Yes, DST must be abolished.
Also, humidity must be destroyed.
-EarlJam
Yes, DST must be abolished.
Also, humidity must be destroyed.
-EarlJam
I really like DST and plan golf vacations every spring for the first weekend that DST takes effect. At the same time, if I have to choose between me getting out of work in the dark or my kids and other kids catching the morning school bus in the dark, I'll give it up for my kids. All this talk about sleeping until 8:00 and not needing light in the AM, does anyone on this board not have kids? Heck, even on weekends my kids are up by 8:00 (usually earlier).
Oh and I'm very much a night person. I get to be between 1:00 and 3:00 most mornings.
Elvis
If there were no DST, it would be light at 4am in June/July in the eastern part of the Central Time Zone as far south as 30ish latitudes.There's a big difference between 4:00 and 8:00. At the same time, it would be getting dark around 7pm.
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I think next spring we should spring forward half an hour and then leave it alone. Then, if the light doesn't suit people, they can adjust their schedules instead of the clock.
Personally I'm excited about an extra hour of sleep once a year. BUT in today's society there is NO reason for daylight's savings. There are a few states who haven't gone on daylight savings. (Wreaks havoc when I travel)
But.......it's useless -- except this year when it was moved forward (why??) so kids could have Halloween with semi-darkness rather than the full deal.
I'll see your abolish DST and raise you abolish timezones :-)
I'm not sure it matters whether or not I work from 7am-7pm, or 3am-3pm, (or choose your 8-20 hour window of time) as long as I am getting when its light and going to sleep when its dark.
No more DST and no more timezones! :-)
Sounds like a communist idea to me!
I've toyed with the idea of running for office on this campaign promise:
Spring forward every Friday at 2:00 p.m., fall back every Sunday morning at 2 a.m. This will give every working American TWO EXTRA HOURS of weekend!
Honestly, I like DST a lot better than "God's time." I've never understood the rationale behind making the days one hour longer right when they are naturally getting longer anyway, and then making them one hour shorter when they are naturally shortening. Who's idea WAS that?
Ben Franklin, originally. Not a new idea. Check out this history:
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
Nah, I like getting the extra hour of sleep around this time of the year
And I enjoy getting more daylight during the Spring
So, I don't mind it both ways.
Not Benjamin Frnklin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Willett