Indiana legislators have labored long and hard to win passage of The Daylight Savings Time Act. They claim victory! After pushing aside less relevant issues such as Jobs, Increasing costs of darn near every consumer product, businesses<br />Defecting for southern states and off shore 3rd world countries, Teenage pregnancies, drug and child abuse, and a wheel barrow full of other non important items. These fine elected geniuses will make history when the economy of Indiana soars above the other 49 states (of which 48 observe DST) in revenues generated through an extra hour of daylight in the evening. Yes Hoosiers, our problems are behind us now. Money will be rolling in, burgers flying through the drive ups, Trucks, and SUVs squealing out at the Dealerships, Wal-Mart will be hiring security to handle the crowds lined up at the entrance of every store. People will be Moving on up to bigger homes, which cant be built fast enough. The ISTEP tests results will skyrocket to unheard of levels. All this because it stays light one hour later than it did in 2004 and before. <br /> Not So Fast Neighbors!! Before you quit your jobs, and sell your homes or break your leases and head for the Promised Land Indiana consider this. With the exception of Arizona, we were the only State in the Union that thought DST was Not Such a Good Idea for decades. I personally like DST being a NY native, but I fail to see where the economy will benefit. There are so many other areas in this state that need attention, but I guess those will be addressed by raising taxes. Meanwhile
.What time zone will we be?? Another hurdle for these overworked servants of society!
) and they use DST up here.<br />In the winter our shortest day is about 4.5 hours of daylight.<br /><br />My work schedule has us working 12 hour shifts. We swap from dayshift to nightshift (or vice versa) every 3 months. If I am on nights in the winter and it is cloudy, gray and not sunny on my days off, wow do I get grouchy. I have gone almost 2 weeks without seeing any real sunshine.<br />Now in the summer, it don't matter when you work. You are putting heavy shades and liners over the windows to sleep. If you work days, you'll be outside drinking a beer with the neighbor and bbq'in. You look at your watch, out comes loud choice words. It'll be 11PM or so and full daylight. Even after 8 yrs plus it catches me all the time. That 4:30 AM alarm clock sure comes on early!!!!<br /><br />I wish this state would do away with DST. We only benefit from it for a month or less.<br /><br />AK Chappy
