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From: brent@questar.QUESTAR.MN.ORG (Nordquist)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Congress considering changes to Daylight Savings
Message-ID: <447@questar.QUESTAR.MN.ORG>
Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 00:53:42 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 18 00:53:42 1987
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In article <703@louie.udel.EDU> garrett@udel.EDU (Joel Garrett) writes:
>
> In article <207@scdpyr.UUCP> cruff@scdpyr.UUCP (Craig Ruff) writes:
> >Another thing, I've never understood why the farmers are always upset with
> >DST.  Anyone care to elaborate?
>
> I think it has something to do with the farm animals (ie chickens and cows)
> adjusting to the shift in times.

That's always been the argument given to me, and I always wondered why
they couldn't just gradually shift back.  Scenario:  a farmer normally
gets up to milk the cows at 5:00 A.M.  The morning after DST ends, he
gets up at 4:10 A.M., which is 5:10 A.M. from the "old time," and he's
only 10 minutes late.  Getting up 10 minutes later each morning would
put everything back on schedule within 6 days.

I lived in Indiana for 5 years; the Hoosiers don't go on DST, which
makes everything terribly confusing.  (For example, during the summer,
the TV programs are on at a different time than the rest of the year.)
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brent@questar.mn.org                  {amdahl,ihnp4}!meccts!questar!brent