting...too bad the United States wants to mess it all up. :(

[catphrodite]

It really is interesting...too bad the United States wants to mess it all up. :(yes, the entire United States is aiming to ruin your life. so sorry. :P

[HetHert]

It really is interesting...too bad the United States wants to mess it all up. :(

How so?

[Toby Stimpson]

Wasn't there that story a few months ago about President Bush wanting to change daylight savings time to suit American farmers...and ofcourse Canada would go along with that because they dont want to mess with trading?? In that way...Catphrodite, it would mess with lives...well that is if i were a US farmer or a trader, I dont have the clothing for trading :(...oh well...see here:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/dstextend.htm

Namaste

Tobias

[HetHert]

Wasn't there that story a few months ago about President Bush wanting to change daylight savings time to suit American farmers...and ofcourse Canada would go along with that because they dont want to mess with trading?? In that way...Catphrodite, it would mess with lives...well that is if i were a US farmer or a trader, I dont have the clothing for trading :(...oh well...see here:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/dstextend.htm

Namaste

Tobias

Yeah I did read where they are adding 4 weeks to extend the DST, starting it two weekes earlier and lengthening by adding two more weeks at the end.

Why is this necessarily a bad thing though?

[Toby Stimpson]

Because if other countries decide not to go along with it (i.e. Canada and Mexico), it could create confusion in trading and other such matters. Also travel will be affected, I dont know...personally I see it as a negetive thing.

[Zephyrstorm]

Thank you, HetHert.
Its the first clear explanation I've ever seen.
:hugz:

[HetHert]

Because if other countries decide not to go along with it (i.e. Canada and Mexico), it could create confusion in trading and other such matters. Also travel will be affected, I dont know...personally I see it as a negetive thing.

This is true it could create confusion...but I can't imagine that the original inception of the DST went all that smoothly at first either. As with all changes, it will probably take a little time to pull it together but I'm sure that it can be done in a way that is copacetic for all.
I mean heck if any of the 50 states decides they don't want to utilize the new standard they don't have too. Indiana for instance just this last year, finally adopted DST. And yeah, that was a bit of a pain in the arse for the computer helpdesk I work on...we had to go and change computer settings for a handful of stores that we have in Indiana...changing the times on the servers and registers and what not.

[Toby Stimpson]

ewwww, that would be confusing. Well I dont know, I just have a very negetive feeling about the bill...perhaps it is unfounded or perhaps I just don't like the idea of Bush being able to change time lol.