Thank God that we go back to DST this Sunday morning.
When I become Emperor, there will be no more Standard Time, and all we will observe is Daylight Savings.
The Mrs. mentioned that last night and I thought she was wrong. Way too early in the year for DST, said I. I’m sure I’ll be reminded of that for the next 40 years.
^ It used to be in April. Bush extended it by 3 weeks in the Spring and 1 week in the Fall almost a decade ago.
^This.
When I was younger, my friends were trying to convince me that the transition from DST to regular time made sense - less fuel consumed in 19th century London or some such bull. I wasn’t buying it then and I don’t buy it now.
Like most laws, some busybody in the government thought, hmm, how can we make the peasants dance a bit more for our amusement? Change your clocks, peasants! And feed us some more of that delicious tax slop.
I agree. Leave things at DST all year. Or best yet, sync up all clocks globally and just run on UST. Then there isn’t any f’ing around trying to figure out what shows are on or when markets are open.
The thing I like about DST is that it makes sunrise time more-consistent throughout the year. I was in Tokyo in June a couple years back and sunrise happened at 4:25am. (Japan abandoned DST after the american military withdrew from the country). Without DST, being hungover is even-more unpleasant.
I really barely notice DST besides the confusing fact that the time on my phone doesn’t match anything in my kitchen. Seriously, stove and microwave, get with the program. Or lets just do away with DST. Doesn’t seem to serve much of a purpose anymore.
Time should adjust based on the natural light cycles. If I was emperor, that is how I would do it. This 1 hour nonsense doesn’t go far enough
There is legitimacy by adjusting to saving a lot of energy by adjusting to the sun. I wouldn’t banish it completely.
I don’t care about energy saving. I care about optimal functioning, which our current days being independent of the light cycle prevents ha ha
Other than giving you an extra hour of daylight to golf, do yard work, or go to the park with your kids?
i was at a bar at 1:58 am. 3 min later. it was 3:01 am. stopped by mcd around 4 am and they had breakfast w00t w00t. that mcmuffin amirite.
And this is why my old atomic alarm clock doesn’t reset properly…
True story - DST was extended in the fall thanks to…the candy lobby. Yep, candy has its own lobbyists, and they wanted DST extended to include Halloween to allow more daylight for trick-or-treating, and, hence, more candy changing hands.
Those sneaky candy lobbyists…
Candy lobbyists?!? How do I get that job?
Why don’t you jump in the back of my panel van and we will talk all about it.
Easy, tiger
I knew he changed it, still seemed too soon though.
Prove it. Or at least give a plausible justification.