Comments on: The Politics of the Warm Fuzzy Feeling Clocks http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/04/the-politics-of-the-warm-fuzzy-feeling-clocks/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: M1A1 http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/04/the-politics-of-the-warm-fuzzy-feeling-clocks/comment-page-1/#comment-50 M1A1 Sat, 09 Apr 2005 00:25:22 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=996#comment-50 As we all know, time = money. <BR /> <BR />Therefore, we may assume that borrowed time is repaid with interest just as borrowed money may be. We see this in practice. <BR /> <BR />The government borrows one hour from us when we set our clocks forward in the spring. It is repaid in the fall, seven months later when we "fall back". The interest on this is paid every four years in the form of a leap day. (What the government uses that extra hour for in the meantime is highly classified and the subject of whispered speculation among physics grad students.) <BR /> <BR />Of course there are those filthy communist freeloaders in Hawaii, Indiana and Arizona who do not observe DST, but nevertheless take advantage of free leap days. <BR /> <BR />As you can calculate, that is a tremendous rate of return. One hour borrowed over a total period of about 28 months yields an impressive 2400% overall return. <BR /> <BR />I believe this is a nefarious government scheme to reduce the cost of time borrowing. They plan on taking our precious hours for longer, but do not plan to extend the leap day. <BR /> <BR />***shakes fist*** As we all know, time = money.

Therefore, we may assume that borrowed time is repaid with interest just as borrowed money may be. We see this in practice.

The government borrows one hour from us when we set our clocks forward in the spring. It is repaid in the fall, seven months later when we "fall back". The interest on this is paid every four years in the form of a leap day. (What the government uses that extra hour for in the meantime is highly classified and the subject of whispered speculation among physics grad students.)

Of course there are those filthy communist freeloaders in Hawaii, Indiana and Arizona who do not observe DST, but nevertheless take advantage of free leap days.

As you can calculate, that is a tremendous rate of return. One hour borrowed over a total period of about 28 months yields an impressive 2400% overall return.

I believe this is a nefarious government scheme to reduce the cost of time borrowing. They plan on taking our precious hours for longer, but do not plan to extend the leap day.

***shakes fist***

]]> By: dave http://www.kipesquire.net/2005/04/the-politics-of-the-warm-fuzzy-feeling-clocks/comment-page-1/#comment-49 dave Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:33:52 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=996#comment-49 a book by michael downing on the history of daylight savings (and the insidious politics behind it) was <a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111223751154393974-search,00.html?collection=wsjie%2F30day&vql_string=daylight+savings+time%3Cin%3E%28article%2Dbody%29 rel="nofollow">reviewed</a> in the wall st. journal recently. haven't read it, and probably won't (i don't really care enough!), but it sounds pretty fascinating. <BR /> <BR />the review is worth a read. let me know if you can't read the review (you have to be a wsj.com subscriber) <BR /> <BR />dave a book by michael downing on the history of daylight savings (and the insidious politics behind it) was reviewed in the wall st. journal recently. haven't read it, and probably won't (i don't really care enough!), but it sounds pretty fascinating.

the review is worth a read. let me know if you can't read the review (you have to be a wsj.com subscriber)

dave

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