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Old 10-30-2005, 08:34 AM   #16
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Re: Don't forget to change your clocks tonight!

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Wasn't the original purpose for DST to aid the farmers? If not, then what was it?
That's what I used to think. The link I posted above said that the original reason was to save energy (people would be awake with the lights turned on for a shorter period of time).
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Old 10-30-2005, 09:37 AM   #17
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Wasn't the original purpose for DST to aid the farmers? If not, then what was it?
Add some sembalance to time so that the Trains could keep schedules.
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Old 10-30-2005, 10:25 AM   #18
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Re: Don't forget to change your clocks tonight!

Here in Indiana we don't touch our clocks, except in a few counties in the region arounf Chicago, Louisville, and I think Cincinnati, but My Man Mitch Daniels has started the ball rolling for clock reform Somehow they are working in a plan to allow each county to decide whether to be on Eastern or Centralall year round. I haven't really followed it- since they don't actually change true time. I am in Terre Haute and this county is looking at Eastern, but the counties directly north and south will go Central. What a mess. Nice job, Mitch.
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