OT: End of Daylight Stupid Time this Sunday

[James Wilkinson Sword]

What point are you making? If it's something to do with the midpoint of the day, it's best to shift that to be more in the evening than the wee hours before 6am.

[thekmanrocks]

James Wilkinson Sword wrote: "What point are you making? If it's something to do with the midpoint of the day, it's best to shift that to be more in the evening than the wee hours before 6am. "

For what purpose? The wee hours are the best hours of the day!

[Muggles]

It doesn't control the sun, but when the clock falls back, you get that extra hour of sleep before you have to get up for work.

When the clock springs forward, it's still daylight when you get off work! That's if you work an 8 to 5 type job.

[thekmanrocks]

Miggles wrote: "hen the clock springs forward, it's still daylight when you get off work! That's if you work an 8 to 5 type job. "

I guess I'm the only American, anyway, who feels like this: but I'd rather it be light early, to jump-start my butt out of bed! If it's March and still dark out at 7 in the morning, I do NOT feel like getting up.

Could care less if the sun is still up or is down by the time I leave work. I have headlights on my car, and suspect most others do, too. And the adjustment twice a year leaves me in constant jet-lag for the part spent on Daylight: my body

*knows* what time it is without a clock, so when I look at my watch and see 12:30, but it feels like 11:30, I know something ain't square!

[Muggles]

I understand how you feel. I'm just not a morning person.

[T]

The late bird gets the late worm!

[thekmanrocks]

Muggles wrote: "I understand how you feel. I'm just not a morning person"

I understand. Most Americans aren't these days. DST is making us lazy.

[Moe DeLoughan]

There's more light during the most useful/usable time of day for the majority of people - in the evening, after work. What's so hard to figure out about that?

And that's the reason why the leisure and lawn & garden industries have always lobbied for it. When there's more daylight after work, people spend more time outside doing chores or recreational activities. That translates into more business. It's the business lobby that continually pushes for expanding DST for that very reason.

Personally, I'd just as soon stay on DST year-round, because I live far enough north that it would be a benefit during the dark winter months.

[notbob]

Not me!

I live in the CO Rockies and on DST, the sun didn't peep over the mountains until after 8AM. Now it peeps in jes after 7AM. Earlier sun, less heating bill. ;)

nb

[Moe DeLoughan]

The leisure and lawn & garden industry lobbies outvote you grumps with their political contributions to the cause.

[thekmanrocks]

Moe DeLoughan wrote: " Personally, I'd just as soon stay on DST year-round, because I live far enough north that it would be a benefit during the dark winter months. "

Count me in the minority, but I object to the artificially late sunrises year-round Daylight would result in above the

30th parallel, from November to March.

People need to learn to change how they live, and their attitudes, and leave the clocks alone. I learned as a kid how my grandparents would mown their lawns before 6am in the summer time, because it was Standard year-round.

And they didn't wake their neighbors: Those already up were either mowing their lawns, showering, cleaning house, or other chores before going to work.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

In summer, there is plenty light, the change does nothing.

In winter, moving the clocks back makes LESS light in the evening when you want it. Therefore it should stay forwards all year round.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

Ok if you have f*ck all to do. Most people find themselves carrying on with whatever they're doing and being late 24 hours a day.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

That's because they're more sensible than the Yanks.

[Ed Pawlowski]

So we should use Beijing time? We probably will in another 25 years. No, wait, Trump will buy China.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

No you should pick one of your own cities. My god you're dumber than I thought.

[thekmanrocks]

James Wilkinson Sword wrote: "- show quoted text - In summer, there is plenty light, the change does nothing.

In winter, moving the clocks back makes LESS light in the evening when you want it. Therefore it should stay forwards all year round."

______ Completely backwards. Daylight was designed for use when sun is up LONGER, when sunrises are earlier. Daylight Saving during winter would mean 8-9am sunrises depending on how far north latitude you are or far west in your time zone you are. Ridiculous.

Get.

Up.

Earlier.

Get a job that starts earlier and lets out earlier.

Daylight issue solved.

Change the culture - not the clocks!

[James Wilkinson Sword]

No, it has no effect in summer, as there's loads of light both ends of the day.

[thekmanrocks]

"No, it has no effect in summer, as there's loads of light both ends of the day."

Sigh... I'm talking to a WALL.

[James Wilkinson Sword]

You'd have to be up at 3am to notice the difference.