March 19, 2004
FOUR FOR FRIDAY
Q: Today is the 86th anniversary of the creation of Daylight Savings Time--the main purpose of which is to make better use of daylight and save on demand for electricity. How do you feel about Daylight Savings Time? Do you look forward to its arrival, or could you care less?
Q: Do you do anything significantly different when the people you live with are gone overnight or are out of town for an extended period of time? In other words, if the or people you live with, i.e., roommate, husband, wife, kids, mother-in-law, etc., are out of town, what changes for you when you're left home alone?
Q: What's the longest stretch of time during your adult life that you've been out of work?
Q: Are you in a pool for this year's NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament? If so, who did you pick to win it all? (Alternate Question #1: Who do you think will win this year's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship? Alternate Question #2: Why should we not care either way?)
Posted by Mikal at March 19, 2004 4:55 AM
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1. Where observed, Daylight Savings Time starts at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April. Time reverts to Standard Time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. But in Indianapolis, we do not observe DSTÖ as I understand it, weíre in the Eastern time zone but do not move our clocks in the spring and fall. A bunch of other Indiana counties are in the Central time zone and use both Central Standard and Central Daylight time. Since we do not observe DST here in Indy, I have nothing to look forward to. There have, however, been many unsuccessful attempts in our state legislature to adopt DST, most of which have called for the state to observe Eastern Daylight Time, which would mean that the sun wouldn't set until after 9 p.m. during the height of the summer. I could live with that!!!!
2. Funny you should ask, because my roommate is out of the country for the next six days, which means Iím home alone. Changes for me include getting the mail myself, sleeping with my bedroom door open (I usually close it so my TV and morning alarm wonít bother the roomie), locking the front door as soon as I walk in, and getting to hang out in just my boxers and a comfy sweatshirt even in the living room.
3. Almost three months. At first it was a lot of funÖ hanging out in just my boxers and a comfy sweatshirt, but after a couple of weeks I became pretty restless.
4. Can you believe it, my company put an end to the perennial employee-run March Madness office pool. As a result, I did even fill out a bracket for this yearís tourney. Were I to fill one out now, Iíd choose Duke to go all the way on the Menís side, and the University of Connecticut to take it all on the Womenís side (although I would also be rooting for my alma matter--the number 10 ranked team in the country, The University of Houston lady Cougarsóto beat everyone, including UConn).
1. I am on Indiana time, which is a time unto itself. I've gotten used to telling everyone, we are in one of two states that never changes it's clocks. I notice the change because my children all change their clocks.
2. I play more. I might meet a friend for dinner and a movie, treat myself to a long bubble bath, sew, sew and sew some more.
3. The only time I haven't worked I have been a new mother....I have never not worked.
4. I think this is the first year I haven't done a pool or a dream team. I love March Madness. I don't know what happened? I don't know who I would pick. I think it is going to be a surprise this year. I don't think Duke has it in them, and I LOVE Duke!!!
1. Since I have lived most of my life in Los Angeles, CA-DST was both annoying yet convenient. You would either lose an hour of sleep or gain one (which was always nice!). I always forgot to set my clock the following evening which meant I was either very late or very early for work. It was nice in the summer because the sun would not set until approx. 8:40pm giving one more hours to enjoy. However, in winter (at least in sunny CALI) you had the sun shinning through at 6:30am! Not fun. I do miss changing my clocks now that I'm stuck here in Indiana. I miss the extra hours of daylight.
2. I actually look forward to seeing my fiance go on trips. I generally can't get him to the airport and out of the car fast enough! I look forward to alone time... usually I do girly things. Rent sickly romantic movies, paint the nails, wax... etc. I also enjoy just coming and going as I please...leaving all the lights on and no one that I have to entertain. However, we have a basement and I fear them... strange how many sounds you hear in a home when alone!
3.The longest time I have been unemployed when it really mattered was three weeks. I'm pretty fortunate unlike some who are having a very difficult time in our depressed economy.
4. Hmmmmm... I hear Duke is generally a good pick. However, I could really care less about who wins at what sport. BORRRRRRING! I would much rather spend my time playing a sport than watching it.
