Re: OT: Pedants[1] New Year

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:45:33 GMT, "Mo Childs" <zb.puvyqf@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Andy Bonwick wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm still a bit confused as to when I said daylight saving was
>> implemented to benefit animals rather than those working on farms but
>> I must have done at some point in the discussion. I'll have a quick
>> search and see if I can find that post. I might be a long time....
>
>I'd settle for your explanation of how it benefits farmers and,
>assuming there is a benefit, why it should then be foisted on the
>other 99.9% of the population for whom there is no benefit.
>
My original point was that when introduced it was supposed to be an
aid to farmers. Obviously this isn't a recent innovation and things
have moved on so the original benefits are no longer valid but I can't
find anywhere where I've said that they are still valid.

A quick search shows that a lot of countries refer to it as energy
saving, I wonder if this is something you've taken into account when
you quote figures of 99.9% of the population. Personally I can't see
how that works but it's on the internet so it must be true.

If it worries you enough to feel you have to move away from this
country then click on the link below to give yourself some ideas about
where to go.

http://www.worldtimezone.org/daylight.html


>There is nothing that is achieved by the change from GMT to BST that
>could not also be achieved by getting up earlier for those whom it
>would benefit.

Obviously your views differ to the people who make the decisions in
this country. Unlucky, get over it.
.

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