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To: PROCON

I like DST because where I live it gets dark at 9:00 on the longest day of the year. It would be 8:00 under Standard Time, and I just really like it being light later.

In fact, I’d prefer DST all year, but I do understand the issue of kids waiting in the dark for school busses.

But the real headache with switching is what we have to do for hospital computer systems to deal with there being two 1:30 AMs on the same day. That’s a real issue. The “spring forward” isn’t too bad because from the computer’s point of view, it’s just that nothing happens from 2:00 - 3:00 AM. But the “fall back” is an entirely different story. If a patient arrives in the Emergency Department at 1:30 AM, which 1:30 was it?!

It can be dealt with, but it literally takes hours and hours of planning by dozens of people to make sure all systems, interfaces, and people know what to do at that time. Planning usually starts 6 weeks ahead of time.

And several dozen people who normally would get the extra hour of sleep instead need to be awake and working to bring systems down, bring them up, check to make sure everything worked, and handle any miscommunications between systems that occurred.


39 posted on 10/24/2014 1:43:13 PM PDT by scouter (As for me and my household... We will serve the LORD.)
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To: scouter

Do you like the idea of sunrise occurring around 10:00 am?


45 posted on 10/24/2014 2:02:01 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: scouter
But the real headache with switching is what we have to do for hospital computer systems to deal with there being two 1:30 AMs on the same day. That’s a real issue. The “spring forward” isn’t too bad because from the computer’s point of view, it’s just that nothing happens from 2:00 - 3:00 AM. But the “fall back” is an entirely different story. If a patient arrives in the Emergency Department at 1:30 AM, which 1:30 was it?!

I think having 2 1:30 am's in one day isn't that bad. The bar closing time in Texas is 2:00 am. At 2:00 am it is suddenly 1:00 am again and the bars remain open for another hour!

51 posted on 10/24/2014 2:20:00 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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