On 12/23/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
There is a bill being introduced to eliminate Daylight Savings Time in Utah.
I know a lot of people who dislike DST, but being a gardener and working a lot of hours to pay the bills, I appreciate the extra hour of daylight during the growing season. It makes a huge difference in what I get done. My annual food bill is lessened considerably by my home produce, and it's much higher-quality food than what is available in grocery stores. It also helps reduce my blood pressure and I enjoy working the soil. A Zen-like experience than non-gardeners cannot comprehend. I still have ONE garden tomato left from this year's garden. I'm going to relish eating it, before I have to go back to those things from the grocer's that look like tomatoes, but taste like...nothing. :-( I also still have about a hundred pounds of winter squash and onions, as well as frozen green and yellow beans, that I will enjoy for months to come. The last of this year's okra went into a delicious pot of turkey minestrone soup that Kelly made for us last night. Yum! One vote in favor of keeping DST.