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146. Why is changing the clocks worse than changing work hours?

Reply to Tumbulu (Reply #107)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 03:59 PM

Mar 2013

Either way you have to adjust to a new schedule.

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Daylight saving time is one of the dumbest things we do. Who cares what time it gets dark [View all] RB TexLa Mar 2013 OP

Absolutely! roody Mar 2013 #1

I live in Alaska and it matters to me. It means that when I wake up its light. After six weeks or so roguevalley Mar 2013 #94

Golfers reteachinwi Mar 2013 #2

Guilty madville Mar 2013 #194

yeah it sucks and just messes with sleep JI7 Mar 2013 #3

Its original purpose was to save electricity Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #4

and how, exactly, was it saving electricity? niyad Mar 2013 #10

It shifted the time you'd have to burn your lights Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #13

if I am sleeping, I am not burning my lights, no matter what the clock says niyad Mar 2013 #18

It makes a difference to those who wake up from 5-7am Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #23

Like if kids are standing in the dark 2pooped2pop Mar 2013 #119

Exactly.. kids and farmers.. it makes a BIG Difference. n/t Cha Mar 2013 #160

The only difference it makes for farmers is that it makes things harder. truebluegreen Mar 2013 #188

I know Oganic Farmers in New York who Cha Mar 2013 #190

My husband and I enjoy it without spending Mojorabbit Mar 2013 #192

Ihate getting up in the dark and I'm back to that again for a bit longer before it gets lighter CTyankee Mar 2013 #153

More than that even, shifts the load on electrical equipment since the work hours shift. Sirveri Mar 2013 #161

Actually that party animal, Ben Franklin came up with that idea to save candles. RC Mar 2013 #50

Nope AlbertCat Mar 2013 #74

The History of Daylight Saving Time RC Mar 2013 #81

Nope AlbertCat Mar 2013 #86

when I went to Spain I noticed it was dark at 8 am when I landed and it kinda freaked me CTyankee Mar 2013 #155

Actually, it was to promote shopping ... Scuba Mar 2013 #123

Yes--especially since I have somewhere to be tomorrow....early! nt MADem Mar 2013 #5

Retailers Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #6

please note that "they" are NOT "extending daylight hours. humans are not capable of creating niyad Mar 2013 #8

Magic trick and sleight of hand Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #17

I like it...stretches the outdoor activity time with my family... Tikki Mar 2013 #7

Yes. A nice walk in the evening after supper. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #73

I love it, I wish we would stay on it permanently n/t doc03 Mar 2013 #76

Sometimes when I got off work at 9 pm, there would still be sun out and.. Tikki Mar 2013 #85

I can go to the lake in the evening and get several hours of fishing doc03 Mar 2013 #147

It is such a 'spirit lifter' for me to have that extra sun... Tikki Mar 2013 #152

The rest of the nation should catch up with us here in Arizona. Leslie Valley Mar 2013 #9

It was the thing I loved most about Arizona Tumbulu Mar 2013 #101

Right ... GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #122

For us in the SW it burrowowl Mar 2013 #167

We woke up to pitch dark to get ready for school this morning meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #204

Yes it is for lower latitudes! burrowowl Mar 2013 #207

businesses. it is all about the $. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #11

yup. n/t progressoid Mar 2013 #35

There's the answer. Release The Hounds Mar 2013 #77

I love it proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #12

Exactly, I'll take DST over standard all year round, no problem. Lionessa Mar 2013 #16

Most people I know who hate the time change would be fine with that. MH1 Mar 2013 #24

That is it for me ... etherealtruth Mar 2013 #125

Agreed!!!!! .......that's what my cats do. meti57b Mar 2013 #149

Yes, me too- just pick one time Tumbulu Mar 2013 #169

+1,000,000 n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #52

Then move West a time zone. RC Mar 2013 #53

Moving to a more western time zone won't help unless Lionessa Mar 2013 #82

But for people who have to get up early, and therefore have to go to bed well before 10:30 MH1 Mar 2013 #126

Oh my such exaggerations, "constant", and pretending the 10:30 I mentioned Lionessa Mar 2013 #136

Why the personal attack tone? MH1 Mar 2013 #137

I showed increduality to what you typed, not you personally. Lionessa Mar 2013 #156

You know it's just twice a year right? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #179

yes, moving would be easier than changing your clock. 2pooped2pop Mar 2013 #120

I'm down but would prefer making DST standard and still having DST (now two hours off standard) TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #176

I agree, as someone from the North Country wellstone dem Mar 2013 #19

If you're pushing the clock forward does that not mean it gets dark an hour earlier? xtraxritical Mar 2013 #87

If it's sunrise at 6 am on Saturday then with the clock change it's sunrise at 7 am lunatica Mar 2013 #199

me too. donheld Mar 2013 #113

Exactly! In Indiana, it stays light until after 9 in spring and after 10 in the beginning of summer NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #145

the phrase "an extra hour of daylight" makes me crazy. there is NO "extra hour of daylight"-- niyad Mar 2013 #14

