As I recall, the back in the '70's when they didn't turn the clocks back their was a concern, at least in the more populated areas, for the school kids being out in the dark in the morning.
I thought if that this morning when, for the first time in a few weeks I could see the kids walking to the bus stops as I drove to work. tom WB2QDG ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, November 1, 2004 12:01 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Time Change > > > Augie Hansen wrote: > > >And now for the opposing view... > > > >I would like to see DT abolished. In my opinion, it no longer > serves any > >useful purpose, if it ever did. . . . . . . <snip> > > > > And yet another view - > > I would like to see daylight time made permanent, as in year > round, with > no semi-annual adjustment. I believe the vast majority of people > (not > all, or course) prefer longer evening daylight hours, and if you > really > think about it, Winter is when we really need some extra light in > the > afternoon/evening. This was actually tried at least once, during > the > 1973 oil crisis, and it did result in some degree of energy > saving, > although I don't know exactly how much. I clearly remember the > year we > went to daylight time and did not change in the fall, and the > longer > days in the Winter were really nice. > > Of course, we all know that there is no free lunch, and the extra > sunlight in the afternoon comes at the expense of longer morning > darkness, but for many of us, it is a good trade. > > In the summer time, up this way, we get 18-24 hours of sun, > depending on > where you are, so daylight savings time isn't that big a deal. At > Prudhoe Bay, where the Alaska oil fields are, the sun comes up on > (roughly) the 20th of May and goes down on (roughly) the 5th of > August - > and is up 24/7 between those dates. Weird. You can take a nap > after > supper, wake up at 10:00, and literally not know, at least from > looking > out the window, if you have had a 2 hour nap or are really late > for work! > > Of course, we could put the entire world on Greenwich time, and > some > places would have "noon" at "midnight", but people would get used > to it, > wouldn't they? > > 73 > > Jim, KL7CC > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