1. Growing up in Indiana, I am used to the fact that we don't adjust our clocks. Guess it's just part of being a hoosier :-) However, working for various software companies, I know that it does wreak havoc when trying to work with customers in different time zones.
2. No roommate now, but when I had one and she was out of town, I'd lounge on the sofa in my sweats, eat ice cream, and let the dishes/laundry pile up a little.
3. A few weeks here and there. Being in the IT field, it seems that I've been through plenty of re-orgs, downsizes, re-structures, but in each case, I bouce back and onto something else.
I often wonder what my grandfather thinks when my mom tells him that I'm onto a new job. He retired from the railroad after working there something like 40+ years. Can you imagine working at the same company for that length of time? It seems today, 5 years is a big milestone!
4. I didn't fill out a bracket this year. First time for quite a while that I haven't. I kind of lost interest since IU didn't make it. All I hope for now is that someone (anyone) beats UK.
1. Like others, I live in Indiana, and I wish we would adopt DST b/c I am tired of doing the time shuffle with all of my weekly phone/teleconferenced meetings with East Coasters every time their time changes.
2. I LOVE being home alone. It's body maintenance time for me. When left home alone for an extended period of time, I take baths that stretch on for hours (this means emptying and refilling the tub several times) and leave me pruny yet satisfied, shave my legs without hurrying, put on mud masks, and paint my toenails. If I ever get out of the bathroom, I spend the rest of the time curled up on the couch with a book or knitting in front of bad sitcom re-runs (like Happy Days) that I'd be embarrassed to watch in front of my girlfriend.
3. Two months. I spent the mornings reading in the bathtub, the afternoons poolside, and the evenings freelance copyediting and scouring the employment web sites. It was glorious, but I'm OK with never doing it again.
4. Not into this. Didn't join a pool.
1. I love daylight savings time! I always look forward to the extra sunlight and longer days.
2. I don't live with anyone at the moment. It's nice to come home and find everything where I left it.
3. 2001. I had resigned from a really horrible job, and little did I know how bad of a turn the economy would take, especially later in the year. I was out of work and barely able to find temp jobs, for about 8 months. Then I got hired a the job I have now...what a bad mistake, but I needed the income.
4. Not in a pool, but I always root for U. of Arizona. They won the NCAA tournament in 1997 while I was in graduate school there. It was great. Before that I never had any interest in Basketball. Of course, I must root for my home state, too -UCONN's men's and women's teams, go Huskies!
1) I HATE daylight savings time. All it does is screw up my TV experience. (thank God for TIVO)
2) I eat ice cream for breakfast.
3) Not long. (knocking on wood)
4) None of it matters as Purdue didn't get in.
1. I LOVE DST. It's wonderful.
2. I eat alone - and that can be good!
3. I was out of work for about 6 months in 1999.
4. This is the 1st time in a very long time (since college, maybe?) that I'm not in a pool. I always root for the Big 12 teams - even when they were the Big 8!
1. Daylight Savings is okay when you gain an hour, but I hate it when you lose an hour. Not only do I have to get up earlier, but I have to work longer because of all that extra daylight.
2. When my roommates are gone, I stay up late and play my music loudly.
3. Not applicable. Still a student.
4. Not applicable. I don't care too much about sports (of any kind).
Arizona really needs to observe DST during the summer between April and October. To assure that they'll have a good taste of having daylight/twilight later in the evening if the government allow to use DST which means still on the MST. However, since Arizona does not observe DST which means they are on California time (PST) will get dark early and California will still have daylight a little while longer. If Arizonas were smart enough, they can tell the local government to move the clock 1 hour foward and still be on MST, not on PST. The Indian Reservation do observe daylight savings is on MST and the rest of the state is on PST. You may want to check on www.sunrisesunset.com and most of USA have daylight after 8pm. Best if the people in the state of Arizona to persuade the government or vote.
Advantages daylight savings for Amtrak, Airlines, Freight trains, other transportations, sports including Arizona Diamondbacks.
The heat will not make any difference during the summer. Texas heat remain hot and the state observe DST and so is New Mexico.
Farmers hate daylight savings and they try to activate people's lives.
Indiana now is observing (Daylight Savings Time) DST, so Arizona is a lone state wouldn't observe DST.
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