Daylight Saving Change Saved No Power 766
Brett writes "Results from energy companies are coming in, and the word is that moving Daylight Saving Time forward three weeks had no measurable impact on power consumption. The attempt by the US Congress to make it look like they were doing something about the energy crisis has been exposed as the waste it is. But the new DST is probably here to stay — letting the bill expire would mean re-patching a lot of systems again next year. So much for saving energy."
But...but.. (Score:5, Funny)
Shocked (Score:3, Funny)
I wish they change this stuff more often (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:5, Funny)
In other news (Score:5, Funny)
More effort and labor spent (Score:3, Funny)
After that, I turned on my amp and surround sound system and watched a movie during lunch while blasting away the AC because I got so hot from all the work.
Extra sunshine isn't such a good thing. (Score:3, Funny)
On the flip side though, all the exta sunshine makes crops grow better so it should make farmers happier!
I don't. (Score:5, Funny)
Carbon-offset (Score:4, Funny)
Re:there are other benifits to the new DST change. (Score:4, Funny)
Wrong web site...
We're struggling with sun glare on the screen while firing up Counter Strike...
Re:Modded funny? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Extra sunshine isn't such a good thing. (Score:4, Funny)
Sure, I could put all of that daylight into a Daylight Savings Bank, but I don't trust those guys. I don't need some big corporation earning fat interest loaning my daylight out to other people and giving me a 0.4% APR on it.
Useful to us! (Score:5, Funny)
Record profits this year, my friend, record profits. You should have invested in manufacturers of automatically changing clocks, watches and timepieces.
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, because Congress totally would have accomplished something on THOSE deadlock issues....
Reminds me of Spaceballs (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I like the extra daylight though (Score:2, Funny)
Check out the brain on Brad. OMG I THOUGHT CHANGING MY CLOCK TIME ACTUALLY ALTERED THE TILT OF THE EARTH!!1!!!111! Thank you DragonWriter!
Re:Who cares about energy savings (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Modded funny? (Score:3, Funny)
These people in Arizona are going to have NO EXCUSE for oversleeping with all the used alarm clocks they're going to get.
Not statistically significant (Score:5, Funny)
Daylight Saving Mystery (Score:5, Funny)
Extrapolating from Chef Boyardee is not allowed. (Score:3, Funny)
After all, if it was good enough for the Founding Fathers it's good enough for patriotic Americans, eh? Anybody that says otherwise is clearly a liberal who is soft on terrorism and hates America.
Re:Useful to us! (Score:3, Funny)
Record profits this year, my friend, record profits. You should have invested in manufacturers of chocolate, bon-bons and candy-bars.
Re:I like the extra daylight though (Score:5, Funny)
Now if they would only legislate it so the sun didn't set at all.
I do not get this. My wife makes the same sort of comments. I tell her to put the baby to bed at 9pm if it's still too light at 8pm and she says the baby will be cranky because she is staying up too late.
I used to try to explain. Now I just nod.
Ob. JonStewart (Score:3, Funny)
...or "TIMEBLA"...
--Rob
Re:Not statistically significant (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Our patching is done as well. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Saving Energy... (Score:3, Funny)
It will be
2 years would be more worth while.
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:4, Funny)
You forgot the fine print:
Margin of error: +/- 33%
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:3, Funny)
That may work alright in the spring, but what happens when fall comes around?
-time for bed...let me just adjust my alarm clock first....
-oh, look...I still have an hour before bed. I'll go watch the TV
-that's odd, my favorite show isn't on at its usual time
-time for bed...let me just adjust my alarm clock first....
Re:Change your schedule, not my clock (Score:1, Funny)
I mean 8 to 4, for half the year, just sounds ridiculous.
Re:This just in (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Who cares, it was brighter! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Get up early? No way! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:But...but.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who cares, it was brighter! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:But...but.. (Score:3, Funny)
Where's Mark Foley when you need him?
Re:Quit'cher Bitchin' (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Look on the bright side... (Score:2, Funny)