Depending on where you live cojoel Mar 2013 #31

WE HAVE A WINNA!!!!1!! RC Mar 2013 #61

How does it force anyone to get up an hour earlier? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #180

Most people have jobs that have to be at by a certain time. RC Mar 2013 #187

Friday I needed to be at the office at 8:00am Bay Boy Mar 2013 #200

And in between those two days, you reset your clock one hour earlier. RC Mar 2013 #201

I think everybody gets that and... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #202

AFTER WORK Lex Mar 2013 #115

But there IS more daylight in the summer at northern latitudes jberryhill Mar 2013 #135

My Dad Used to Say Wolf Frankula Mar 2013 #173

If you don't care, why do you care? Takes less than a minute to handle, so why the fuss if you Lionessa Mar 2013 #15

Throws off the internal clock. MH1 Mar 2013 #20

Yes. That is the problem with DST. RebelOne Mar 2013 #34

A 1-hour change doesn't mess with a body's clock matt819 Mar 2013 #37

A 1-hour change doesn't mess with a body's clock AlbertCat Mar 2013 #79

It is terrible and should be stopped Tumbulu Mar 2013 #102

Sign the petition to do away with DST (or make it permanent year round): MH1 Mar 2013 #21

Signed and shared on Facebook Tumbulu Mar 2013 #104

Thank you!! nt MH1 Mar 2013 #130

I'm sorry, but how in the hell does this have 12,000 signatures? In just 4 days? AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #110

It's not trivial to some people. Hence, 12,000 sigs in 4 days. MH1 Mar 2013 #129

Making the entire country go along with the wants of a select few, I'd say. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #164

Nope - It's a silly petition. GoneOffShore Mar 2013 #182

Who likes going to work in the dark?? LeftInTX Mar 2013 #22

Here in the Northeast vankuria Mar 2013 #44

Agreed Babel_17 Mar 2013 #46

This can be adjusted by having summer work hours and winter work hours Tumbulu Mar 2013 #107

How is it dangerous? vankuria Mar 2013 #124

17% increase in car wrecks the week after the time change. MH1 Mar 2013 #128

Why is changing the clocks worse than changing work hours? pnwmom Mar 2013 #146

Because only those at work and school change Tumbulu Mar 2013 #168

Since going to work just sucks, Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #57

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #141

I think we should just fall back every year and skip the spring forward fishwax Mar 2013 #25

Will that count for time travel? :p darkangel218 Mar 2013 #32

I agree. Cleita Mar 2013 #26

I refuse DST! Ptah Mar 2013 #27

Its not dumb. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #28

I read one time that someone objected to DST because it was messing with God's time. rhett o rick Mar 2013 #29

That dude retired after six days pintobean Mar 2013 #127

Your reference to the All Mighty as dude is apt to open all kinds of cans of worms. rhett o rick Mar 2013 #138

If there is an almighty creator pintobean Mar 2013 #170

Well I am not getting into the "whether there is a almighty creator" written w/o capitals, but rhett o rick Mar 2013 #171

I agree... sendero Mar 2013 #30

How could it matter? - energy consumption jberryhill Mar 2013 #33

Less energy is used for lighting, but more is used for heating. MH1 Mar 2013 #36

It doesn't make sense at all latitudes jberryhill Mar 2013 #42

Please see below - LiberalElite Mar 2013 #38

It's nice to be able to garden after work. Matariki Mar 2013 #39

Originally started to give farmers more light at the end of the day-nc randr Mar 2013 #40

I've never figured that one out LeftInTX Mar 2013 #51

A little more time in the field. moondust Mar 2013 #183

Actually most farmers do not like it. RC Mar 2013 #64

I hate DST shanti Mar 2013 #41

There are two (2) reasons for shifting time twice a year: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2013 #43

You said it best! vankuria Mar 2013 #45

It is in every way better than year-round standard time. duffyduff Mar 2013 #49

So why don't we do year round daylight? Cleita Mar 2013 #55

Why not year round? Reason (1) in my post. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2013 #121

In my zone we do anyway. But with daylight savings we would have Cleita Mar 2013 #142

Socializing outdoors in the summer in Texas only occurs after dark LeftInTX Mar 2013 #56

+1 - And DST means that spring is almost here Politicub Mar 2013 #59

Also - I like to get outside early in the day before the sun gets too strong! hedgehog Mar 2013 #148

I do. I love it. duffyduff Mar 2013 #47

"Standard Time" is now a misnomer. raging moderate Mar 2013 #48

I care. Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #54

That's fine. If we could just pick one or ther other. RB TexLa Mar 2013 #68

Hitler didn't have Daylights Savings. n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #58

Congratulations! Bay Boy Mar 2013 #181

I prefer it getting dark later all the time. I guess it's mostly for children going to school Quixote1818 Mar 2013 #60

