Yes he can actually he can abolish the time shift- and it looks like most of the rest of the world gets along just fine w/o one.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > So Owen. You want your school aged grandchildren children standing out > by the mail box in the pitch dark of the night (January, 6am, DST) in rush > hour traffic? **** > > ** ** > > Why does it not work for you just to get up when you feel like and let us > lemmings shift back to standard time when we feel like it? **** > > ** ** > > And why would one petition the white house? As if it’s Obama who changes > the clocks? As Pogo famously said, “We have seen the enemy and they is we.” > **** > > ** ** > > Sorry to be so cranky. I am feeling very Douggish today. Must be the > time change. **** > > ** ** > > Nick **** > > ** ** > > Nick**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Owen > Densmore > *Sent:* Friday, March 15, 2013 1:39 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Please sign this thing! Eliminate the > bi-annual time change caused by Daylight Savings Time**** > > ** ** > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Joshua Thorp <jth...@redfish.com> wrote: > **** > > But is the time change even needed? What purpose does it really serve? > There are lots of stories about it rooted in wartime/economy etc. But > these things do not seem to be valid anymore. And are they worth the > collective cost? > > I have to say I prefer light later in the day though.**** > > ** ** > > Agreed. I do like the petition's approach: simply no time shifting during > the year. Whether it stays DST all year long (my preference) or "standard > time" is to be decided.**** > > ** ** > > -- Owen **** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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