Re: [SLE] PDT/PST Timezones?

From: James Knott (james.knott_at_rogers.com)
Date: 05/06/05

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    Jerry Feldman wrote:

    > The only place where this does not work is in Indiana because they can't
    > figure out what timezone they want to be in.
    > (Parts of Indiana are in Eastern and do not adjust for DST, other parts are
    > in Eastern and do adjust for DST, and parts are in Central and those do
    > adjust. recently the Indiana legislature voted to use DST for the whole
    > state, but part of the state will still; be Central while the rest will be
    > Eastern.
    >
    > http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/indiana_time_zone.shtml

    It's amazing how a country as technologically advanced as the U.S. can
    be so backward in so many things.

    Incidentally, at one time many farmers were against DST, as they claimed
    the "extra hour" of sunlight would burn crops. It appears that sort of
    thinking still exists.

    Some religious groups express similar backward ideas. 

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