With Russia invading Ukraine, lingering Covid issues, the economy …. & on & on
why are we worried about DST??? Congress needs to get with the program! Jane
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On Mar 24, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I keep hearing this argument about it being too dark in the morning for kids
to go to school, etc. And it is dumb.
When we first moved to Indiana we did not have DST but stayed on EST
year-round. For a while, but then some dumba** politicians screwed things up
and decided Indiana need to be in lockstep with the rest of the country, so
we went to DST for part of the year.
In the center I came into we had sites in Illinois and Wisconsin in the
Central Time Zone, and Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone.
So this meant that part of the year were in sync with the Central Time Zone,
and the other part of the year, we where in the Eastern Time Zone. So how
did we handle this?
Simple. People would come in either an hour earlier, or an hour later,
depending on the region they were working in and/or the time change cycle.
And it worked out well. Most people liked the flexibility to come earlier,
while others preferred to come in later. Worked out well.
So if you think it is too dark in the morning, to start school, or what ever,
start half an hour later or so for awhile, if you choose. It is not that
difficult.
Steve
On 03/24/2022 15:44, dpolhill (dpolhill) wrote:
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3/24/22 kiplinger ...
DP
Americans may soon no longer need to spring forward or fall back. Congress
is inching closer to making daylight saving time permanent, thanks to the
efforts of lawmakers like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Legislation sponsored by
Rubio passed the Senate with unanimous consent. The bill would make daylight
saving time year-round, starting in Nov. of next year. Proponents of the
move say it would have numerous benefits, including enhanced productivity,
reduced energy usage and more sunshine later in the day, boosting outdoor
activity and alleviating seasonal depression. But the proposal’s many
critics mean passage is not guaranteed. One concern is that workers and
students would be forced to travel to their jobs and to school in the dark
during the winter…not an ideal scenario for many. Note that permanent
daylight saving time has been tried before, in the 1970s, but was so
unpopular, the experiment lasted less than two years. Nevertheless, the idea
has endured. Many states have passed laws or resolutions on the issue,
though making the switch would require approval from Congress.
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