Comments on: Clock it to me http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/ This place is going to the dogs. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: JayMonster http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14538 JayMonster Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:41:41 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14538 The basic essentials to the premise is that households use less energy (predominantly in way of lighting your home), because daylight extends later into the day, and (theoretically) you needs to use lights for less time before you retire for the evening. This worked in 1941 (when it was first instituted for WWII) because the biggest consumption of power in the home was the light bulb. But with computers, and furnaces, and refrigerators and as you point out so many other devices in the home that require constant electricity regardless of the amount of light outside, the benefits are marginal at best. But it sounded good to the current administration, while claiming to be doing something about the skyrocketing prices of Gas and Electricity back in 2005 when they put the new rules into effect, and it made a nice press release for the President to tout. Even if it didn't do what it claimed... he could say he was doing "something" Sleep easy. The basic essentials to the premise is that households use less energy (predominantly in way of lighting your home), because daylight extends later into the day, and (theoretically) you needs to use lights for less time before you retire for the evening.

This worked in 1941 (when it was first instituted for WWII) because the biggest consumption of power in the home was the light bulb. But with computers, and furnaces, and refrigerators and as you point out so many other devices in the home that require constant electricity regardless of the amount of light outside, the benefits are marginal at best.

But it sounded good to the current administration, while claiming to be doing something about the skyrocketing prices of Gas and Electricity back in 2005 when they put the new rules into effect, and it made a nice press release for the President to tout. Even if it didn’t do what it claimed… he could say he was doing “something”

Sleep easy.

]]> By: Debb http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14528 Debb Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:31:11 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14528 Hell, I don't know what it saves, if it saves anything at all.....All I know is, I will wake up 47 times tonight wondering if I will be able to get up on time tomorrow morning...... An ALARM you say? I don't need no steeenkingggg alarm! Have a happy my friend! Hell, I don’t know what it saves, if it saves anything at all…..All I know is, I will wake up 47 times tonight wondering if I will be able to get up on time tomorrow morning……
An ALARM you say?
I don’t need no steeenkingggg alarm!

Have a happy my friend!

]]> By: Pamalamadingdong http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14521 Pamalamadingdong Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:24:27 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14521 I know I am totally going to forget and show up an hour late for work tomorrow. I JUST KNOW IT! I know I am totally going to forget and show up an hour late for work tomorrow.
I JUST KNOW IT!

]]> By: Katie http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14520 Katie Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:45:02 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14520 We should get rid of the whole thing. Indiana (until last year, boohoo!), Arizona, and Hawaii don't follow that stupid "daylight savings time" and no one ever said those states are wasting lots of energy. I hate the time change with the passion of a thousand white hot suns. <i>You have the same amount of daylight no matter what freaking hour number you assign to it.</i> It's so illogical, it drives me nuts and I'm not even that logical of a person in the first place. Okay I better go make breakfast and quit ranting. We should get rid of the whole thing. Indiana (until last year, boohoo!), Arizona, and Hawaii don’t follow that stupid “daylight savings time” and no one ever said those states are wasting lots of energy. I hate the time change with the passion of a thousand white hot suns. You have the same amount of daylight no matter what freaking hour number you assign to it. It’s so illogical, it drives me nuts and I’m not even that logical of a person in the first place. Okay I better go make breakfast and quit ranting.

]]> By: TxSkatemom http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14515 TxSkatemom Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:55:08 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14515 rabble-rouser. bringing logic into play. sheesh! just go along with the rest of the sheeple already, m'kay? :wink: rabble-rouser. bringing logic into play. sheesh!

just go along with the rest of the sheeple already, m’kay? wink

]]> By: barah boochie http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14514 barah boochie Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:46:14 +0000 http://oldsillybear.com/2007/03/09/clock-it-to-me/#comment-14514 It's all about the dollar. I heard a piece on the radio yesterday mentioning how much additional revenue the golf and grilling industries earned when we went from 6 to 7 moths of DST 20 years ago. The candy makers are apparently very happy to have Halloween included in the DST span now that we're up to 8 months. It’s all about the dollar. I heard a piece on the radio yesterday mentioning how much additional revenue the golf and grilling industries earned when we went from 6 to 7 moths of DST 20 years ago. The candy makers are apparently very happy to have Halloween included in the DST span now that we’re up to 8 months.

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