Why do we have to Change the Clocks?

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moviequeen1

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I'm curious,what is the reasoning why we have to change the clocks twice a year?. This Sat before we go to bed,we move the clocks ahead 1 hr,. Why can't we just leave things as is. Any thoughts? Sue
 

At the time lawmakers were putting DST into effect, they claimed it was for the good of people like farmers whose work hours were based on daylight.

I knew farmers who all said it was done so lawmakers could get in another round of golf.
 
It's my understanding that the main reason is so school kids don't have to walk to the bus or to school in the dark. Another reason is so people can use less energy lighting their homes and businesses.
 

Here we will have to spring ahead before we go to bed on March 10th.
It will mean an hour more of daylight in the evening but will be darker in the morning so lights will be on longer then.
Farmers do not like the changing of clocks because the dairy cattle must be milked at the same time.
Right now people who go to work early in the morning are leaving home in daylight but when the clocks are moved ahead they will be back to
leaving for work in the dark again for awhile.

I see no good reason to change and would like to stay on standard time.
 
I don't understand people getting so twisted up about it! I have changed time twice a year for more than sixty years. Kind of something we just do.
Never fails twice a year people on all the forums have kniption fits about it.
As a retired person it effects me even less than it does a working stiff.
I like late summer evenings and early winter mornings. Winter sunrises are spectacular.
I guess I am saying is that the change isn't worth a passing thought to me.
 
Robusta said:
I don't understand people getting so twisted up about it! I have changed time twice a year for more than sixty years. Kind of something we just do.
Never fails twice a year people on all the forums have kniption fits about it.
As a retired person it effects me even less than it does a working stiff.
I like late summer evenings and early winter mornings. Winter sunrises are spectacular.
I guess I am saying is that the change isn't worth a passing thought to me.
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I am all for Daylight Savings Times . You get a shorter amount of daylight in the morning and a longer amount of daylight at night by an hour.

It's also supposed to conserve energy which it was designed for in the first place.

But you don't have to change the clocks. If you're happy with what you have now then just keep it that way.

If you are retired and don't have to get up to go to work. It shouldn't bother you.

You can adjust to store openings or whatever remembering they are an hour ahead of you.
 
Raven said:
Farmers do not like the changing of clocks because the dairy cattle must be milked at the same time.
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this gives me a chuckle and a vivid Farside cartoon in my head of impatient cows looking at their watches

forgive me, Raven

it's early here

work with me

I'm rather playful in the morning
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....unless somebody fiddles with my clocks
 
Robusta said:
I don't understand people getting so twisted up about it! I have changed time twice a year for more than sixty years. Kind of something we just do.
Never fails twice a year people on all the forums have kniption fits about it.
As a retired person it effects me even less than it does a working stiff.
I like late summer evenings and early winter mornings. Winter sunrises are spectacular.
I guess I am saying is that the change isn't worth a passing thought to me.
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totally agree

but

for those that have to scamper throughout their place of business, resetting everything digital/analogue before the arrival of customers or the work force
well, my heart goes out to them
 
Over here it started during World War 1 to get the
munitions factories working early in the light mornings
and working later in the light evenings.

When industry saw the benefits of this practice, they
all agreed that it should be implemented into law.

Mike.
 
Robusta said:
I don't understand people getting so twisted up about it! I have changed time twice a year for more than sixty years. Kind of something we just do.
Never fails twice a year people on all the forums have kniption fits about it.
As a retired person it effects me even less than it does a working stiff.
I like late summer evenings and early winter mornings. Winter sunrises are spectacular.
I guess I am saying is that the change isn't worth a passing thought to me.
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Maybe it's because it takes a couple of months for your body to get back into rhythm. It's not a good thing.
 
The Florida Senate just passed a bill this Tuesday approving year-round daylight savings time.....it's pending a signature from the governor.
 
applecruncher said:
It's my understanding that the main reason is so school kids don't have to walk to the bus or to school in the dark. Another reason is so people can use less energy lighting their homes and businesses.
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That doesn't work for school kids. It's darker in the morning on daylight savings.

But they are on vacation for a couple of months anyway.
 
I HATE the time change. It takes me a couple of months to get back to feeling normal whether it's springing forward or falling back. Seems pointless to me.
 
Time change has never bothered me except to drag out the step stool and change my kitchen clock.
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One of the things I truly hate: When the clock jumps ahead, we then look forward to getting up, in the dark, driving to work, in the dark, having our kids/grandkids walk to school, in the dark - - - TOTAL NONSENSE! I write my congress folks, every year, but nothing happens. One imbecile, here in Texas, wanted to keep us on DST all year long! We need to get rid of it, altogether! Studies are to be found, online, that substantiate that it's dangerous for everyone: Accidents increase each time the clock jumps ahead. ABOLISH DST!!
 
I guess some would say, I cheat. I don't change my clocks before I go to bed. Instead, I wait until the next morning and then do it. I'm always looking for something to kill time with on the weekends so this way, kills one hour quick! :)
 

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