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I thought DST had to do with saving electricity at night or something. So people would go to bed sooner and not have to have the lights on as long .. I don't rememebr exactly, but we're Ameri-fucking-cans and we don't need to save electricity. We're here, we're rich and wasteful, get used to it.

― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link

That's just silly, who goes to bed sooner because it's dark out? Old people?

― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link

No, they go to bed because ow at 8:00 it's still light where it used to only be light until 7:00... Whaateveer .. I think DST is stupid anyway.

― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm going to declare my house 73 minutes behind my neighbors.

― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Energy-saving was part of it but we actually haven't saved any energy since DST was started.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Cue Chicago song ...

― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:39 (eighteen years ago) link

"Wake Up Shineshine"?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 17:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Who here sets their clocks a few minutes ahead to confuse yourself into believing you're late so you'll be early?
I've been doing this since fifth grade and have now reached the point where one clock in my bedroom is thirty minutes fast, the other is ten minutes, the living room clock is about eight minutes fast (i think), the bathroom is twelve fast and the computer and oven clocks are accurate. My girlfriend has somehow adjusted.
I don't know why I do this to us.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:20 (eighteen years ago) link

My wife hates this. At the top of each hour, my mini-grandfather clock would dong the hours. Then, the cuckoo clock would chirp. A few minutes later, some digital watch in a drawer somewhere would go beep-beep.

The grandfather clock has been silenced, but all the rest of the clocks in the house are off. She's been trying to synchronize everything, and now, the only clock I have control of is a "Millennium 2000 Countdown" clock that I keep by my bed. That, and the clock in the truck is ahead.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Anyone been to sweden in summer? What a weird place during the summer and so beautiful! In the middle of June and July "sunset" is about 2am in the morning and then "sunrise" is at 4am, two WHOLE hours later. What a odd thing this does to your body if you're only visiting for a short time. It takes a week or more to acclimate to the pervasive daylight. I've never been in winter, I don't think it would agree with me. I love the sunshine.

― Wiggy (Wiggy), Thursday, 13 October 2005 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Who here sets their clocks a few minutes ahead to confuse yourself into believing you're late so you'll be early?

I do this with my alarm clock. My logic, to the extent there is one, is that it sort of gives me early warning -- it's not 9 a.m. yet, but it will be soon!

What I like about the time changes is the reminder twice a year of how arbitrary the whole time-keeping system is. If we all agree it's 5 instead of 6, hey presto, it's 5.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:10 (eighteen years ago) link

DST in Aus is really no big deal. Dont forget there's HUGE spaces bwteeen major cities and such, and most eastern states are on the same DST time - QLD doesnt bother cos its too far north already (I think?) and WA is 3 hours behind anyway.

The one I dont get is China - isnt it true the WHOLE COUNTRY is on ONE timezone!?

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Chinese Standard Time. I guess it makes things easier. Really, there's no reason for the whole globe not to be on the same clock. Why would it matter?

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Everyone would be on the same day. Hmmm.

If we were on GMT, "midnight" for me would happen an hour before my usual workday was over. There's gotta be a reason why this wouldn't work, though I can't think of one right now, being that it's past midnight for me as it is.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:36 (eighteen years ago) link

You'd still have midnight, it just wouldn't necessarily be at 12 a.m. You could just number the hours 1 to 24 (or whatever, but 24 works OK), and the sun would come up at a different time everywhere. There's probably no great advantage either way, really.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Thursday, 13 October 2005 04:47 (eighteen years ago) link

>Who here sets their clocks a few minutes ahead to confuse yourself into believing you're late so you'll be early?<

I've never understood how one cons oneself this way. Compartmentalization or senility?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link

All the clocks in my house seem to be fast - computer, alarm clock, wall clock. (Though not my mobile phone or my watch.) I reset them and a few weeks later they're ten minutes fast again. I have no explanation for this. UNLESS! my house is in some kind of fast-time envelope.

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:41 (eighteen years ago) link

When you talk to the neighbors, do they swat their hands like there's a bug buzzing around?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link

indiana just got on the dst bandwagon!

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link

Next up? DECIDING WHAT TIME ZONE THEY WANT TO BE IN.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link

nine years pass...

It doesn't make sense, but I always feel like life has returned to normal.

I mean, it was fun being able to mow the yard until 8 pm, but it was also unnatural.

― pplains, Sunday, 2 November 2014 17:35 (nine years ago) link

ban lawns

― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Sunday, 2 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link

Well, yeah.

― pplains, Sunday, 2 November 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link

no daylight savings = the BEST of AZ's fuckoff maverick poilicies

― Walter MIDI (Crabbits), Sunday, 2 November 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link

Falling back >>>>>>>>>>>>> springing forward

That extra hour is like a mini vacation

― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Sunday, 2 November 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link

Thing about the timeslip for me is that it messes with my meal times. I've already had breakfast and two lunches today and it's barely 3 oclock.

― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link

https://justgngr.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/cher-turn-back-time-daylight-savings-clock.jpg

― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49doPwp0bc

― Thackeray Zax (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link

three years pass...

https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millions-of-clocks/4554376.html

― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:54 (five years ago) link

though the revive would be about this: EU backs ending daylight saving time

but of course trump will try and fuck w/ time if he gets the chance.

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 3 September 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link

Said it before and I'll say it again. I dont understand why people hate daylight savings. Whats not to love about sunshine for hours after work?

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link

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