Re: Daylight Savings Time

Now, just imagine the thong was ripped off of Al Barsa...


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I just gouged out my eyes with the thought of a thong being ripped off...

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Al Barsa <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Colin,
>
> With all due respect, this was just another thong that was ripped of by
the
> Brits from the US. Ben Franklin invented it in 1784, which according
to
> your link was 123 years after Franklin invented it:-)))))))))
>
> BTW, it not Daylight SavingS Time, it's Daylight Saving Time.
>
> Al
>
> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>
> 400>390
>
> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
>
> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
>
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
>
> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.systemiconnection.com/
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>
>
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> "Colin Redman"
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> Al,
>
> Beg to differ. Daylight Savings Time is a good old British invention -
you
>
> Americans are always trying to claim benefit for everything!
>
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
>
>
> Colin
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:47 AM
> Subject: RE: Daylight Savings Time
>
>
>
> The correct name is "Daylight Saving Time", not "Daylight SavingS
Time".
> It was invented by Benjamin Franklin as "Daylight Candle Saving Time".
>
> It was not adopted until 1918 to save energy during WW1, the following
year
> congress repealed it because of rural complaints. (Note that "World
War 1"
> was referred to as the "World War" in older references/encyclopedias
until
> WW2!)
>
> It was re-adopted in 1942 s "War Time", although Ohio and Michigan
opted
> out.
>
> In 1966, congress standardized the system, but Indiana, Arizona and
Hawaii
> didn't observe it.
>
> In 1974, it was extended by Nixon because of the first Arab Oil
embargo.
>
> In 1986, it was extended from six months to seven.
>
> In 2007, it was extended by another month, both to be better balanced
on
> the calendar and to provide more light on Halloween.
>
>
> Is there any more trivia you would like?????
>
>
> Al
>
> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>
> 400>390
>
> "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
> e gads
>
> Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
>
> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
>
> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
> http://www.systemiconnection.com/
>
>
>
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> Because it practically takes an Act of Congress to IPL our machines
> outside of our scheduled downtime. Oh sure, there's a bunch of you out
> there that says if you give your users 5 minutes notice then it doesn't
> count as unscheduled down time.
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> Rob Berendt
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> >As you all know I keep somewhat current on PTFs. I scanned the PTF
> cover >letters for V5R4 for "daylight". Wouldn't you know - there are
> some ptf's >that I don't have. Cool part is that some are Delayed
> ptf's. Yee Haw!
> >http://www->912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/9939a36675eadb978625710200584c
> bd/$searchForm?S>earchView
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> >I'll probably just say the heck with them.
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> I'm fairly new to the PTF Apply World, why would delayed ptf's be
tossed
> aside?
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