[HPFGU-OTChatter] daylight saving

[bumbledore]

well, I think we outta just forget about it, cause now im back to going to
work in the dark again.. where is the energy savings in that?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Petra" <ms_petra_pan at yahoo.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:53 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] daylight saving


>
> I read in the papers that the Energy and Commerce
> Committee of the US House of Representatives has
> proposed to extend daylight saving time for two
> more months in order to better conserve energy.
> The House expects to take up the energy bill in a
> few weeks.
>
> My two knuts: that doesn't make any difference to
> my daily routines since the time change will
> *still* happen twice a year, regardless of when
> those two shifts occur in the year (April/October
> or March/November).
>
> So why not, me thinketh, as someone who's already
> used to this bi-annual-society/self-imposed jetlag.
>
> I suppose that the advice to change the batteries in
> your fire alarms every time we spring forward/fall
> back could need tweaking under this proposal,
> since the batteries will no longer be changed every
> 6 months.
>
> If you are really interested in this topic:
> *
>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/09/MNGCUC5RCV1.DTL
> * http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html
> * http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/k.html
>
> Petra
> a
> n  :)
>
>
>
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