Does anybody remember the year -- 1974 I think -- when . . . markpkessinger Mar 2013 #62

Yes! I was a senior in HS Freddie Mar 2013 #131

It was 1973. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #144

Actually, that was in 1974, according to DateAndTime. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #166

Yep, you're right. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #172

It's a useful time hack Politicub Mar 2013 #63

Managed fine without it for over 30 years ThoughtCriminal Mar 2013 #65

It's completely irrelevant in Alaska. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #66

I used to walk to school in the Tien1985 Mar 2013 #67

Daylight Savings Time Explained (video) Quixote1818 Mar 2013 #69

DST complainers.... AlbertCat Mar 2013 #70

It's pointless. Apophis Mar 2013 #71

It means that I have to get up at 4.15 am instead of 5.15 am Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #72

I love it. MadrasT Mar 2013 #75

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Yavin4 Mar 2013 #78

Does anyone really care? n/t RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #89

People CalFresh Mar 2013 #80

I'm sure most people would prefer that extra hour of light in the evening over the morning. tarheelsunc Mar 2013 #83

Here read this is you can spare a second, people so pissed off about nothing DainBramaged Mar 2013 #84

I hate it! Just leave it one fucking way or the other. Human's arrogance to think they can Raine Mar 2013 #88

Ok so I sleep one hr less tonight or tomorrow... Historic NY Mar 2013 #90

I like it staying lighter later. We should keep DST all year round. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #91

Talk about government intrusion! dpbrown Mar 2013 #92

It's the government that sets the clock! caseymoz Mar 2013 #96

WWJD ? & WAON. Historic NY Mar 2013 #97

I do. I like long days of summer. Hate the short winter days, dark on the way to work, dark when lonestarnot Mar 2013 #93

I call it "The Spring Relief." caseymoz Mar 2013 #95

I have been saying this my entire life! Tumbulu Mar 2013 #98

Who cares what time WE SAY IT IS when it gets dark ? eppur_se_muova Mar 2013 #99

Farmers and stuff. Iggo Mar 2013 #100

It helps when you live a summer climate that can have 100 avebury Mar 2013 #103

I like it and look forward to it. I have for years Gman Mar 2013 #105

Changing the body clock causes cancer even if it's one hour every 6 months. BlueJazz Mar 2013 #106

I am a retired Merchant Marine Officer Harry Monroe Mar 2013 #108

I'm convinced that it's usefulness may partly depend on where you are. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #109

You need to move to Queensland. They don't do Daylight Savings.. Violet_Crumble Mar 2013 #111

I just wish the change took place at a more sensible time of the year. SheilaT Mar 2013 #112

I work but love gardning and working in the yard chillfactor Mar 2013 #114

I'm opposed to time in general. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #116

no good in sw florida disabled4life Mar 2013 #117

Have you tried Melatonin? Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #118

Melatonin is great stuff Freddie Mar 2013 #132

It really is, very easy to find, and it's great if you have to change hours Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #193

It doesn't matter one way or another to me. MineralMan Mar 2013 #133

I care. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #134

I do, too. In the spring and summer, it's wonderful to have light in the evenings pnwmom Mar 2013 #139

I'm really looking forward to being out in the early evenings now. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #143

If we're choosing our battles wisely... politicandy Mar 2013 #140

Totally agree. City Lights Mar 2013 #150

the only thing dumber is complaining about it.... lame54 Mar 2013 #151

The Shocking Truth About Daylight Savings HeavyFule Mar 2013 #154

Your link leads me to a popup ad. Here is the direct link to the article, please change your link. uppityperson Mar 2013 #159

I prefer winter hours Skittles Mar 2013 #175

Me. I like it when it gets dark late and you can plan outdoor activities well into the night CreekDog Mar 2013 #157

Who cares? Seems as though you do. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #158

Daylight savings time year round would be heaven for me Warpy Mar 2013 #162

same here.... chillfactor Mar 2013 #177

I agree high density Mar 2013 #186

I prefer daylight savings time LWolf Mar 2013 #163

I live in Texas and we could do without DST without many issues, I think. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #165

I care.... mike_c Mar 2013 #174

I care... Roselma Mar 2013 #178

I care. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2013 #184

Agree 100%. Do away with it! Rex Mar 2013 #185

LOL! Lex Mar 2013 #189

I'm more of a night guy, Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #191

I guess you don't know much about mental illness- ya? BeHereNow Mar 2013 #195

This is funny because I was just talking to my mom about it on Sunday davidpdx Mar 2013 #196

Little League practice starts here today revolution breeze Mar 2013 #197

It matters. LWolf Mar 2013 #198

US isn't only country to use it. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #203

I don't set the clocks with you pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #205

I wish I had your passion for the irrelevancies and ineffectual minutia of life... LanternWaste Mar 2013 #206

If one hour is great, then two is better, right? kudzu22 Mar 2013 #208