End of Daylight savings

[camp guy]

Many years ago I went to college in Iowa. I flew from Boston to Chicago, then took a train to Iowa. Chicago is in the Eastern Time Zone, but the train very quickly passed into the Central Time Zone, so time changed. Also, along the train route, several of the counties that the train passed through were "dry counties". Furthermore, the train itself had a regulation of only 1 alcoholic container per person at a time. So, with the combination of time changes, "dry counties", and limits on drinks, the conductors had a very difficult time of serving drinks and staying within the laws of each jurisdiction.

[P-3 Guy]

Originally Posted by camp guy

Many years ago I went to college in Iowa. I flew from Boston to Chicago, then took a train to Iowa. Chicago is in the Eastern Time Zone, but the train very quickly passed into the Central Time Zone, so time changed. Also, along the train route, several of the counties that the train passed through were "dry counties". Furthermore, the train itself had a regulation of only 1 alcoholic container per person at a time. So, with the combination of time changes, "dry counties", and limits on drinks, the conductors had a very difficult time of serving drinks and staying within the laws of each jurisdiction.

Chicago is in the central time zone.

[camp guy]

You are correct; the confusion with time came due to some of the counties in Iowa staying on DST, while others went to Standard time.

[garysanfran]

I got into this "discussion" with someone who "explained" it to me that by pushing the clocks back you gained one hour more of sunlight...Not in the morning, but in the day.

I asked him if he would help me with my dock. On one side the water was deeper than the other and I wanted him to pour several buckets from one side to the other to make them even...He looked confused...Probably still does, somewhere.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I got into this "discussion" with someone who "explained" it to me that by pushing the clocks back you gained one hour more of sunlight...Not in the morning, but in the day.

I asked him if he would help me with my dock. On one side the water was deeper than the other and I wanted him to pour several buckets from one side to the other to make them even...He looked confused...Probably still does, somewhere.

Is that like "the glass half full" synopsis?

[Descant]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I got into this "discussion" with someone who "explained" it to me that by pushing the clocks back you gained one hour more of sunlight...Not in the morning, but in the day.

I asked him if he would help me with my dock. On one side the water was deeper than the other and I wanted him to pour several buckets from one side to the other to make them even...He looked confused...Probably still does, somewhere.

Just turn the dock around. Last time I was in SF, the docks had been taken over by Sea Lions. Do you repair and maintain the docks for the animals, or just remove the docks?

[JayR]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I got into this "discussion" with someone who "explained" it to me that by pushing the clocks back you gained one hour more of sunlight...Not in the morning, but in the day.

I asked him if he would help me with my dock. On one side the water was deeper than the other and I wanted him to pour several buckets from one side to the other to make them even...He looked confused...Probably still does, somewhere.

Some (lots of) years ago, a girl I was seeing was going to drive to Amherst, MA to visit her brother at UMass. She was advised of the Mass Pike tolls and that it would cost her a couple dollars or however much it was.

She replied, "OK, but how much is the toll on the way back?"

[pondguy]

Run Jay run.

[thebix]

She replied, "OK, but how much is the toll on the way back?"

Actually there are many toll bridges into 'the city' that charge 'double' the toll inbound, and no toll outbound. Assumes that most drivers are making a round trip every day and saves the backup on the 'unneeded' toll plaza.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by thebix

Actually there are many toll bridges into 'the city' that charge 'double' the toll inbound, and no toll outbound. Assumes that most drivers are making a round trip every day and saves the backup on the 'unneeded' toll plaza.

Down here in the NY City area, both the GW and Tappan Zee Bridges only charge a toll "inbound" toward the city. So, when I use the Tappan Zee on my trip to NH, the tolls are about $5 more than the trip back to NJ.

[LoveLakeLife]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I got into this "discussion" with someone who "explained" it to me that by pushing the clocks back you gained one hour more of sunlight...Not in the morning, but in the day.

I asked him if he would help me with my dock. On one side the water was deeper than the other and I wanted him to pour several buckets from one side to the other to make them even...He looked confused...Probably still does, somewhere.

I think this is my favorite post of 2024.


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