Given that in Michigan, during peak of winter the Sun would not rise until after 9 am, I think I'd prefer to stay on Standard Time permanently instead of on DST.
House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
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I would think so. Losing that hour in evening in summer isn't as bad (to me) as the really dark mornings.
What ever happens, 50% will be outraged.
Most posts on BITOG could be solved or ignored by simply moving to Phoenix:
- I don't like daylight savings time
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- My heater doesn't work
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Yup. In Summer, it doesn't get dark until after 10 pm. I'd be OK if it got dark at 9 pm instead.
Do a search of "the bad effects of changing the clocks". Peer reviewed research studies claim health issues, more car accidents, etc. occur with each change of the clock. Like everything, study the facts to form an educated opinion.
As I get older, rolling the clocks forward in the Spring gets harder on the body. Research shows the increase in heart attacks, car crashes, and the fact babies get messed up means staying at one time makes the most sense. I too would enjoy it getting dark sooner in the summer to help alleviate some darkness in the winter mornings.
I applaud this and hope it leads to real change. Plus, I am tired of hearing it in the news twice a year. It ranks with- July and record heat, and January and record cold. Can't fix that (though people could just realize summer is hot and winter is cold), but we can fix the time issue.
I applaud this and hope it leads to real change. Plus, I am tired of hearing it in the news twice a year. It ranks with- July and record heat, and January and record cold. Can't fix that (though people could just realize summer is hot and winter is cold), but we can fix the time issue.
Does this also translate when we travel to one time zone east/west of your current zone? I suppose any sort of sleep disruption creates issues but here, it's 1 hour so should take your body about 1-2 days to adjust. I'll have to dive in....I will fire up ChatGPT...
Yes, dive in. You seem to be judging the situation based only on your experience with it. If it's easy for you, it should be easy for everyone? Data shows increased heart attacks, strokes, and fatal car accidents associated with the time changes. A lot of people simply dislike the biannual annoyance.
A seven page jousting contest over a biannual hourly time change that’s been in effect for over a half century. PFFFFT. I worked a swing shift for a couple of years in my early twenties. 8 hours on first shift for a week then 2 days off. 8 hours on second shift for a week then 2 days off. 8 hours on third shift for a week then 4 days off, rinse and repeat. Yes, it was tough, but I didn’t have a heart attack or stroke and didn’t crash my car. I haven’t used the alarm function on my bedside clock in years so I don’t care either way.
Try harder, this is major stuff man....I hope all these folks don't travel and stay in their time zones 100% of the time for those increased risks ahahah
Seems like about the same argument someone was making about the whole kids/school/dark mornings and the anti-DSL folks saying "whatever/tighten up/they'll live" probably b/c they don't have kids so like you say, great for some, not for others. I'll do whatever they say, this is so low on my proverbial annoyance totem pole it doesn't register I guess.
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The only winning move in life, is to sit down, pop your doctor prescribed pills, and wait patiently for death. Anything resembling exercise or proper diet or taking control of your life is just too difficult these days.
Alot has to do with where in the time zone you live, east to west and north to south which makes a difference on daylight hours. And then you have the people that will whine about not knowing when to change the batteries in the fire detectors.
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I certainly don't stew over it - but doing something that disruptive to so many people for no other reason than "it's what we've done for a long time", doesn't make much sense.
But that's it...it's not just "b/c we've always done it" and how disruptive is this really? One freakin' hour to have a more reasonable window of daylight throughout the year and people lose their minds.
I'll have to get checked to ensure I'm healthy enough for DSL next time I see my guy...The only winning move in life, is to sit down, pop your doctor prescribed pills, and wait patiently for death. Anything resembling exercise or proper diet or taking control of your life is just too difficult these days.
Because as I mentioned earlier in this thread, it affects some people differently. The statistics are well documented on the overall mayhem it causes. To ignore them is just remaining ignorant.
It drives my wife nuts. She is a zombie for a week on either side of the change. When my kids were little it was the same for them, trying to drag them off to school an hour earlier.
For me I could care less. I naturally get up at 5AM instead of 6AM and I go to bed when I am tired. Makes no difference. But I acknowledge for many what a mess it is.
I remember driving through AZ and you went in/out of DSG b/c of the tribe land...we didn't stop and throw up or anything...we just...carried on...the clocks on the phone just switch back/forth.
Let's get back onto more important topics like diarrhea lettuce and F18 beach flyovers
Let's get back onto more important topics like diarrhea lettuce and F18 beach flyovers
