Daylight Saving Time
Nov 4, 2023 16:51:31 #
SteveFranz wrote:
What is 'Normal' time?
Depends on where in the time zone you are living. Sunrise in the eastern part of the time zone will be at a significantly earlier time than sunrise in the western part of the time zone.
Depends on where in the time zone you are living. Sunrise in the eastern part of the time zone will be at a significantly earlier time than sunrise in the western part of the time zone.
"Normal Time" is not DST, for whatever zone one may be located.
Nov 4, 2023 19:04:14 #
Nov 4, 2023 23:19:27 #
I just want whatever brings the sunlight the latest. More sun in the evening.
Nov 5, 2023 06:49:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have to ask. What would you prefer in terms of ... (show quote)
I agree with you won’t be happening in my lifetime. I was thinking maybe what I have to do is when we’re not on daylight savings time instead of going to full hours of school half an hour, then don’t ever change that.
Nov 5, 2023 07:02:44 #
The above comments illustrate the problem. Some want standard time and some want daylight savings. Statistics have shown that it is about 50/50 for one over the other.
It is easier for politicians to just please half the people, half the time.
That way everyone gets what they want for half the year.
It is easier for politicians to just please half the people, half the time.
That way everyone gets what they want for half the year.
Nov 5, 2023 07:05:55 #
Red6 wrote:
The above comments illustrate the problem. Some want standard time and some want daylight savings. Statistics have shown that it is about 50/50 for one over the other.
It is easier for politicians to just please half the people, half the time.
That way everyone gets what they want for half the year.
It is easier for politicians to just please half the people, half the time.
That way everyone gets what they want for half the year.
I am OK with changing time twice a year but definitely do not want daylight savings time forever.
Nov 5, 2023 07:36:08 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I am OK with changing time twice a year but definitely do not want daylight savings time forever.
I agree with that. And I am OK with the horrible inconvenience of spending 10 minutes changing clocks. Have more important things to worry about.
Nov 5, 2023 07:57:07 #
I don't care what time they want to call it, I'm just sick of changing it back and forth. While I do have some clocks that change themselves, there are still clocks like on my appliances, and in my vehicles that have to be physically changed and it's a pain in the backside! Why can't everyone just go to work and/or school, etc. an hour earlier and leave the danged clocks alone?
Nov 5, 2023 08:01:14 #
Nov 5, 2023 08:15:07 #
Schoee
Loc: Europe
What about one time zone for all the US? Some other large countries that would occupy several time zones have mandated just one time for the whole country. Could make things simple.
Nov 5, 2023 08:31:25 #
Schoee wrote:
What about one time zone for all the US? Some other large countries that would occupy several time zones have mandated just one time for the whole country. Could make things simple.
Oh, no. That would be horrible. Natural dawn and dust in Maine would be how many geographic hours from Western Alaska? Having different time every 15 degrees makes perfect scientific sense. Just do away with ST vs DST.
Nov 5, 2023 08:54:09 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Oh, no. That would be horrible. Natural dawn and dust in Maine would be how many geographic hours from Western Alaska? Having different time every 15 degrees makes perfect scientific sense. Just do away with ST vs DST.
Now think Maine that would have the same time as Hawaii
Nov 5, 2023 09:15:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have to ask. What would you prefer in terms of ... (show quote)
I still advocate splitting the difference -- take standard time and roll it back or advance it by 1/2 an hour and leave it there. I know it might not be in sync with time zones in the rest of the world, but so what? Our feet and inches are not in sync, nor are our pounds and ounces. This does not keep us from doing business with the rest of the world and being half an hour off would not destroy the earth!
Nov 5, 2023 09:35:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have to ask. What would you prefer in terms of ... (show quote)
You can please all of the people some of the time. You can please none of the people all of the time. You can please some of the people some of the time.
Shifting time zones one to the East or one to the West twice a year isn't that big a deal. I used to travel around the USA doing training. You learn to adapt. Coast to coast (Charlotte, NC to Burbank, CA) is a stressor. NC to MN isn't.
Nov 5, 2023 09:39:10 #
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