Daylight Savings Time

[FredRydr]

North America went through the hassle last weekend, while Britain has to deal with the heavy burden two weeks later. Last year, for example:

[Chrissy]

I think they might need a bigger truck or a crane....

[manoeuver]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

[mizgeorge]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

Not me - but I'd want to stay with summer time - I love the lighter evenings.

[FredRydr]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

Are you willing to accept a compromise and join NDT? Newfoundland Daylight Time (30 minutes ahead).

[Wile E Coyote]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

Are you willing to accept a compromise and join NDT? Newfoundland Daylight Time (30 minutes ahead).

Only if NST is 30 minutes behind.

[manoeuver]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

Are you willing to accept a compromise and join NDT? Newfoundland Daylight Time (30 minutes ahead).

Only if NST is 30 minutes behind.

oh no

[Sailor Kenshin]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

Ugh. Not only do I not know what day it is, now I don't know what time.

[An old bloke]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

I understand the principles and motives behind changing to/from Daylight Savings Time, but I'm not in favour of the it. In fact, I find it really annoying.

[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

Not me - leave it on permanent Standard Time.

[Ole Juul]

Not me - leave it on permanent Standard Time.

That's interesting.

Funny how a lot of people have no idea that they can go to work any time they like. It's an agreement with your employer, and not with your clock. And stores can keep whatever hours they like in most cases. You doctor is free to set your appointment at 9am instead of 10am or even anything else. This idea that what the clock "says" dictates when something is to happen is plain lunacy, but many people actually think of time that way.

[jar]

Not me - leave it on permanent Standard Time.

That's interesting.

Funny how a lot of people have no idea that they can go to work any time they like. It's an agreement with your employer, and not with your clock. And stores can keep whatever hours they like in most cases. You doctor is free to set your appointment at 9am instead of 10am or even anything else. This idea that what the clock "says" dictates when something is to happen is plain lunacy, but many people actually think of time that way.

Sill boy.

What happens is absolutely dependent on what my kitties tummy clocks dictate with no exceptions.

[An old bloke]

Not me - leave it on permanent Standard Time.

That's interesting.

Funny how a lot of people have no idea that they can go to work any time they like. It's an agreement with your employer, and not with your clock. And stores can keep whatever hours they like in most cases. You doctor is free to set your appointment at 9am instead of 10am or even anything else. This idea that what the clock "says" dictates when something is to happen is plain lunacy, but many people actually think of time that way.

This is true, and it is also true that our societies are industrialised and commercial. With that we are saddled with 'trading hours' (or as they are otherwise called 'business hours') which are dictated by that other centuries-old commercial creation -- 'banking hours'. That banking transactions now occur electronically with mere numbers being exchanged, that work for many can be done remotely via the internet is only now beginning to yield real changes in how many of us live and work. Sadly much of this change is being driven by COVID 19.

[manoeuver]

That's interesting.

Funny how a lot of people have no idea that they can go to work any time they like. It's an agreement with your employer, and not with your clock. And stores can keep whatever hours they like in most cases. You doctor is free to set your appointment at 9am instead of 10am or even anything else. This idea that what the clock "says" dictates when something is to happen is plain lunacy, but many people actually think of time that way.

those things do benefit from folks agreeing on what time it happens to be.
I'll meet you for lunch whenever the hell I feel like it is a difficult arrangement for the other party.

[Ole Juul]

That's interesting.

Funny how a lot of people have no idea that they can go to work any time they like. It's an agreement with your employer, and not with your clock. And stores can keep whatever hours they like in most cases. You doctor is free to set your appointment at 9am instead of 10am or even anything else. This idea that what the clock "says" dictates when something is to happen is plain lunacy, but many people actually think of time that way.

those things do benefit from folks agreeing on what time it happens to be.
I'll meet you for lunch whenever the hell I feel like it is a difficult arrangement for the other party.

I think I'm being misunderstood. My point is that people are free to agree on any time they like.

For example, some stores open at 8am, some at 10am, and some vary. They don't need daylight time to do that. Students go to school at 8am in some parts. I've seen 8:30, and the norm that I'm familiar with is 9am. But the school changes it from time to time. All this has nothing to do with daylight time.

This all reminds me of people who put their clocks 10 minutes (or so) ahead to keep them from being late. To me that's crazy, because it's not what the clock says that dictates the time. They could get up 10 minutes early and it wouldn't effect the time one little bit. It only changes their relationship to it.

[guyy]

Not me - leave it on permanent Standard Time.

Absolutely. We’ve done year-round daylight “savings” time in the US and it sucked.

[adhoc]

Is there anybody left who is still in favor of the clock moving thing? Serious question.

No. I hate it. I want summer time, even though I know winter time is the "correct" time astrologically. We even had a vote in Europe and majority were against moving time.

On the 23 hours day I seriously feel the 1 hour. That's usually the entirety of my free time per day. On the 25 hours day it feels like the day just drags on and on and never ends. Who would have thought just one hour could have such an impact on our perception?

[Chrissy]

I'm still in favour of moving clocks forwards and backwards for summertime. I like lighter evenings too.

Wasn't it originally designed so that factories could stay open longer during daylight hours and save fuel? I think we still need the latter today.

[Ole Juul]

I find that changing clocks doesn't actually change the time. The sun still comes up at the same time. Noon at 1pm? Gimme a break.

Changing the clocks changes a hundred points of reference during the day and is confusing to me. I solve the problem by leaving all my clocks in one time zone all the time, and then just considering people around me (banks, stores, etc.) to be in a different TZ for six months. From internet work I'm so used to applying an offset anyway, but for home use there's just way too many to consider.

PS: If you come to my house, you'll see a little sticker by some of the more prominent clocks which says "PST UTC-8" which I put there for the benefit of guests.

[TSherbs]

I wish it were standard time 12 months of the year.