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stop whining, we fast forwarded an hour closer to spring.
I actually had to work on Sunday morning and I survived.
people love to complain about the stupidest crap.
It seems the biggest complaint from people is that the lost of 1 hour is something that they will never recover from until we set our clocks back to Standard Time. DST is an easy scapegoat for the lack of sleep that person is getting. Solution: Try to find some restful sleep!
I love DST. I know it is just a mind thing but when we move our clock an hour ahead, I know Spring is just around the corner. And today in Minnesota, it sure felt like Spring
The "correct" time should have the sun overhead at its highest point at around noon.
DST is a deliberate adjustment to skew the reported time on the clocks such that there would be an extra hour of light in the evenings. Obviously, opinions on this strategy vary.
I think that we shouldn't mess with the clocks. The businesses that need or want to adjust can simply go ahead and change their own schedules so that not everyone is dragged into changing times. There are regions that don't do DST and out of the rest who do, not everyone (ie. internationally) adjusts DST on the same day.
I would favor centering DST on the equinox, so it would start a few weeks earlier and "standard" time would start a few weeks earlier in the fall. Perhaps both to start and end four (4) weeks before the equinox. Third Sunday in October to last Sunday in February, perhaps.
I would favor centering DST on the equinox, so it would start a few weeks earlier and "standard" time would start a few weeks earlier in the fall. Perhaps both to start and end four (4) weeks before the equinox. Third Sunday in October to last Sunday in February, perhaps.
If we must alter the clocks then I agree that basing the adjustment dates on some fixed intervals from the equinoxes makes good sense.
Overall though, I would still greatly prefer not having to adjust clocks at all. Standard time keeps the sun roughly overhead at noon well enough for me. Office workers who appreciate the extra hour in the evenings should be given work hours that lets them out sooner, year round if they want it. This would also be a great new way for figuring out whether or not a company hates its employees.
A sure sign that spring's on the horizon: One hour less shut-eye tonight no matter when you turn out the lights. Most people in the US are supposed to push the clock forward by 60 minutes before heading to bed.
I didn't lose an hour of sleep. That's why they have the "spring forward" time set on a Sunday; so people can sleep as long as they need to. I lost an hour out of my day, that's what I lost. But I still slept the same amt. of time as always.
You are aware that some people with
work on Sundays aren't you ?!
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