observations from WDW flyers

Thus spake "Rudeney" <rudeney@mickeypics.com> :

>Bob Richmond wrote:
>> Kathy,
>>
>>>> It's still light up till 10 here on the west coast of Michigan.
>>
>> Days are longer the further north you go in the summer.
>
>Also, the West coast of Michigan is on the far West side of the Eastern time
>zone. In fact, it's only 32 longitudinal minutes East of Birmingham, which
>is in the far East side of the Central time zone. What this means is that
>even without the northern location it will stay lighter longer there than
>locates further East in the same time zone. Add to that the northern
>location, and you get really late sunsets! Here in Birmingham, even at the
>Summer solstice, it's dark by 9:00PM.

Sigh, on the solstice (which is our 25th anniversary), it will get
dark around 7pm where we will be. Progresso Mexico, on the north
coast of the Yucatan pennisula.

>
>>>> Most schools (around here anyway) are in session through at least
>>>> part of this week.
>>
>> The Orlando area schools all got out the week before Memorial Day.
>
>Yes, most Alabama schools were out before Memorial day as were most Georgia
>schools (we had no inclement weather days to makeup this year).

As were Texas schools. Most school districts were out on the 25th,
with graduation Memorial Day weekend. Of course, they start in mid
August. There was a bill in the legislature to start the Tuesday
after Labor Day, but it died in committee.



--
dillon
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Rodney reminisced:
> I have never understood why they start so early! When I was in school, we
> never started before Labor Day. Of course there was always a football
game
> prior to the first day of school, so the players and marching band had to
> start camps in August, but school never started until September. I
remember
> one year, it was so hot in September and the school budget was on the
verge
> of a meltdown, they decided to end the school day at 2:00pm to save on the
> cost of air conditioning. Here in The South, you'd think that would
factor
> into things and they'd figure out that it's much cooler in early June than
> late August and adjust accordingly.

That's because in our day, they didn't have to also teach us computer stuff.
Face it, we're old. ;)

But seriously, the before-or-after Labor Day debate has really been an issue
here, where tourism is the 2nd leading industry. It really hits our tourism
businesses hard to have families (and high school employees) back in school
before the big end-of-summer holiday. Aggravating, really.

Kathy M.