Posted on 04/06/2002 5:17:15 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
Spring FORWARD
Fall BACK
Beginning Sunday, we are on Chicago time instead of New York time, which is where we always were until someone moved us into the Eastern time zone!
The fact that most counties here in Indiana don't change their clocks twice a year is great if you are nothing more than a recluse. However, if you are involved in business, especially with customers out of state, you know the time change is a royal pain in the schedule.
I keep a small map of Indiana's counties on my desk and it is color coded by what time they observe. We talk in terms of being on "slow time" or "fast time". One of the reasons my employer moved its customer service center and accompanying 15 well-paying jobs from an economically depressed Indiana county to a neighboring state is because of all the semi-annual scheduling disruption and confusion from not being in synch with the rest of the region.
Many of Indiana's legislators are terrified of making the change because whiney farmers complain the sun doesn't come up early enough for them on DST and senile voters whine because they can't figure out how to change the time on their VCRs. Meanwhile, we lose lots of productivity in business because we have to ask ourselves, "What time is it there?"
To conclude the rant...if staying on Standard Time year 'round is such a great idea, why aren't 47 other states doing it too?
Personally, I don't need a chart, nor am I a recluse. I simply remember that after a certain date I am on Chicago time. Doesn't take rocket science.
I like daylight saving time; I'd prefer it if the clocks stuck there and never went back to standard. It's quite depressing to get out of work and find it dark already (when standard time hits).
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Daylight Saving Time saves lives and prevents traffic injuries.
Daylight Saving Time prevents crime.
Makes complete sense...
That's why Daylight Saving Time should be around ALL YEAR!!!
Not to mention the fact that you can still see the grill much later in the evening...
It's really all semantics...I'd rather the time stay the same so I don't have to re-adjust my body clock twice a year.
Oh my! Drive-in movie theaters, family farms, etc. Now there's some growth industries! (no pun intended) Don't you just love it when the proverbial tail wags the legislative dog?
I'm glad to hear you don't need a chart to remember what counties are observing what time. Obviously you don't have customers state-wide. Ask ANYONE who does have business dealings outside their community and you will get an earful of about how costly it is to continue our "tradition".
Please answer the question: "If staying on Standard Time is such a great idea, why aren't 47 other states doing it themselves?"
Ask yourself this question: if it is such a good idea, why doesn't the legislature pass the change? I mean, if it's simply because the farmers are upset, why does the legislature care about their opinion? Could it possibly be because it is an IMPORTANT sector of the Indiana economy?
You know, it really doesn't matter to me one way or another. I suggest if it is such a problem for you, call your folks in the legislature and get them to introduce a bill.
I was living in a state that observed DST when the fall change (set clocks back one hour) occurred. I got my "extra" hour of sleep that night. Shortly thereafter, I moved to a state that did not observe DST and was there during the time when I normally would have set the clock ahead again, but instead just left it alone. I ended up moving back to the state that observed DST again just in time for the fall change back! I've never had to give that hour back yet (Sshhhh...don't tell the feds....they'll want to figure out how to tax me for it!). So I guess that I can say that I have some "time to spare", or maybe I can be an hour late for my own funeral if I'm careful and don't blow it before then!! LOL! ;-)
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