I wish I could remember who said it, so I could credit the author but a comedian said he “why not move the clock thirty minutes next time and keep it there”?
That's been my compromise position for years. Time is a human construct, anyway. Plenty of countries have half hour time zones to accommodate local needs. China, on the other hand, only uses one time zone!
For the record, I love DST. I'm at about 37°N and I sure don't remember ever walking to school in the dark. But yeah, let's pick one and leave it the hell alone.
We'll be doing the "spring forward" thing in three weeks here in the UK and I have to admit, I'm probably among the minority who actually don't mind the clock changes every six months. I'm less fond of the hour of sleep lost in the spring, but having that extra hour of daylight is extremely welcome (especially after going through months of it getting dark before 4 p.m.). As for the loss of morning sunlight, I really don't care—I'm retired, IDGAF what time it gets light outside because I get up long after sunrise anyway, no matter what time it is. To me it just means we're that much closer to springtime.
As for putting the clock back an hour in the fall, I hate losing that hour of daylight at the end of the day but for some reason the night of doing it makes me happy. I'll look at the clock and think, "Ope, 2 a.m., time for bed" and then, magically, I have another hour before it's 2 a.m. again. Night owls unite!
I HATE DST. It takes me forever to get with the program. My company has moved me to another time zone from Pacific to Central. I see 5 AM better the night before rather than the day of so next week it’ll be technically 4AM. Thank goodness the guy I support said just start later. That’s fine with me. I have 3 hours to kill after work before the man gets home and I fall asleep right after dinner when he’s just relaxing. It sucks.
Ah yes, good old "Spring Back and Fall Forward" or whatever it is...or as we call it here in AZ: "Another month of no one remembering what the hell time it is everywhere else in the country"
AZ noped out of DST in 1967, because jaysus, NO ONE wants sunset not happening until 9 PM in the desert summertime!
being thrust back into morning darkness is horrible. Either make standard time permanent, or return to the schedule of 6 months DST and 6 months standard time. Not only would that be a true compromise, but it would make the effect of changing the clocks more gradual and thus less traumatic.
I have never understood why this is such a big deal twice a year. I like an extra hour before the sun goes down. It's a nice external reminder that winter is winding down. Yes, I don't sleep quite as well for a day or so, but it's a small price to pay. So, for me, it's fine. The endless complaints about it are more tiresome.
Now that I'm retired, and both my cats have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, I don't mind the time change so much. Pets don't recognize the time change, and demand their breakfast at the time that their body clocks say that it is. Babies are like that too. You make a great point about the complaints about the time change, and I say that as someone who used to be a complainer. In my defense, it was mostly because of my cats, but I wasn't blaming them, just not getting extra sleep in the fall, and even less sleep than usual in the spring.
I wish I could remember who said it, so I could credit the author but a comedian said he “why not move the clock thirty minutes next time and keep it there”?
That's been my compromise position for years. Time is a human construct, anyway. Plenty of countries have half hour time zones to accommodate local needs. China, on the other hand, only uses one time zone!
For the record, I love DST. I'm at about 37°N and I sure don't remember ever walking to school in the dark. But yeah, let's pick one and leave it the hell alone.
Heheheh thanks for reminding me! So I imagine I'll be ready. I guess it's just "Tradition!" in the end.
We'll be doing the "spring forward" thing in three weeks here in the UK and I have to admit, I'm probably among the minority who actually don't mind the clock changes every six months. I'm less fond of the hour of sleep lost in the spring, but having that extra hour of daylight is extremely welcome (especially after going through months of it getting dark before 4 p.m.). As for the loss of morning sunlight, I really don't care—I'm retired, IDGAF what time it gets light outside because I get up long after sunrise anyway, no matter what time it is. To me it just means we're that much closer to springtime.
As for putting the clock back an hour in the fall, I hate losing that hour of daylight at the end of the day but for some reason the night of doing it makes me happy. I'll look at the clock and think, "Ope, 2 a.m., time for bed" and then, magically, I have another hour before it's 2 a.m. again. Night owls unite!
I HATE DST. It takes me forever to get with the program. My company has moved me to another time zone from Pacific to Central. I see 5 AM better the night before rather than the day of so next week it’ll be technically 4AM. Thank goodness the guy I support said just start later. That’s fine with me. I have 3 hours to kill after work before the man gets home and I fall asleep right after dinner when he’s just relaxing. It sucks.
Ah yes, good old "Spring Back and Fall Forward" or whatever it is...or as we call it here in AZ: "Another month of no one remembering what the hell time it is everywhere else in the country"
AZ noped out of DST in 1967, because jaysus, NO ONE wants sunset not happening until 9 PM in the desert summertime!
being thrust back into morning darkness is horrible. Either make standard time permanent, or return to the schedule of 6 months DST and 6 months standard time. Not only would that be a true compromise, but it would make the effect of changing the clocks more gradual and thus less traumatic.
I agree with you on all counts, but either way makes too much sense for the "deciders."
I have never understood why this is such a big deal twice a year. I like an extra hour before the sun goes down. It's a nice external reminder that winter is winding down. Yes, I don't sleep quite as well for a day or so, but it's a small price to pay. So, for me, it's fine. The endless complaints about it are more tiresome.
Now that I'm retired, and both my cats have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, I don't mind the time change so much. Pets don't recognize the time change, and demand their breakfast at the time that their body clocks say that it is. Babies are like that too. You make a great point about the complaints about the time change, and I say that as someone who used to be a complainer. In my defense, it was mostly because of my cats, but I wasn't blaming them, just not getting extra sleep in the fall, and even less sleep than usual in the spring.