Spring Forward / Fall Back....... still sucks....

[Paddy]

I think it's silly to move clocks, how about we just change our schedules? When I worked at a factory setting without DST, we had "Summer work hours". This was simple, starting work and hour early. TV/radio shows can do the same. But the clock should match the physics of our planet.

Another beef I have is it really depends where you are in your time zone. For example, if you live on the western edge of your time zone, you already have a sun set 1 hour later. Then add DST, now it's 2 hours later. In my case, they can't even have 4th of July fireworks start until 10:00 PM!!

I get it, it's nice to have sun light at the end of your work day. But when true solar noon is 2 hours shifted, it's going overboard.

As a side note; China is all on one time zone. You can bet they don't wake up 3-4 hours before sunrise to head to work.

 

[davesl708]

Ok, I will champion DST.

With all the fuss to change the clocks twice a year I get an extra hour of daylight to mow the grass in the summer after getting home from work.
That's it. The benefit of DST.

Thank you all.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

When I was still in the workforce, it was nice to have the extra hour of daylight to do my yard and garden chores and/or relax on the deck with a toddy. One drawback I recall was the kids having to wait for the bus in the dark, at least until the change back.

 

[Wagtail]

I think it's silly to move clocks, how about we just change our schedules? When I worked at a factory setting without DST, we had "Summer work hours". This was simple, starting work and hour early. TV/radio shows can do the same. But the clock should match the physics of our planet.

Another beef I have is it really depends where you are in your time zone. For example, if you live on the western edge of your time zone, you already have a sun set 1 hour later. Then add DST, now it's 2 hours later. In my case, they can't even have 4th of July fireworks start until 10:00 PM!!

I get it, it's nice to have sun light at the end of your work day. But when true solar noon is 2 hours shifted, it's going overboard.

As a side note; China is all on one time zone. You can bet they don't wake up 3-4 hours before sunrise to head to work.

Geographically, China spans 5 time zones. The country itself keeps one standard time zone (Beijing time) which is kinda like 'PRC Zulu'.

Standard time & zones came about due to difficulties in scheduling train timetables in the UK.

 

[JerryK]

Geographically, China spans 5 time zones. The country itself keeps one standard time zone (Beijing time) which is kinda like 'PRC Zulu'.

Standard time & zones came about due to difficulties in scheduling train timetables in the UK.

And they used it for navigation at sea so they could wander down your way

 

[k0ua]

Let me ask this: why isn't everyone on zulu time, or if you prefer UTC or GMT (all one in the same). The military runs on it, Aircraft operations run on it, Amateur radio operators keep time in it. Why do the normal civilian operations need time zones? Have we thought this thu? It is 23:43 UTC as I post this. And it is 23:43 all over the world.

 

[4570Man]

Ok, I will champion DST. With all the fuss to change the clocks twice a year I get an extra hour of daylight to mow the grass in the summer after getting home from work. That's it. The benefit of DST. Thank you all.

How about we don't loose that hour in the winter? Wouldn't that be brilliant? The sun set at 4:40 today vs 5:40 last Saturday. I wouldn't complain if it was moved another hour forward so the sun currently set at 6:40.

 

[1965]

Ok, I will champion DST.

With all the fuss to change the clocks twice a year I get an extra hour of daylight to mow the grass in the summer after getting home from work.
That's it. The benefit of DST.

Thank you all.

Tell me then, why do they put headlights on riding mowers?:laughing:

 

[Wagtail]

You do realise that, with your 'loosing an hour', that's one LESS hour of your Presidential Election that everyone on the PLANET has to put up with!!!!

That alone is worth it.

 

[JerryK]

You do realise that, with your 'loosing an hour', that's one LESS hour of your Presidential Election that everyone on the PLANET has to put up with!!!!

That alone is worth it.

[ actually, we gained an hour.... sigh.... ]