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To: Miss Marple
Indiana does NOT change their clocks. Neener, neener!

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?

7 posted on 04/06/2002 5:48:37 AM PST by DoctorHydrocal
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To: DoctorHydrocal
Perhaps you are too young (said ancient Miss Marple) to remember WHY this controversy occured. Indiana used to be in the Central time zone, except for a few counties in the eastern part of the state. We got switched to the Eastern time zone, and the effect on certain industries (particularly drive-ins, farmers, and some others) was serious. So the situation changed to where we are effectively on New York time during the winter and Chicago time during the summer.

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.

9 posted on 04/06/2002 6:06:12 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: DoctorHydrocal
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.

So in other words, he was too stupid to do the math.

Cry me a river.

44 posted on 04/06/2002 4:57:25 PM PST by The Old Hoosier
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