Daylight Saving Time possibly permanent 11/2023
Man, whatever did we do for millions of years before DST?
Gradually adjusted our hours of activity as the sunset/rise shifted throughout the year... I wonder how early peoples activities varied depending on closeness to the equator.
I dont know if out society would function that way... business operating hours changing week to week. Different operating hours in different locations depending on latitude.
For instance in NOLA today sunrise was 7:16 AM and sunset will be 6:12 PM. So about 11 hours of full daylight.
In Seattle today sunrise is 7:55 AM amd sunset 5:50 PM. So 10 hours of full daylight.
By December 21st NOLA will be down to 10 hours of sunlight, but Seattle will be all the way down to 8.5 hours of sunlight.
The twilight times of set/rise are shorter too this time of year up here.
Working from home I did not actually see sunlight yesterday because I forgot to open the curtains and when I went to see the kids it was dark.
I would like to see the clock "locked". Not sure in which "alignment"... I mean in June sunrise was 5AM and sunset after 9PM... so it is going to be screwy.
Businesses though could adjust start times to match sunrise... not lockstep, but maybe a quarterly adjustment in places with high variability. I suspect there would be a productivity impact.
Really though it all would hinge on the school systems now that I think of it. That could drive the broader change.
@guidomerkinsrules how do you think teachers/bus drivers/staff would feel about a quartetly(or some cadience) shift in start of day? Clock stays the same all year, but school hours shift?