The time change; good, bad, or meh?

[Remy]

I don't understand the seemingly widespread hatred for daylight savings time. What's the big deal? Life goes on regardless.

I worked 12 hour shifts for 10 years. That hour ahead sucked big time.

 

[jujube]

It's like taking a blanket, cutting a foot off the top, sewing the piece onto the bottom and then thinking you have a longer blanket. There's no "daylight savings"......you're going to lose an hour of daylight somewhere.....

 

[Raven]

I would like to be on standard time all year.
It takes me two or three days to adjust to a sleep pattern.

I dislike changing clocks twice a year for no good reason.

 

[debodun]

I also think it's backwards - have DST in winter and Standard in summer. Here, in late June and early July, it doesn't get dark until almost 10 pm. In late December and early January, it's dark by 4 pm.

 

[Trade]

I hate Daylight Savings Time.

 

[NewlySenior]

I worked 12 hour shifts for 10 years. That hour ahead sucked big time.

As did I, the hour you get back made up for it

 

[Murrmurr]

"good, bad, or meh?"

I'm going with a 4th option; unnecessary.

DST has been completely unnecessary for about 2 centuries.

 

[iksentrik]

Canada, Central Standard Time. We don't change.

 

[Nathan]

Time change is un-necessary & unwanted. I mean, I'm more than happy to help the farmers in Northern Scotland, but am unsure how that works from my location in Southern California.

 

[debodun]

Every year it seems like there's some buzz about changing to one time plan, but nothing ever comes from it.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I’m in the meh category

 

[John cycling]

 

[Jace]

com se, com sa

 

[Alizerine]

I loved it as a kid. Supper at 6. Those long summer evenings when we could stay out until dark. Kick the can at dusk.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I HATE the damned time change. Some jackass thought time changes were going to save fuel and energy in WWI. They also came up with the great plan to attach bombs to pigeons. And, now, 100 years later, the jackasses in Congress haven't figured out, time changes are a waste of time- one hour!

 

[TennVet]

The clocks get kicked ahead in the United States today, bringing an added hour of daylight at the end of the day. This is welcome, but remembering to change all of the clocks and watches is not! Digital timepieces can be a bear to change, pushing several buttons in the proper sequence. Analogue clocks and watches are less troublesome. I find it easier to turn digital watches ahead in the spring than backwards in the fall. Resetting digital time in one’s vehicle can be the worst of all, depending on your ride.

How about you? Do you like or dislike the time change, and how hard do you find it to adjust to?

I know in reality it makes little difference, especially for retired folks. There has been a bill repeatedly passed in the US Senate that would leave daylight savings time permanently in effect. I don't think a companion bill of the same effect has ever made it out of committee in the House. I guess there really are more pressing issues to be addressed.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

 

[LoveTulips]

Never made a difference to me but I did like (when I was working) the extra hour of sleep.

 

[TennVet]

Never made a difference to me but I did like (when I was working) the extra hour of sleep.

Especially in the winter months with short days anyway. I would go to work and come home in the dark. Kind of felt I was living the life of a mushroom.

 

[davey]

Time change is un-necessary & unwanted. I mean, I'm more than happy to help the farmers in Northern Scotland, but am unsure how that works from my location in Southern California.

wot you've copied the brits ?? NOT a good idea atm!

 

[Judycat]

Meh.

 

[gruntlabor]

So..kate...you've been told the time change is to do with the war ?..ahaha.. were you blitzed ?..lol.... and we OTOH are told it's to help the farmers in Northern Scotland, and also so their children also don't have to go to school in the dark...

I was taught that Daylight Savings was implemented to expedite business.

 

[hollydolly]

I was taught that Daylight Savings was implemented to expedite business.

British Summer Time - Historic UK

 

[hollydolly]

Especially in the winter months with short days anyway. I would go to work and come home in the dark. Kind of felt I was living the life of a mushroom.

I think most of us did that at some point in our lives depending on our hours. Even relatively recently, I was going to work at 6am in the dark, and coming home at 8pm in the dark...

 

[Pinky]

Not a biggie.