What Dumbass thought switching DST to an earlier date was a good idea

[LynneSin]

They should be the star attraction at the Natural History Museum of Dumbassedness!!

***grumbles as she fixes all the appointments on her calendar***

[cwydro]

1. Some politician up in New England

Forgot which state. They had him on the Today show and he did indeed look like a dumbass.

[terrya]

5. Representative Edward Markey D-Massachusetts

And I was hoping it would have been some right wing Republican.

[cwydro]

9. Thanks .

I thought it was Mass, but didn't want to piss anyone off if I was wrong. lol

[underpants]

10. Yeah but it had to be accepted into Cheney's Energy bill

and the Republicans passed it.

Still. :shrug:

[BuelahWitch]

2. A Museum of Dumbassedness might be fun

What could we put in there?

New Coke? (the one they brought out in the '80s that tasted like Pepsi)

Chevy Chase's late night talk show?

The Edsel?

What else?

[dolo amber]

13. My bro-in-law is a private pilot

He flies for the "marketing genius" behind New Coke. It was all just a ploy to drum up renewed interest in "Coke Classic". It's true! :o

(Well to be fair *I* don't know that it's true, but that's the way the story goes. ;))

[RebelOne]

3. What dumbass ever thought up daylight-saving time?

He, she or they should burn in hell.

[AllegroRondo]

4. Ben Franklin, actually

[madinmaryland]

6. It was a dumb*** from Matcom's state.

Representative Markey introduced it and it was passed by the Pub's.

http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2636&Itemid=140

[Kajsa]

7. It doesn't save energy, the whole purpose of

moving up the starting date.

This from a study at UC Berkeley,

http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_068210235.html


:grr:


Dumb,dumb, dumb!

[Midlodemocrat]

8. I still can't get my body clock right.

I could sleep until 10 every morning I'm so tired.

[El Fuego]

11. When I got up to go to work before, the sun was shining and the birdies were singing.

Now it's just dark, dark, dark. x(

[deepthought42]

24. Depressingly dark. And cold.

As if I needed more reasons not to want to come to work every day.... *sigh*

[hedgehog]

12. Can't you just change the clock on your computer or PDA?

Just lie to it about what time zone you live in.

[LynneSin]

14. Nope - it's a compatibility issue

There are various email clients used where I work and there was a compatibility between two of them

[Courtesy Flush]

15. Sorry. I love it

Computers aside, I'm delighted to get off work with an extra hour of daylight. Unfortunately, yesterday I got home just in time for a thunderstorm, but I'm still happy about DST.

[IronLionZion]

16. When I get home after work, the sun is still up and I can walk for a bit

and then watch the sunset.

Before "spring forward" I would have the setting sun shine right in my eyes as I head home after work. And in winter, it would be dark.

I like knowing the days are getting longer and warmer. It gives me something to look forward to. Spring is a nice season.

[grace0418]

17. I absolutely love that person. Sorry.

I work in a horrible office with no windows so I want to shake the hand of whomever allowed me to see the sun on my way home from work, while I ate dinner, and while I took a walk after dinner yesterday. I felt like a new person.

[Breeze54]

18. I didn't have a problem with it.

I thought I would but it hasn't bothered me at all.
All my digital stuff has updated too!
Except my clocks. I have to reset them manually.

Check this out! Kinda cool! ;)

Custom Sunrise Sunset Calendar

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/custom_srss_calendar.asp

I chose ---> Civil Twilight & AM/PM

For tomorrow the 14th-->

14th

Twi: 6:31am
Sunrise: 6:59am
Sunset: 6:48pm
Twi: 7:16pm
Moonrise: 4:34am
Moonset: 1:23pm


------------------

By the 31st --->

31

Twi: 6:01am
Sunrise: 6:29am
Sunset: 7:07pm
Twi: 7:35pm
Moonrise: 5:24pm
Moonset: 5:37am

Earlier every day. ;)

[havocmom]

19. Investors in golf courses for the middle/working classes

;)

[LSK]

20. hey now, it was the 109th's greatest accomplishment

:rofl:

[LynneSin]

21. What, they showed up to work during those 2 years?

I thought they were all on a 2 year paid vacation of $150k/year + benefits

[LSK]

22. yes there was that one long week in June

It was HARD WORK!

:D

[MissMillie]

23. is this an electronic calendar?

isn't there a patch for that?