Re: ? Time Change? ???? 3/09/2025

On 3/10/2025 5:28 AM, Janet wrote:

In article <vql5rc$uunu$2@dont-email.me>, esp@snet.n
says...

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On 3/9/2025 5:41 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-03-09, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:

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If I remember correctly the original springing forward with
the clocks was supposed to help farmers get their crops to
the railroad shipping centers.

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No.  I thought everybody knew it had to do with WWI.
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"It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented
for the benefit of farmers. In reality, farmers have been one of the
strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented.
The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and
dairy cattle's readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the
sun, so the clock change introduces unnecessary challenges.

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Most people don't know how to handle DST and waste it.  is is termed
"saving" time for a reason.  You can save it if you open an account and
put some in instead of using it every day.  I did it years ago and have
hundreds of hours to use as desired.  Great on vacation, I can stay on
the beach until late and just use some of my save hours of daylight to
enjoy it.

           What's the interest rate like?
 And, what happens if your saved daylight account is still
in credit when you reach your twilight hours and close
your eyes for the last time.
 Will you go gentle into that dark night, or have your
corpse left out on the beach in the sun until your credit
runs out ?
        Janet  UK

Interest varies with the stock market.  You get more if billionaires do well.
There are two options.  One being the beach as you point out.  The other is an energy conversion you can donate.  They take the leftover daylight and convert it to hot air for use by politicians.