On 30 Oct 2008 10:34:56 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ted MacNEIL) wrote: >>But DST is not the only solution to that problem. Different "hours of >>business" depending on the time of year would also work. > >People are mostly happy if the routine is not changed. >DST is very disruptive to computers, but not to people.
Even with DST, businesses that care about daylight - such as golf courses, change their hours. >People would be much happier, if (for example) school always started at 9:00. >DST plays to that lower common denominator. >Me? I don't care. When I was employed, I always worked flexible hours. 9:00 starts kill the whole day, and they often mean parents have to figure how to get to work even later. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
