Subj : Re: Daylight Savings Time
To   : Blue White
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Mar 04 2022 19:01:00

-=> On 03-02-22 15:44, Blue White wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 BW> What makes it more useful is in the eye of the beholder.  For me, it
 BW> moves daylight away from a useful hour (before 8am) to somewhere that
 BW> is not useful (after 8pm).  Sunlight in the morning is more beneficial
 BW> to your seratonin levels.  More sunlight in the afternoon/evening does
 BW> nothing for it.

You have a very good point.  FOr me, the sunlight in the evening is more
useful.  Morning sun is nice, but before about 6-6:30, it starts to become a
nuisance (I'm rarely asleep or even in bed by sunrise).

 BW> The original "idea" for DST was floated by Benjamin Franklin as a joke.
 BW> When he was in France, the French liked sleeping in very late and not
 BW> keeping regular hours, which made it difficult to meet with them.  He
 BW> joked that they should switch the clocks so the "lazy" French could be
 BW> places on time.

 BW> Unfortunately, many years later, someone heard of his idea and missed
 BW> the joke.

Haha not the only time a joke has been taken seriously. :)



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