tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9888024.post7012781330617745530..comments2023-05-09T12:10:41.951-04:00Comments on Sumatra's Calendar Server Blog: The Absurd Side of Daylight Savings Timezyghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14908942837303272271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9888024.post-68932947824108488282015-03-08T16:46:47.210-04:002015-03-08T16:46:47.210-04:00A coda: "For years now liberals have said Da...A coda: "For years now liberals have said Daylight Savings Time was just a process to save energy and give farmers more time to work their fields"<br /><br />Farmers HATE DST. They have the same amount of time to work their fields regardless and loathe that this artificial construct screws up their natural rhythms. I spent time on my grandfather's dairy farm when I was a kid; I know what I'm talking about.<br /><br />DST was a Benjamin Franklin proposal (look it up) to make it easier to live a commercial urban existence in pre-industrial society by keeping it lighter later in comfortable seasons.zyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908942837303272271noreply@blogger.com