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   Adam H. Kerman to Kenny McCormack   
   Re: (slightly OT) Bye bye US pennies   
   12 Feb 25 15:03:21   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Kenny McCormack  wrote:   
   >David Carson  wrote:   
      
   >>>. . .   
      
   >>I just wanna know when we're abolishing Daylight Saving Time. A bill   
   >>was filed in Texas today to try again. Last legislative session, a   
   >>bill to make DST permanent--the only thing worse than the status quo--   
   >>failed. Now that the proposal is for permanent standard time, and it   
   >>has Trump energy, hopefully it will pass.   
      
   >Interesting.  This is the first I've ever heard of anyone pushing for   
   >permanent "standard" time.  As far as I know, the push has always been the   
   >other way - for "permanent" DST.   
      
   >Note that permanent DST is very close to what we have now, so it represents   
   >the least change.   
      
   I need my sunlight in the morning.   
      
   It doesn't matter that a majority of the year is on Daylight time. If   
   such a change were made, there would be one final change to Standard   
   time and no further changes to Daylight Time.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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