Re: OT: Time zone question

--- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:

> In Atlanta we're already far enough West that we
> should be in the
> Central time zone instead of the Eastern one we've
> been legislated
> into.  So that's an hour difference to start with.
> Tack on Daylight
> Saving Time and you're looking at sunset in the
> height of summer after
> 9PM...
>
I'm only 2 deg West of my time zone's meridian. Sunset
at my home on 21 June will be at 2134 - but to me
that's a bonus! Sit in the garden, nice and warm, sun
going down, cold beer, birds singing, smell of mown
grass.... lovely.

Get rid of DST, and I have the extra hour of daylight
in the morning - i.e. on 21.06 the sun would rise at
0346, so it would start to get light by 3AM.  What
possible use is that to anybody!?

It strikes me, that since the majority of the
population are 'up and about' for maybe 5/6 hours
before noon, but 10/12 hours after it, it makes sense
to have your civil time set such that the balance of
daylight is post noon.


P.

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