The buzz on the radios in Idaho explain that while you are saving money in the spring, you get home earlier in the summer and run those air conditioners longer. Thus you spend more overall. And those old urban legends it was for the farmers, well the animals and crops can figure out when the sun comes up without a clock. It was all about trying to save electricity during the war.
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:45 -0400, Fletcher, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ><snip> > >I have no issue with time zones. But, I really don't like the >semi-annual confusion caused by switching between Daylight Saving and >Standard Time. Yes, it's been proved to save energy. However, it's also >been proved to cost more in the end. > >-- >Edward E Jaffe > ></snip> > >Ed, > >Here in Indiana we switched to day light saving time a couple years ago >and studies have shown our energy usage has increased. Not sure if we >just have not got the hang of it yet or it actually does cost more. > > >Thanks, > >Fletch >Sr. Systems Analyst >Conseco, LLC > >The first step towards failure is trying - Homer Simpson > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
