Daylight Savings Time is a load of hooey

[Violentvixen]

I am pleased that we returned from Japan the day after this so were already screwed up anyway

 

[Octopus Prime]

The only good thing about Daylight Savings Time is that it’s the longest period before more daylight savings time

Good Riddence to Bad Rubbish!

 

[Poster]

ArGh, basically.

 

[Violentvixen]

At least we're having a gross winter storm so it's just dark gray and rainy and doesn't affect my light exposure that much today. We'll see about tomorrow.

 

[lincolnic]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[RT-55J]

oh that explains why the clock in our room is right for once

and why I'm so tired

 

[Johnny Unusual]

 

[Kirin]

I’m lucky enough that I don’t have to wake up early in the dark, so tbh on our current schedule we kind of enjoy the later sunset making it easier to get out and get some exercise after work without doing *that* in the dark.

 

[Violentvixen]

Reminder that this dumb thing happens again tomorrow in the US

 

[Octopus Prime]

It’s been six months, time for everyone at the clock factory to decide to be a horses ass!

 

[WildcatJF]

Ughhhhh why is it only 4am OH

 

[nataeryn]

Stop Messing With the Clock!

 

[Violentvixen]

Happening this weekend, Monday is gonna suuuuuuck

 

[Octopus Prime]

What? No!

NO!!!!

 

[Paul le Fou]

It keeps happening D:

 

[Bongo]

The people demand daylight profligacy.

 

[WildcatJF]

 

[Vaeran]

I'm taking Monday off specifically to prevent this from being the shortest weekend of the year.

 

[Kazin]

I'm taking Monday off specifically to prevent this from being the shortest weekend of the year.

I should look this up every year and start doing this myself. Daylight savings time increasingly makes me more furious as I get older. I don't sleep well to begin with, and my cats being confused they're not being fed at their normal time and waking me up early for a few days does not help!

 

[FelixSH]

With phones and computers automatically change time, I thankfully don't have to think about it much anymore, so it stopped being a problem for me. I don't really mind it anymore. I still think we should stop this nonsense, though, because I still think it's largely pointless. Or annoying, when I get reminded of animals, who will not just understand that time was changed for no sensible reason.

Also, I didn't realize that you have this nonsense three weeks before we do. Huh.

 

[Bongo]

Live as much of your life as possible according to the sun rather than the clock as a means of quiet rebellion against the parts where the clock prevails over the sun.

 

[Violentvixen]

I'm taking Monday off specifically to prevent this from being the shortest weekend of the year.

This is a very good idea.

 

[lincolnic]

heck

 

[LBD_Nytetrayn]

Again? Already?!

 

[Violentvixen]

With phones and computers automatically change time, I thankfully don't have to think about it much anymore, so it stopped being a problem for me. I don't really mind it anymore. I still think we should stop this nonsense, though, because I still think it's largely pointless. Or annoying, when I get reminded of animals, who will not just understand that time was changed for no sensible reason.

Also, I didn't realize that you have this nonsense three weeks before we do. Huh.

The problem for most people is tiredness, the confusion of suddenly waking up in the dark again and kids/animals being off sync and keeping you on the old schedule. I wonder if since Europe does it later you don't get the sudden shift in sunrise/sunset as hard as we do in the US. But yeah, it's nice we're not missing appointments or showing up late anymore.

Also there's always a spike in car accidents and heart attacks.

 

[Baudshaw]

It's a lose-lose situation. Switching is annoying, having less time in the morning is annoying, having less time at night is annoying.

 

[jpfriction]

Clearly the answer is to fall back every night at 2 and spring forward every afternoon at 2.

 

[Bongo]

After all, fiddling with the clock doesn't address the real problem, which is that people are required to spend too much time working, and at times not of their own preference.

 

[lincolnic]

After all, fiddling with the clock doesn't address the real problem, which is that people are required to spend too much time working, and at times not of their own preference.

Lately I've been thinking a lot about how "eight hours for what you will" is basically impossible. I spend ~90 minutes every weekday just commuting, and that certainly isn't "what you will".

 

[Torzelbaum]

Clearly the answer is to fall back every night at 2 and spring forward every afternoon at 2.

Or instead of an hour forward and back we could make it half an hour.