Daylight Saving Time

[Ingomike]

I see you're still burning daylight.
And it seemed pretty warm when I was outside a few hours ago.

Heck Act, I’m still finishing my morning coffee with all this daylight left to go. Heading out to shoot and have a cigar…. LOL

 

[BigRed]

Good rye whisky and cigar listening to great music…

Same here!

 

[BigRed]

It's just one of the great things about a carbon fueled smoking machine....No sun required!

Working just fine....
On to a wrap...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

It is still winter last I noticed…

Not really very wintery...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

If I weren't so tired from losing my hour of sleep last night, I would probably have gotten something done today...

 

[actaeon277]

If I weren't so tired from losing my hour of sleep last night, I would probably have gotten something done today...

I have a million excuses.
But it all boils down to, I'm lazy, I'm worn out, I'm tired.

 

[actaeon277]

I have a million excuses.
But it all boils down to, I'm lazy, I'm worn out, I'm tired.

Forgot.

Add to that.

I'm on INGO too much

 

[femurphy77]

Well, by my calculations it'll be dark in an hour. . . . What happened to that extra hour of daylight I've been hearing about?

 

[Ingomike]

Well, by my calculations it'll be dark in an hour. . . . What happened to that extra hour of daylight I've been hearing about?

The extra hour of light after dinner was there. Sunset was at 6:48pm Saturday night, tonight it was at 7:50pm.

 

[Ingomike]

See, we all lived through the very traumatic shift to DST…

No animals were harmed in the creation of this post…

 

[ATM]

Welcome back! We now have sunsets later in the evening after work.

That had already been happening gradually and naturally (as designed) since the winter solstice.

There is simply no sense or benefit in artificially jumping so far ahead of that natural process, back and forth twice each year by changing all these schedules and coonfingering the clocks to pretend otherwise. No sense and no benefit to overcome the costs associated with continuing such an unnatural and antiquated practice.

You're not saving time ...you're on borrowed time.

 

[ATM]

See, we all lived through the very traumatic shift to DST…

No animals were harmed in the creation of this post…

Except for those that didn't. The increase in heart attacks and traffic accidents at these silly changes are quite real.

 

[churchmouse]

I have a million excuses.
But it all boils down to, I'm lazy, I'm worn out, I'm tired.

Yes sir.

 

[BugI02]

Simple. In the winter, days are short, weather is ******, and there isn't daylight to be had very early in the morning anyway. But, in the summer, the sun rises early enough on the clock, even with DST, for me to do stuff outside when I need to. And since I work from home, my workday starts early. I don't need daylight for that. When I'm off work and have things to do outside, I like having the daylight on that side of work. YMMV.

Probably if I were retired, I wouldn't bother much with clocks anyway. The world could keep whatever time it wanted.

Is It Time to Change the Time Change?

18 states have legislation already passed awaiting end of the federal mandate

28 states have legislation pending - that's 46 out of 50

Any state could elect to stay on standard time year round without a change in gov't policy required, as do AZ and HI, but most states wanting to do away with clock change want to go be on DST year round

63% of all people polled want to pick one or the other and just leave it, just like most of us on INGO

 

[Ingomike]

Except for those that didn't. The increase in heart attacks and traffic accidents at these silly changes are quite real.

Not sure I really believe that…

 

[ATM]

...63% of all people polled want to pick one or the other and just leave it, just like most of us on INGO

Aye!

Not sure I really believe that…

You're welcome to examine and critique the evidence, but your beliefs alone are of little consequence to the larger discussion of the associated costs of these biannual changes.

 

[BugI02]

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday: How the time change affects our bodies and the best ways to adjust

This weekend, it's once again time to move the clocks forward an hour. Yes, we'll have more sunlight to enjoy in the evening, but a local sleep specialist warns not to underestimate the impact the change can have on our bodies.

www.wtkr.com

"There is about a 24 percent rise in heart attacks, there is about a six-to-eight percent rise in stroke rate. The day after the change, there is about six percent rise in car accidents," she said. "People who struggle the most and need to be really careful are the night owls or the late starters. They have extreme trouble adapting to this change."

 

[Ingomike]

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday: How the time change affects our bodies and the best ways to adjust

This weekend, it's once again time to move the clocks forward an hour. Yes, we'll have more sunlight to enjoy in the evening, but a local sleep specialist warns not to underestimate the impact the change can have on our bodies.

www.wtkr.com

"There is about a 24 percent rise in heart attacks, there is about a six-to-eight percent rise in stroke rate. The day after the change, there is about six percent rise in car accidents," she said. "People who struggle the most and need to be really careful are the night owls or the late starters. They have extreme trouble adapting to this change."

Seems a lot of uncorroborated beliefs at the link. We all know the peer review system is broken and studies are often bought and paid for by interests…

 

[nonobaddog]

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday: How the time change affects our bodies and the best ways to adjust

This weekend, it's once again time to move the clocks forward an hour. Yes, we'll have more sunlight to enjoy in the evening, but a local sleep specialist warns not to underestimate the impact the change can have on our bodies.

www.wtkr.com

"There is about a 24 percent rise in heart attacks, there is about a six-to-eight percent rise in stroke rate. The day after the change, there is about six percent rise in car accidents," she said. "People who struggle the most and need to be really careful are the night owls or the late starters. They have extreme trouble adapting to this change."

Darwin is just quietly nodding his head.

 

[ancjr]

This is another topic where it's mankind attempting to play God, with non-hilarious results.