Re: DST and My Computers

["John" <noaddress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> That's a psychological benefit, and a nice one, but the converse is that a
> lot of people get up and go to work in total darkness.  I found that
> pretty
> depressing during the years I did it.  "OH" Dark Thirty was the Army's
> phrase for it.  Here's another interesting item I found that adds another
> dimension to the problem:
>
> "One other interesting point of opposition to the extension of DST comes
> from fire chiefs. The (Chicago) Herald News points out:  For years, the
> International Association of Fire Chiefs has framed a widespread public
> information campaign around daylight-saving time, reminding people to
> change
> the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when they
> change
> their clocks. The last weekend in November is too late for the reminder,
> fire officials say."
>
> http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.2/aid.85796/column.htm
>
> --
> Bobby G.
>
The return to standard time is the FIRST weekend in November, not
the last.