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On 3/10/11 12:35 PM, David Kaye wrote:
This is what they did in the former USSR. Also, there were times when the
U.S. was on DST continuously. Once was during the Ford administration I
believe. It had something to do with saving fuel or some such nonsense.

Damn Commies, stealing daylight from good Christians.

Double daylight saving was used during WWII. (The Big One, Dobie.)

Phil

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We should set our clocks two hours ahead, and Leave them there
Permantly.
cuhulin

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Phil Keller wrote:
On 3/10/11 12:35 PM, David Kaye wrote:
This is what they did in the former USSR. Also, there were times when
the
U.S. was on DST continuously. Once was during the Ford administration I
believe. It had something to do with saving fuel or some such nonsense.

Damn Commies, stealing daylight from good Christians.


Those insidious *******s!

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Phil Keller wrote:
On 3/10/11 9:51 AM, Richard Evans wrote:
If people want more daylight in the evenings, there is nor particular
reason why they can't just get up earlier.
Most people don't have control over their work schedule. Daylight
savings does give them an extra hour of daylight.

But if they got up an hour earlier, they could get some stuff done
before going to work. Hence benefit from an extra hour of daylight.

Richard E.

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David Kaye wrote:
d wrote:

Ever thought about just getting out of bed earlier on the mornings?
Newflash - Daylight saving doesn't make the sun stay in the sky longer.

The thing about DST is that everyone changes their schedules. Unless you're a
hermit you're interacting with others and with businesses, so DST works well.

But you could still get up earlier and take advantage of a few hours of
daylight before you go to work.

(Over here in mid summer it is light by about 4am).

Richard E.

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David Kaye wrote:
Phil Keller wrote:

When I am put in charge, we will have daylight savings all year long and
double daylight savings in the summer. Lots of long summer nights.

This is what they did in the former USSR. Also, there were times when the
U.S. was on DST continuously. Once was during the Ford administration I
believe. It had something to do with saving fuel or some such nonsense.

I hear that this was also done here in the UK during the war. Something
to do with with keeping the factories open longer I believe.

Richard E.

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bpnjensen wrote:
On Mar 10, 12:26 pm, Richard Evans
wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
OTOH, it does nothing for amateur astronomers and
only makes us DXers stay up later.
The summer here doesn't do amateur astronomers any favours. In June the
sky never gets completely dark. I once got home at 1am in mid June, and
looked up to see a dark blue sky. Apparently in Northern Scotland it
doesn't get any darker than twilight.

Richard E.

You're pretty far north there, eh?

Some people may be surprised to hear that the UK is on the same latitude
as Canada. It's a lot milder here however because we have the Golf Stream.

Richard E.

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BP screwed up the Gulf Stream.
cuhulin

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Richard Evans wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
On Mar 10, 12:26 pm, Richard Evans
wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
OTOH, it does nothing for amateur astronomers and
only makes us DXers stay up later.
The summer here doesn't do amateur astronomers any favours. In June the
sky never gets completely dark. I once got home at 1am in mid June, and
looked up to see a dark blue sky. Apparently in Northern Scotland it
doesn't get any darker than twilight.

Richard E.

You're pretty far north there, eh?

Some people may be surprised to hear that the UK is on the same latitude
as Canada. It's a lot milder here however because we have the Golf Stream.

Richard E.

Is that a tributary of the Tennis River?

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http://www.devilfinder.com
Map of the World America Ireland

We got The Searchers on TCM tee vee.
http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/usa/lorena.mid

Oh, the Sunnnnn can neverr dip so lowwwww,,,,, A-down affections
cloudless skyyyyyy,,,,,,,
cuhulin