Daylight saving time

[King Henry V]

Bah, it's that time of year again, when the clocks go forward, you lose an hour of sleep, and the day seems to drag on far too long. I object to it because it makes the day drag on unnaturally, has apparently negligeable effects on energy consumption and has its origins in an irksome puritanical opinion that everyone would be much better off if they went to bed earlier and got up earlier.

Just my tuppence worth,


A late riser.

[Kralizec]

Meh. I like having an extra hour of sun in the evening, wich I'd otherwise just sleep through.

And when in a couple of months the clock goes back, you'll get a "free" hour of sleep!

[Big_John]

has its origins in an irksome puritanical opinion that everyone would be much better off if they went to bed earlier and got up earlier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Willett

The evenings would then remain light for longer, increasing daylight recreation time and also saving ₤2.5 million in lighting costs

apparently he just wanted more time outside. presumably to get away from the wife.

[Don Corleone]

Aren't you a month late on this 'newsflash'?

Just kidding. We have conference calls with our Munich design center all the time, and I know the USA is the only country that advances the clocks the first week of March.

I have the exact opposite reaction, Henry. Why not just leave the freakin clocks set at Daylight Savings time? Who gets up at 5AM? Who likes going in to work in the dark and leaving work in the dark? You guys are on what, the 54th parallel? It's even worse for you, right? I don't mind the cold in the winter, or the snow. But the darkness gets on you after a while.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

We still have folks who, when asked why we use Daylight Savings Time, reply:

"so that farmers will have an extra hour of sunlight."



Gotta love the USofA!

[Xiahou]

We still have folks who, when asked why we use Daylight Savings Time, reply:

"so that farmers will have an extra hour of sunlight."



Gotta love the USofA!

I thought it was just to prove the power of Congress- they have control over time itself.

I say dump daylight savings, it's worthless.

[Big_John]

arizona has no daylight savings time.. which means for half the year we share our time with them here in cali. makes me sick. arizona sucks.

[Lemur]

I say dump daylight savings, it's worthless.

I think you need to move to Indiana. They're the only state that stands athwart the madness of Daylight Savings and raises a mighty fist, crying, "The madness stops now!"

[Xiahou]

I think you need to move to Indiana. They're the only state that stands athwart the madness of Daylight Savings and raises a mighty fist, crying, "The madness stops now!"

Bah, I prefer this.

[Papewaio]

Actually the other option instead of no daylight savings is having 0,1,2 or more changes per year based on how close/far you are from the equator.

Essentially daylight savings makes no sense the nearer you are to the equator, but it is a lot more useful closer to the poles... but with flexi-time. 24/7 stores, internet and other methods...daylight savings is kind of a moot point.

We are having daylight savings this weekend. We had to put a patch on the servers by last Saturday or it would have gone live last Sunday... the MS patch did not work on a large amount of machines... luck has it that mine did work... downside was spending Saturday night at work for 3 hours.

[Big_John]

I think you need to move to Indiana. They're the only state that stands athwart the madness of Daylight Savings and raises a mighty fist, crying, "The madness stops now!"

why do you spread brutal and intolerable lies?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...#United_States

[Ironside]

Actually the other option instead of no daylight savings is having 0,1,2 or more changes per year based on how close/far you are from the equator.

Essentially daylight savings makes no sense the nearer you are to the equator, but it is a lot more useful closer to the poles... but with flexi-time. 24/7 stores, internet and other methods...daylight savings is kind of a moot point.

I get more complicated than that, when the changes are done here it's pretty good as it gives the sun light in the morning in better order (aka bright when going to winter time and less sunny for the summer time) giving you a few more weeks to adapt, but it really doesn't matter most of the year as it's either too dark or too bright anyway.

65th degree north here... Anybody complaining about light should be here during June or December depending on what you complain about. And it's still not midnight sun here (but most certainly midnight light).

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Abolish time!

[Adrian II]

why do you spread brutal and intolerable lies?

Because this is the Internet.

[Lemur]

why do you spread brutal and intolerable lies?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...#United_States

Those sad, sad Hoosiers. Who knew they caved in to the fascist daylight savings mongers in 2006? Never again will I say a kind word about Indiana.

[Big_John]

Those sad, sad Hoosiers. Who knew they caved in to the fascist daylight savings mongers in 2006? Never again will I say a kind word about Indiana.

lets bomb them.

seriously, i went through that state once. nothing redeeming. indianapolis? i mean, is that supposed to be a real city?

[Vladimir]

lets bomb them.

seriously, i went through that state once. nothing redeeming. indianapolis? i mean, is that supposed to be a real city?

It's largely used as a white trash dump.

[Big_John]

It's largely used as a white trash dump.

[Ice]

I love day light savings time.

Back home in Michigan it stays light to almost 10 PM in the summer time.

I always prefered it getting darker later in the evening.

[Papewaio]

65th degree north here... Anybody complaining about light should be here during June or December depending on what you complain about. And it's still not midnight sun here (but most certainly midnight light).

And that is probably why my Great-Grandfather left home at 13 to become a cabin boy to escape those very long winter nights. He started a family in Tahiti so I suppose he enjoyed the summer sun more.

[Duke Malcolm]

Clocks go forward, therefore an hour closer to pub opening. Earlier waking is balanced out by earlier drinking. All is well.

[MilesGregarius]

I've always thought the return from daylight savings time to standard time should take place at 1AM on November 1st. That would give the night before, Halloween, 13 o'clock- a "witching hour".

[Kaidonni]

I like the clocks going forward because of the extra daylight. The winter has been very depressing for me, causing health issues. Last Summer was not exactly amazing where I live, so that compounded the problem. The extra light cheers me up, and I bet a lot of other people too.

[Tribesman]

Split the difference , change the clocks by half an hour and leave it at that .