Posted on 07/31/2005 5:45:59 AM PDT by cloud8
Maybe when people are freezing to deaths in below-zero weather and can't afford to pay their heating bills they'll get a clue.
"And the Tourist Industry! Not being heavy into paying for fun, I hadn’t thought about them."
They are usually the ones promoting the extension of DST. Actually, this is probably not a bad idea anyway. Besides, such extensions usually bring out a bunch of kooks in protest anyway. Usually good for few laughs.
My favorite kook argument is that we are 'messin with God's time'. Not to many people realize that our present system of time keeping, ie, time zones was initiated by the railroads in the 19th century so equating time with God is the same as equating God with the railroad barrons of the 1800s.
The railroads were having a terrible time preparing train schedules since each little burg had it's own official time. Twelve noon was when the sun was at it's highest.
Just imagine trying to prepare a train schedule and having to know the time difference for every little burg in the US. The railroads got together and devised our system of time zones where noon was the same time everywhere within a zone. Each zone was basically the distance a train could travel in 24 hours explaining the difference in widths among the zones.
Just imagine trying to prepare a train schedule and having to know the time difference for every little burg in the US. The railroads got together and devised our system of time zones where noon was the same time everywhere within a zone.
I generally go by "rig time"-- whatever time zone I am in, and translate that to "home", "the folks' time", or "office time" as needed.
When I am working, I am working, when I am not, I am not.
There are two clocks on the wall at home and an assortment of alarm clocks, but those fall under my wife's purview--unless I am at home when the "change" happens. Generally, I am blessed with not having to pay all that much attention to a clock.
I am sorry to hear about your wife, the world is a poorer place for the loss of a good woman.
About all Congress can do is authorize spending. They cannot decree nuclear fusion shall be used to generate municipal power. There is a logical disconnect. If they would fund solar power satellites they would at least be doing something.
I am sorry to hear about your wife, the world is a poorer place for the loss of a good woman.
In an extreme situation I have the option of driving, walking, or even running away (really serious situation!) (I might have to find a new job afterward, though).
In the meantime, my wife has to take care of most everything at home, but if she were not one of the most capable people I know,I probably would not have married her.
In the last few years there has been the consolation of being able to talk on the phone (3 watt cell phone with a directional antenna and a 28 ft. mast can almost always get a tower out here). It is a far cry from being home every night, but it really helps keep up.
Rig monitoring computers keep time here (that used to be a mechanical device up in the doghouse, but times have changed).
I read your pages about Sheryl. She was a lucky woman to have you there for her. God's ways are strange, sometimes. If you ever meet another woman worth her salt, I'd bet the dog will like her.
Stereos use more juice at night?
3 watt cell phone with a directional antenna and a 28 ft. mast can almost always get a tower out here
If you ever meet another woman worth her salt, I'd bet the dog will like her.
LOL! Whaddya expect? He's just a pup!
You can't fault his tastes, but you might have to give him a couple more years...
LOL! Whaddya expect? He's just a pup!
I guess a guy can't fault his taste, though.
Nope! I can’t fault his taste at all.
That's the true story. The railroads created the time zones shortly after they began running greater distances including transcontinental. Somewhere around 1780. It's good they didn't leave something important like that up to FedGov.
Can you imagine the lawsuits if some one were to try to establish some thing like time zones in these days?
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