Daylight Saving Time possibly permanent 11/2023 (2 Viewers)

[St. Widge]

Weeks?

I'd say I'm used to it in a day or two

If they are going to do I wish they did it a day earlier

I mean, that's great for you but yes it takes me weeks to adjust. I am not at all a morning person and struggle getting up daily. I have to set multiple always going off every 8 minutes or so for at least an hour before I need to get up. So the hour shift totally messes with my head. It messes up my sleep patterns and I feel even more tired than usual all the time.

But, sure, doing it on Friday instead of Saturday, giving two days to adjust before work on Monday, would be a slightly bit better. But, they just need to stop changing the time twice per year.

 

[Bill]

NO.

Permanent DST was tried in the ‘70s and it was a mess. The sun didn’t come up until after 8 for the northern half of the country for like 2 months.

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It​

Permanent standard time or at the very least, move the autumn “fall back” to late September so we get a more even distribution of daylight vs. standard.

All other ideas can GTFO.

Nice moan.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I mean, that's great for you but yes it takes me weeks to adjust. I am not at all a morning person and struggle getting up daily. I have to set multiple always going off every 8 minutes or so for at least an hour before I need to get up. So the hour shift totally messes with my head. It messes up my sleep patterns and I feel even more tired than usual all the time.

But, sure, doing it on Friday instead of Saturday, giving two days to adjust before work on Monday, would be a slightly bit better. But, they just need to stop changing the time twice per year.

I used to do that, set the alarm for an hour or more before I had to get up then hit snooze trying to find that magic one where those eight minutes felt like an hour

 

[St. Widge]

I used to do that, set the alarm for an hour or more before I had to get up then hit snooze trying to find that magic one where those eight minutes felt like an hour

My alarm usually goes off for at least 30 minutes before I even wake up the first time to hit snooze.

 

[faceman]

NO.

Permanent DST was tried in the ‘70s and it was a mess. The sun didn’t come up until after 8 for the northern half of the country for like 2 months.

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It​

Permanent standard time or at the very least, move the autumn “fall back” to late September so we get a more even distribution of daylight vs. standard.

All other ideas can GTFO.

100% agree. I still feel the same way I have for many years. I'd prefer to stay on standard time all year. If we do
have to change twice a year it would be much better if it were done the Saturday before or after the Autumn
and Spring Equinox. 8 months of DST and 4 months of standard time like we have now is just plain stupid.

 

[nolaspe]

Every. Single. Time...

 

[Nisey55]

I welcome our DST Overlords. I wake up way too early.
I feel sorry for the late sleepers though.

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Optimus Prime]

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 9 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.

That spring time change can be tougher on your body. Darker mornings and lighter evenings can knock your internal body clock out of whack, making it harder to fall asleep on time for weeks or longer. Studies have even found an uptick in heart attacks and strokes right after the March time change.

“Fall back” should be easier. But it still may take a while to adjust your sleep habits, not to mention the downsides of leaving work in the dark or trying exercise while there’s still enough light. Some people with seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression usually linked to the shorter days and less sunlight of fall and winter, may struggle, too.



Some health groups, including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine, have said it’s time to do away with time switches and that sticking with standard time aligns better with the sun — and human biology.

Most countries do not observe daylight saving time. For those that do — mostly in Europe and North America — the date that clocks are changed varies.

Two states — Arizona and Hawaii — don’t change and stay on standard time.

Here’s what to know about the twice yearly ritual.

How the body reacts to light

The brain has a master clock that is set by exposure to sunlight and darkness. This circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour cycle that determines when we become sleepy and when we’re more alert. The patterns change with age, one reason that early-to-rise youngsters evolve into hard-to-wake teens.


Morning light resets the rhythm. By evening, levels of a hormone called melatonin begin to surge, triggering drowsiness. Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.

And that circadian clock affects more than sleep, also influencing things like heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and metabolism.

How do time changes affect sleep?

Even an hour change on the clock can throw off sleep schedules — because even though the clocks change, work and school start times stay the same.

That’s a problem because so many people are already sleep deprived. About 1 in 3 U.S. adults sleep less than the recommended seven-plus hours nightly, and more than half of U.S. teens don’t get the recommended eight-plus hours on weeknights.……

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour

It's time to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour.

apnews.com

 

[Wisco Steve]

It's so dumb. No time cop will convince me otherwise.

 

[faceman]

It's so dumb. No time cop will convince me otherwise.

Yes, and once again days are naturally shorter in the winter than they are in the summer. No clock setting
will change that fact.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

The main barrier to changing or eliminating Daylight Savings Time or the time change, is that most people pay no mind to it or have two ishes to give about it except for like the actual day or two each year when it happens, or maybe a couple days afterwards.. then it’s forgotten or not brought up til the next time it happens.. i commend the bumper of this thread for at least bringing awareness a few days before it happens, instead of the night before, or the day of .

 

[DaveXA]

The problem for those who would rather not observe it is that there's no practical way to avoid it when your employer and everything else in the country follows the time. Only option is to move to a state or country that doesn't observe it.

 

[Maxp]

Down with DST!!!!