Re: [Humour]: People actually said these things

Chris L Peterson <clp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:39:27 GMT, Wally Anglesea?
><wanglese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>"Why do we have Daylight Savings Time? That extra hour of daylight is
>>killing my grass..."
>
>Yup, a common idea, I'm afraid. I overheard a women on the street
>explaining to her companion that the reason the snow starts melting so
>quickly in the springtime is the extra hour of sunlight after DST
>starts.

I'm still puzzling over why we feel the need to "save daylight" in the
few months (I'm at 53 deg North) when there is an over-abundance of
it.


Tim
--
Don't tell me I'm still on that feckin' island!
.

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