Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-05-01 Thread Th. Taudin Chabot
But it was at exacltly the same moment as all other EU-countries, which makes the synchronizing within the EU very easy. So I guess there will be an EUrule which became in force also for the UK. Thibaud Chabot At 10:48 30-04-2005, you wrote: Brian Albinson correctly cites the 1925 (British)

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-05-01 Thread Frank King
It was clearly illegal if you compare it with the quoted text. But it was at exacltly the same moment as all other EU-countries... Yes, this is indeed true. So I guess there will be an EUrule which became in force also for the UK. Technically the British 1972 Act is STILL in force in

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-30 Thread Frank King
Daylight Saving Time should be abolished... that's my 2 cents worth... Hmmm! I have so many objections to this tinkering with clocks that I could easily run to 2 dollars worth! I will try to be temperate. I shall fail! 1. The principal purpose, one assumes, is to get people out of

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-30 Thread tony moss
Hi all, Ever one for 'raising hares' but re. DST USA is it/was it true that some US agricultural areas stick to what became known as 'cow time'? Thus making for strange anomolies in short-haul domestic airline flights? Tony Moss. -

RE: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-30 Thread Archie Kregear
: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ? Hi Tony, I think you have something there. I have an aunt and uncle that ran a dairy farm 600 miles west of us in Kansas. We were both on Central time. They often bemoaned the concept of daylight time. They compared it to the ( fill in the ethnic

RE: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-30 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
or gained an hour. Ok, back into lurker mode... Archie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren Thom Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:18 AM To: tony moss; Sundial Mail List Subject: Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-29 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
Originally when the States was an agricultural society, itmay have beenmore important to tie it to the school year to best utilize family child labor. As our current DST is set-up it starts about4-6 weeksbefore most schools let out and ends 4-6 weeks after kids return. I agree with Mark that it

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-29 Thread John Carmichael
-Saving' period to be extended ? Originally when the States was an agricultural society, itmay have beenmore important to tie it to the school year to best utilize family child labor. As our current DST is set-up it starts about4-6 weeksbefore most schools let out and ends 4-6 weeks

Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-19 Thread Douglas Hunt
Can any of the USA-based members of this mailing-list confirm if there are any proposals currently being considered by your Congress, to change the 'Daylight-Saving Time' period of each year - which is April to October, at the moment, but may be extended to cover the months of March to November

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-19 Thread Mark Gingrich
Douglas Hunt asked: Can any of the USA-based members of this mailing-list confirm if there are any proposals currently being considered by your Congress, to change the 'Daylight-Saving Time' period of each year - which is April to October, at the moment, but may be extended to cover the

Re: Is the USA 'Daylight-Saving' period to be extended ?

2005-04-19 Thread Tloc54452
In a message dated 2005/04/19 12:23:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, the U.S. Congress is presently discussing whether to extend DST from the first Sunday in March to the last Sunday in November -- an increase in the duration of DST by about two months. I hope they pass the