Time Change already this weekend

[MossRoad]

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Nice TYPO in the headline.

Does it exacerbates warning or warming?

 

[Jstpssng]

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Wait a minute... isn't she the same person who complained about deer crossings? Hang on, I'll be right back...

Well, maybe not. The names are different yet she could be using an alias... I sure as heck would!!!

 

[ponytug]

 

[Torvy]

I say split the difference. Fall back now. In the Spring, go forward 30 minutes and Then leave it alone. DST was always the problem, not the solution. We would not even be the most populous country to be off of GMT by a 30 minute interval. India and a few other places do the same.

A lot does depend on your latitude and your location in between the time zones. The closer you are to the equator, the more balanced your days, regardless of season.

 

[Torvy]

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Bless her heart.

I suppose we could just fix the whole supposed climate problem by falling back about 8 houra.

 

[ericm979]

Permanent DST was tried in the 70s and it only took one winter for the people not to like it.

I remember going to school in the dark in California. No one liked it. It must have really been bad for people up north.

The retail industry is pushing permanent DST because they think people will buy more. Permanent DST will have negative health effects for a lot of people. If we have to stop changing the clocks it should be permanent standard time as sunlight will better align with people's activity.

 

[ruffdog]

I remember going to school in the dark in California. No one liked it. It must have really been bad for people up north.

Yes, it makes quite a difference during the winter the more north you are as far as daylight hours.

 

[Avenger]

I'm probably outspoken on this, but I'd rather adopt Standard Time, you know, the time that we are on during the winter months. I honestly do not see the benefits of DST at all. People complain that "we lose an hour" on Standard Time... but no... not really. There is still 24 hours in a day. There is still the same amount of daylight on Dec 15th 2022 than there was on Dec 15th 1922.

Besides, I prefer the cold and dark of winter anyway.

 

[Blue Mule]

Yes, the total amount of daylight of course isn't affected at all. The question is, would you rather have more daylight after work when you can actually use it, or in the morning? A majority of people would rather have the hour of daylight in the evening when it can be used to complete chores around the property after work, get little league baseball games in, mow the grass, or whatever else it is you need to do. Putting that hour on the front of the day when most people are driving to work is a waste.

Long live DST!!!

 

[bigtiller]

Doesn't matter to me either way. I just wish they'd set it and forget it.

I would vote for a 7:00 AM. sunrise every day of the year.

 

[ljjhouser]

Let me try to reasonably solve this problem ----Gov will help us with this. It is good that with food prices, supply chain problems, Oil problems and gas prices, border problems ... I am sure DST will addressed soon. And the outcome will not please anyone.

 

[newbury]

Let's just go to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and say the heck with it.

 

[ruffdog]

There are many different work schedules that people work. A first shift (6-2), a day shift (9-5), a 2nd shift (2-10), a 3rd shift (10-6), and swing shifts. People have different hobbies that will be done at all times of the day. What will be done that favors no one group or region?

 

[MossRoad]

... What will be done that favors no one group or region?

Hand out free flashlights.

 

[lman]

The only scientific thing to do would be to make it noon when the sun is the highest and go from there. If you don't like it blame it on God. He's the one that put the sun up there.

 

[newbury]

There are many different work schedules that people work. A first shift (6-2), a day shift (9-5), a 2nd shift (2-10), a 3rd shift (10-6), and swing shifts. People have different hobbies that will be done at all times of the day. What will be done that favors no one group or region?

Let's just go to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and say the heck with it.

 

[/pine]

Hello darkness my old friend,
Soon you will be here at 5pm...

 

[RobertN]

In the grand scheme of things, the whole DST subject has only been what, the last 100 years or so?

The time change does not seem like an improvement over Standard time. How did our ancestors survive for millennia in Standard time? How does Arizona and Hawaii survive?

 

[Torvy]

In the grand scheme of things, the whole DST subject has only been what, the last 100 years or so?

The time change does not seem like an improvement over Standard time. How did our ancestors survive for millennia in Standard time? How does Arizona and Hawaii survive?

Time zones have only really been around since the Transcontinental RR and the advent of the pocket watch. Before that, every community had their own 'time' that fit more properly for the local area.

 

[RobertN]

Time zones have only really been around since the Transcontinental RR and the advent of the pocket watch. Before that, every community had their own 'time' that fit more properly for the local area.

That is correct; the railroad community really pushed for standardizing time zones. Otherwise their timetables were a mess. Even within the time zones(as well as pre-time zones) most went by the sun for instance High Noon.