ARRL teaches hams to tell time...

[Mark Whittington]

The eternal adolescent in my head obliges me to point out that 'Johnson
Time' sounds like the name of a bad 1970's "adult film".

On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Richard O'Neill <richardoneill at earthlink.net
> wrote:

> On 3/8/2015 3:47 PM, Tom Azlin W7SUA wrote:
>
>> At least here in AZ there is no daylight savings time.
>>
>
>  Ah, if only it were so for the rest of the country. At least we'd know
> what time it really is without mental pause. In the sixties, after 'Johnson
> Time' became the law of the land, a lot of people were upset at the
> prospect, even worried that their flowers and gardens couldn't take an
> extra hour of heat. Also, no one really knew anymore when to come inside
> for supper? Something was sorely amiss in the land and it's been that way
> ever since.
>
>  Prior to national bias time, darkness use to descend in time for people
> to actually enjoy the cool refreshing breezes of evening for a few hours
> before sleep. Now, thanks to a floating standard of dubious value, long
> gone are the days of drive-in theaters and Summer evening social activities
> that had previously begun at a reasonable hour. I miss the good old days.
> Sniff. :'(
>
> Richard
>
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