--- David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com> wrote:
> I grew up in Minnesota, and this entire discussion reminds me of when
> DST was first being debated in the legislature there. Some rural
> lawmakers were against it because they said the time change would
> confuse the cows and they wouldn't know when to come in for milking.
> Some urban lawmakers were against it because they said the extra hour of
> daylight would burn the grass. I'm not kidding ... you could probably
> find these comments documented in the newspaper archives or even.
Not just that, Dave. Some people believe that Global Warming is directly
linked to the more hours of "daylight" resulting from the change in when
Daylight Savings Time starts/stops.
Yes, it's true!
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/daylight.asp
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C/0, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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