Happy Daylight Saving Time
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:20 am
I now have a fighting chance of getting home from work before dark. Yay! --Bob
One less hour of the Trump presidency. Yay!Bob78164 wrote:I now have a fighting chance of getting home from work before dark. Yay! --Bob
SportsFan68 wrote:I do not want year round DST. The year that we tried it to "save energy," I was terrified for the children in my neighborhood walking down to the school bus stop. I no longer live there, but I remember well those narrow, winding streets. Plus the fact as I mentioned above that I like the light when I leave the house in the morning.
As a confirmed night owl, I love Daylight Saving Time. I understand and am willing to concede the necessity of abandoning it during the winter for exactly the reasons Sprots has mentioned -- I remember going to catch the school bus in the dark for a short time during elementary school, and it was not a good idea. But as someone whose profession requires me to cater to the schedules imposed by others, I am much happier with sunset an hour later measured by the clock. --Boblittlebeast13 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:I do not want year round DST. The year that we tried it to "save energy," I was terrified for the children in my neighborhood walking down to the school bus stop. I no longer live there, but I remember well those narrow, winding streets. Plus the fact as I mentioned above that I like the light when I leave the house in the morning.
There is no rule that says kids have to go to school at the same times all year round. Or that work schedules have to be the same all year round. Or that anything has to be dictated by the clock rather than the sun as Dog intended. Warren G. Harding made government offices in Washington push their schedules back an hour early rather than continue Woody Wilson's golf driven desire to continue DST after WWI ended. Forget Teapot Dome, there's an American hero right there....
It's time to get rid of the ridiculous concept of DST altogether. The energy it "saves" is largely bogus and it causes a great deal of stress to people twice a year...
lb13
An article in Slate makes the case that the problem with DST isn't the time itself, it's the starting time for schools.Bob78164 wrote:As a confirmed night owl, I love Daylight Saving Time. I understand and am willing to concede the necessity of abandoning it during the winter for exactly the reasons Sprots has mentioned -- I remember going to catch the school bus in the dark for a short time during elementary school, and it was not a good idea. But as someone whose profession requires me to cater to the schedules imposed by others, I am much happier with sunset an hour later measured by the clock. --Boblittlebeast13 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:I do not want year round DST. The year that we tried it to "save energy," I was terrified for the children in my neighborhood walking down to the school bus stop. I no longer live there, but I remember well those narrow, winding streets. Plus the fact as I mentioned above that I like the light when I leave the house in the morning.
There is no rule that says kids have to go to school at the same times all year round. Or that work schedules have to be the same all year round. Or that anything has to be dictated by the clock rather than the sun as Dog intended. Warren G. Harding made government offices in Washington push their schedules back an hour early rather than continue Woody Wilson's golf driven desire to continue DST after WWI ended. Forget Teapot Dome, there's an American hero right there....
It's time to get rid of the ridiculous concept of DST altogether. The energy it "saves" is largely bogus and it causes a great deal of stress to people twice a year...
lb13
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that most schools start too early, contributing to poor health in adolescents. Earlier school start times are linked to depression and anxiety in teenagers, as well as chronic sleep deprivation. Early start times also disadvantage young students, lowering their academic performance...If more schools took the American Academy of Pediatrics advice and refused to start class before 8:30 a.m., DST would pose no impediment to school children.
Bob78164 wrote:As a confirmed night owl, I love Daylight Saving Time. I understand and am willing to concede the necessity of abandoning it during the winter for exactly the reasons Sprots has mentioned -- I remember going to catch the school bus in the dark for a short time during elementary school, and it was not a good idea. But as someone whose profession requires me to cater to the schedules imposed by others, I am much happier with sunset an hour later measured by the clock. --Boblittlebeast13 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:I do not want year round DST. The year that we tried it to "save energy," I was terrified for the children in my neighborhood walking down to the school bus stop. I no longer live there, but I remember well those narrow, winding streets. Plus the fact as I mentioned above that I like the light when I leave the house in the morning.
There is no rule that says kids have to go to school at the same times all year round. Or that work schedules have to be the same all year round. Or that anything has to be dictated by the clock rather than the sun as Dog intended. Warren G. Harding made government offices in Washington push their schedules back an hour early rather than continue Woody Wilson's golf driven desire to continue DST after WWI ended. Forget Teapot Dome, there's an American hero right there....
It's time to get rid of the ridiculous concept of DST altogether. The energy it "saves" is largely bogus and it causes a great deal of stress to people twice a year...
lb13
Yep, the Big Box stores love it and support it. SteelersFan can start an outdoor project after work and have plenty of time to finish it and make a trip to Home Depot too if he needs something.My industry loves it though because the "later" sunset times encourage people to shop later than they normally would...
Getting up to Alaska is one of the items on my bucket list. --BobSportsFan68 wrote:LB wrote:Yep, the Big Box stores love it and support it. SteelersFan can start an outdoor project after work and have plenty of time to finish it and make a trip to Home Depot too if he needs something.My industry loves it though because the "later" sunset times encourage people to shop later than they normally would...
One of our Alaska cabin co-owners was working on something and needed to make a trip to Home Depot. He was ready to go until he looked at this watch. It was 10 p.m., too late for Home Depot. Still had plenty of light, though.