Reminds me of the woman who wrote to her local newspaper to complain about DST, because the “extra hour of daylight” was scorching her lawn and turning it brown.
In the UK, during the war, it was to help cities and factories to use daylight more effectively and save electricity. It was easier than just starting an hour earlier as people do in the countryside. Now it is done to “help business trade with Europe”. What will they do to help business trade with China or Australia?
I think it’s insane and we should stick to GMT and the proper time zones.
That’s not what is happening, though. More accurately, the blanket has already gotten longer. We’re moving it from over our head to down by our feet. If we stayed on regular time then in the summer we’d have extra daylight in the wee hours of the morning and an early sunset instead of having most of the daylight hours where most people need them.
For example, in Boston on July 4th the sun will rise at 6:37 and set at 8:42 PM. Without daylight savings time those times would be 5:37 when most people are asleep (particularly since that happens to be a Saturday!) and it would set at 7:42 PM. In the summer months there are a lot of evening activities that we enjoy that would be cut short if we had the earlier sunsets.
When it comes to things like electricity use we’d be doing things like turning the lights on at night an hour earlier, whereas we don’t generally save a lot of light bills by having extra daylight before we get up. Plus, many people don’t open the curtains until they’re already dressed in the mornings so the lights come on whether the sun is up or not.
Personally, I enjoy the later sunsets with Daylight Savings, but I HATE the actual change with a fiery passion (and no, I don’t like the “fall back” portion any better) since it messes with my internal equilibrium for as long as a week either direction. I want to get rid of it, but nobody listens to a “nobody important” like me.
unnormal over 9 years ago
I have long wondered about that phenomenon.
Carl Premium Member over 9 years ago
Remember this is imposed by Congress, should explain everything.
gammaguy over 9 years ago
Reminds me of the woman who wrote to her local newspaper to complain about DST, because the “extra hour of daylight” was scorching her lawn and turning it brown.
g.iangoodson over 9 years ago
In the UK, during the war, it was to help cities and factories to use daylight more effectively and save electricity. It was easier than just starting an hour earlier as people do in the countryside. Now it is done to “help business trade with Europe”. What will they do to help business trade with China or Australia?
I think it’s insane and we should stick to GMT and the proper time zones.
Plods with ...™ over 9 years ago
Been saying this for years. See today’s Doozies ’toon
Russell Sketchley Premium Member over 9 years ago
That’s not what is happening, though. More accurately, the blanket has already gotten longer. We’re moving it from over our head to down by our feet. If we stayed on regular time then in the summer we’d have extra daylight in the wee hours of the morning and an early sunset instead of having most of the daylight hours where most people need them.
For example, in Boston on July 4th the sun will rise at 6:37 and set at 8:42 PM. Without daylight savings time those times would be 5:37 when most people are asleep (particularly since that happens to be a Saturday!) and it would set at 7:42 PM. In the summer months there are a lot of evening activities that we enjoy that would be cut short if we had the earlier sunsets.
When it comes to things like electricity use we’d be doing things like turning the lights on at night an hour earlier, whereas we don’t generally save a lot of light bills by having extra daylight before we get up. Plus, many people don’t open the curtains until they’re already dressed in the mornings so the lights come on whether the sun is up or not.
louieglutz over 9 years ago
my favorite joke about daylight savings time. with appropriate PC changes…
cutiepie29 over 9 years ago
Personally, I enjoy the later sunsets with Daylight Savings, but I HATE the actual change with a fiery passion (and no, I don’t like the “fall back” portion any better) since it messes with my internal equilibrium for as long as a week either direction. I want to get rid of it, but nobody listens to a “nobody important” like me.