Comments on: A Brief History of Daylight Saving Time http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/ Money Management and Personal Finance | The Dough Roller Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:24:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-49627 Bob Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:50:34 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/?p=1118#comment-49627 So how are we saving energy when we are a 24 hour society? I work nights and deliver to hospitals and steel mills, all of who are operating 24 hours a day. Even traffic lights are operating all night long. Stores are closed and yet they still have the lights on. And the parking lot lights are still on. So how are we saving energy? More accidents are due to the confusion af people not knowing what time it is. Now everyone is running late and not paying attention to their surroundings. So how are we saving energy when we are a 24 hour society? I work nights and deliver to hospitals and steel mills, all of who are operating 24 hours a day. Even traffic lights are operating all night long. Stores are closed and yet they still have the lights on. And the parking lot lights are still on. So how are we saving energy? More accidents are due to the confusion af people not knowing what time it is. Now everyone is running late and not paying attention to their surroundings.

]]> By: Jerry_T http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-20567 Jerry_T Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:20:45 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/?p=1118#comment-20567 It seems that none of the studies cited take into account latitude and longitude of the several states. I can see that DST could result in the benefits listed if you limit your observations to the northeast part of the U.S. If you live further south and on the western edge of the time zone, those benefits might not occur – and in fact the change can be detrimental. Arizona went to daylight savings for a time, but because of out position to the west and south, we had children waiting for school busses in the dark. As the summer progresses, temperatures get over 110ºF in the afternoon; having more time in the sunlight is definitely not what you have in mind. Arizona is now one of the few states that do not observe DST, and we like it that way, thank you very much. I’m really surprised that the effects of DST due to regional differences were not taken into account. It seems that none of the studies cited take into account latitude and longitude of the several states. I can see that DST could result in the benefits listed if you limit your observations to the northeast part of the U.S. If you live further south and on the western edge of the time zone, those benefits might not occur – and in fact the change can be detrimental. Arizona went to daylight savings for a time, but because of out position to the west and south, we had children waiting for school busses in the dark. As the summer progresses, temperatures get over 110ºF in the afternoon; having more time in the sunlight is definitely not what you have in mind. Arizona is now one of the few states that do not observe DST, and we like it that way, thank you very much.

I’m really surprised that the effects of DST due to regional differences were not taken into account.

]]> By: Henry http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-18466 Henry Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:27:08 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/?p=1118#comment-18466 Actually DST was instituted by Kingsford Charcoal during the Nixon administration under the guise of saving energy. It was a ruse because Kingsford knew that they could sell more charcoal if they started daylight savings by two months. The corporation got its lobbyists to petition congress to pass the law extending it. It makes sense because more people would be able to barbecue after they got home from work. You can't barbecue in the dark. Actually DST was instituted by Kingsford Charcoal during the Nixon administration under the guise of saving energy. It was a ruse because Kingsford knew that they could sell more charcoal if they started daylight savings by two months. The corporation got its lobbyists to petition congress to pass the law extending it. It makes sense because more people would be able to barbecue after they got home from work. You can’t barbecue in the dark.

]]> By: mike bryant http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-18433 mike bryant Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:10:21 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/?p=1118#comment-18433 "If you are old enough to remember the Carter Administration, than you remember the long lines for gas and the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo" Really? The '73 Arab Oil Embargo, occured during Nixon's administration. Carter, inhereted the results of the embargo...plus a huge pile of debt by former administrations. Republicans, will re-write history, with, or without the facts. LOL. “If you are old enough to remember the Carter Administration, than you remember the long lines for gas and the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo”

Really? The ’73 Arab Oil Embargo, occured during Nixon’s administration. Carter, inhereted the results of the embargo…plus a huge pile of debt by former administrations. Republicans, will re-write history, with, or without the facts. LOL.

]]> By: EN http://www.doughroller.net/personal-finance/daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-9710 EN Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:15:11 +0000 http://www.doughroller.net/?p=1118#comment-9710 Wow...you really did your research! ;) Wow…you really did your research! ;)

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