[geeks] Now for something completely geek

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From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
> Wed, 23 Aug 2006 @ 07:38 +0100, Mike Meredith said:
> 
> > Only in the sense that they expect to be milked 24 hours (or 12 ?) after
> > the last time. I've tried questioning cows about their perception of
> > time, and all they come back with is "Moo?", so I guess they don't care
> > if it's 5am, 4am, or @1.34 (whatever that translates to).
> 
> Holy missed point Batman...
> 
> > I guess intelligent farmers who realise that changing the wallclock time
> > causes them *fewer* problems than almost anybody else get some amusement
> > from the antics of their less perceptive fellows who do the whinging.
> 
> No, the farmers, all of them, hate it.  They have to get up earlier or
> later to match the world's schedule, which means they have to change the
> (real) time they milk the cows.
> 
> It *does* upset the livestock.
> 
> DST was a stupid idea that is getting dumber as time goes on.
> 
> > So go into work an hour earlier, go home an hour earlier, go to sleep an
> > hour earlier. 
> 
> Or better yet, just get rid of DST and not worry about it.
> 
> -- 
> shannon "AT" widomaker.com -- ["We have nothing to prove" -- Alan Dawkins]

The only problem I have with the DST-EST switching is that I drive to work
toward the east.  I prefer DST because I get less retinal burn than with
EST at the times I drive.  Nothing like having sun glare when you're not
fully awake! :)

Bob