― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Dear Cecil:
I left the farm 35 years ago, but I still remember the farmers' quarrel with DST, at least in Wisconsin. It had nothing to do with cows and clocks, but rather with farmers and clocks. As soon as farmers began working according to the clock instead of according to the sun, along came DST and robbed farmers of two hours each day. This is how. Field crops become damp with dew every evening, and are dried by the sun every morning. Crops ready by 8 o'clock "sun time" now were not ready until 9 o'clock DST. Thus one hour was lost in the morning. Then at the end of the day, farmers working by DST knocked off at 7 o'clock, which was only 6 o'clock "sun time." Thus they lost another hour in the evening. The unanswerable question, of course, is why farmers ever work according to clocks. --Frederick A. Kreuziger, Dallas
Cecil replies:
I'll say. I was kidding when I said farmers were idiots, but now I'm starting to wonder.
--CECIL ADAMS
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jeff Wright (JeffW1858), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
Farmers hate DST. Don't blame it on them.
I'll take one or the other. And then I'd like to never have to arbitrarily change a clock again.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Bnad, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:10 (eighteen years ago) link
You know how hard it is to do a search for "DST"?
We're just going to have to start new threads twice a year for no reason at all whether we want to or not. A LOT LIKE LIFE.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.white-eagle-inc.com/australia/image/map-time.gif
And you should know that I http://xbase.10gb.ru/smiles/heart.jpg Australia and all, but those time zones are whack.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
That's dumb, Halloween is supposed to be dark and scary. Sunshine sucks, why are we go to these ridiculous lengths to get more of it?
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:30 (eighteen years ago) link
HOW DO I SHOT TIME?
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:20 (eighteen years ago) link
The grandfather clock has been silenced, but all the rest of the clocks in the house are off. She's been trying to synchronize everything, and now, the only clock I have control of is a "Millennium 2000 Countdown" clock that I keep by my bed. That, and the clock in the truck is ahead.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Wiggy (Wiggy), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link
I do this with my alarm clock. My logic, to the extent there is one, is that it sort of gives me early warning -- it's not 9 a.m. yet, but it will be soon!
What I like about the time changes is the reminder twice a year of how arbitrary the whole time-keeping system is. If we all agree it's 5 instead of 6, hey presto, it's 5.
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:10 (eighteen years ago) link
The one I dont get is China - isnt it true the WHOLE COUNTRY is on ONE timezone!?
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:27 (eighteen years ago) link
If we were on GMT, "midnight" for me would happen an hour before my usual workday was over. There's gotta be a reason why this wouldn't work, though I can't think of one right now, being that it's past midnight for me as it is.
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:47 (eighteen years ago) link
I've never understood how one cons oneself this way. Compartmentalization or senility?
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link
It doesn't make sense, but I always feel like life has returned to normal.
I mean, it was fun being able to mow the yard until 8 pm, but it was also unnatural.
― pplains, Sunday, 2 November 2014 17:35 (nine years ago) link
ban lawns
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Sunday, 2 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
Well, yeah.
― pplains, Sunday, 2 November 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
no daylight savings = the BEST of AZ's fuckoff maverick poilicies
― Walter MIDI (Crabbits), Sunday, 2 November 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
Falling back >>>>>>>>>>>>> springing forward
That extra hour is like a mini vacation
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Sunday, 2 November 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
Thing about the timeslip for me is that it messes with my meal times. I've already had breakfast and two lunches today and it's barely 3 oclock.
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
https://justgngr.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/cher-turn-back-time-daylight-savings-clock.jpg
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49doPwp0bc
― Thackeray Zax (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millions-of-clocks/4554376.html
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:54 (five years ago) link
though the revive would be about this: EU backs ending daylight saving time
but of course trump will try and fuck w/ time if he gets the chance.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link
Said it before and I'll say it again. I dont understand why people hate daylight savings. Whats not to love about sunshine for hours after work?
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link