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Donal on April 19, 2007 - 12:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

He already has that one.

I was thinking of a return to Sunday as a day of rest, but people want to drive to church, the mall, the ball game, the golf course, etc. Even if businesses were closed, it would require massive rescheduling of community activities.

So how about Monday instead? Close businesses on Mondays, require special plates to drive Mondays and limit the work week to Tuesday thru Friday.

Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
I want to shoot
The whole day down.

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slx on April 19, 2007 - 4:21pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

In the '70 there were carless sundays. With exceptions for emergency services, but the highways were pretty much deserted. It's annoying, but justifiable if the alternatives are rationing, by price or otherwise.

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Donal on April 19, 2007 - 6:55pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I remember. I also remember the '60s when most every store was closed on Sundays. I was thinking that there's no point to a four day work week if everyone goes driving on their extra day off.

Also, less driving forces one to think locally.

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ericy on April 19, 2007 - 7:13pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

When I lived in Massachusetts, they still had the Blue Laws, which required that the stores be closed on Sundays. There were lots of loopholes though - a 7-11 could be open, but a grocery store could not. Restaurants were unaffected by this. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas the law was suspended so people could go out and buy useless crap for gifts.

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Donal on April 20, 2007 - 6:51am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

When I lived on Long Island, only businesses with a few employees were allowed to be open. My Dad could buy his Sunday morning paper and pastries, but Mom couldn't go grocery shopping. So they'd send us outside, so we didn't trash the house, and go for a nice, relaxing drive. Back then the neighbors were afraid of us, not the other way around.

As I recall, the larger stores began to argue that they sold newspapers and pastries too, that they were losing business to small stores and that they were being treated unfairly. In response, the supermarkets were allowed to open on Sundays with only as many employees as were allowed for the small stores. But people liked shopping on Sundays and bought more and more than just newspapers and pastries. And it went from there.

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Oilcanboyd on April 19, 2007 - 8:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Donal; I already mentioned that. You are on the same wave as me, The world is spinning on time, 24/7 and everything has to do with pay back. We need the "day of rest" back but much different. Its hard to stop everyone or telling people they cannot do this or that but it would provide the cheapest form of conservation, just don't travel on this particular day. If you do (other than essential services or emergencies etc) then you pay a small fine going towards Climate change funding or subsidies, for without oil, Al Gores dream will not bear fruit!

For one day a week or a month, it would be nice just to "tinker" about the home.

Wishfull thinking! & it probably will never happen

The world wasn't designed for 24/7,.. day and night, yet our craving for speed increases, and the faster we go, the harder time bites back.

OCB

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