SharkTums Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 :fangs: Don't forget kiddies...this Sunday morning at 2am it magically becomes 3am as we lose an hour of sleep!!!! GRRRRR... I guess on the positive side, if you work nights, you work one less hour! How about all of our European posters? Do you guys have this crap too!?!? Here's some info about it: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html Elissa "BOOOOO!!!!" Alvey
GAcoaster Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I hate Daylight Savings Time! Arizona has the right idea nad just ignores it. 8) My European colleagues changed their clocks last weekend, so instead of being 5 or 6 hours ahead of me this week, they were 6 or 7 hours ahead, which made scheduling meetings dificult!
Angry_Gumball Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Dangit!!! I'm gonna have fun the following week with classes & driving. I'm gonna be tired.
coasterzak Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Too bad I'm not living in South Bend right now. They are a small spot on the US map that does not abide by this rule so during the winter they are on EST and during the summer they are on CST. Just a fun little fact about a college town I want to belong to.
Real Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Oh its only 1 hour for that day, you wont be THAT tired. Just hit the bed an hour earlier than normal, thats all.
FlyingScooter Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Yep, it's April in Cleveland and we're having a blizzard... awesome. too bad the ski places in ohio closed on 03/20/2005... bummer.. and i lose an hour of sleep?!?! this is too much to deal with! Flying (it shouldn't snow when skiing's closed)Scooter
Wackyboxer Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Too bad I'm not living in South Bend right now. They are a small spot on the US map that does not abide by this rule so during the winter they are on EST and during the summer they are on CST. Actually, with the exception of 3 or 4 counties, all of Indiana ignores the time change. But, for the umpteenth time, there's a bill in the state legislature trying to put the entire state on daylight savings time. They're also trying to decide, if the change is made, whether we would remain in the eastern time zone or if we would change to the central time zone. It's kind of crazy living in northern Indiana, because I live within 5 miles of the Michigan state line, and half the year we're on the same time as they are and then we're an hour behind them for the other half of the year.
Not For Sale Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I think that the people in Europe do it a week earlier. -Bryan "Not a credible source" Stoll
disneygurlz2s Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I love daylight savings time!!! I think we should stay on it all year though.... Shari "Give me daylight" Shoufler
diggerg56 Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 I love daylight savings time!!! I think we should stay on it all year though.... Shari "Give me daylight" Shoufler The congress in Iowa is talking about making it a year round thing here. I'm not sure how much support there is for the idea though.
CoasterCrazy Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 I think time should stay one way or the other. I hate having to get use to different times twice a year.
Angry_Gumball Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 I ended up loosing more than 1 hour of sleep because this one car kept driving up and down our street at "Drive-by" speed and parked behind my car for a while, did more driving slowing down by our house, parked again in front of my aunt's car this time, left and went back on our street on foot...an hour later, drives by again ultra slow. I didn't trust him and was keeping on the lookout on what he was doing...Stupid Daylight Savings...it just had to pick the wrong night!
spaceace12 Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Bump, happens Sunday morning. Spring Forward. Now my clock on my car radio will be correct again as I don't know where the manual is to adjust it.
gerd.muller Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 :fangs: How about all of our European posters? Do you guys have this crap too!?!? Elissa "BOOOOO!!!!" Alvey Oh, yes, we have that crap too in Europe, but we will switch 3 weeks later, on sunday, march 29th at 2 am. I don´t understand that crap too.....!
Sir Clinksalot Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Good, now my Mom will stop calling all early since she's in AZ and thinks she's on the same time as me most times. Plus, she works in Laughlin and lives in AZ, so the 5 minute drive to work is in another time zone on Standard Time. That's gotta suck.
hansrubens Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 ^^ Winter = standard time So when you set the clock 1 hour ahead it will be longer light in the summertime and you'll save some energie. ---Hans
gerd.muller Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 ^ ...but I have to switch on the lights in the morning one hour earlier!!!! So, where´s the saving? Gerd.
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 I can't wait until this happens! Spring can't come soon enough!
Carnage Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 ^ ...but I have to switch on the lights in the morning one hour earlier!!!!So, where´s the saving? Gerd. Not really. Most people are sound asleep when the sun comes up. Whether it's daylight saving or standard time. So the idea of prolonging daylight does end up saving energy.
Kennyweird Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 So the idea of prolonging daylight does end up saving energy. Actually, no. I recently read an article in Scientific American that basically said daylights savings time doesn't have any appreciable impact on energy consumption. Rather, it said Daylight Savings Time is good for the economy and that's why we shouldn't do away with it, especially now with the recession.
alomar Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 So the idea of prolonging daylight does end up saving energy. Actually, no. I recently read an article in Scientific American that basically said daylights savings time doesn't have any appreciable impact on energy consumption. Rather, it said Daylight Savings Time is good for the economy and that's why we shouldn't do away with it, especially now with the recession. Im curious, how does daylight savings time impact the economy? Not saying it's incorrect, I just do not see the connection.
davethefish Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 Does this herald the start of what is laughably known as British Summer Time? We lose an hour of sleep, and it will still be raining, and cold, and crap...
hansrubens Posted March 4, 2009 Posted March 4, 2009 If didn't had DST it would already be light at 4:30 in summer. So in fact it would be a waste of daylight if we didn't had DST. It's for saving energie according most of the sources I've read. I also read that Arizona and Hawaii are the only states that don't have DST because it will cost more energie due to the aircondition. More people will use it during a longer time of the day. ----Hans
coolhandluke Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 Im curious, how does daylight savings time impact the economy? Not saying it's incorrect, I just do not see the connection. DST means more light in the evenings, when a lot of people get off work and shop (recreationally and groceries/necessities). Having the extra light at that time makes people more inclined to actually go spend money, as people prefer to be out and about when there's daylight (more practical/convenient as well as safe). If it were darker, people would probably be more inclined to not worry about running errands, and consequently hold onto their money. At least that's how it makes sense to me.
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