Is daylight savings time useful? - Page 3

P-Sleazy · 10-31-2005, 03:13 PM

Well, either way you look at it, the days are getting shorter no matter what, atleast until the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21. Then days start to get longer, but not warmer.

Teehee, Krylo sucks cock! and wears lipstick, and wheres pretty little bows on his head.

Fifthfiend · 10-31-2005, 03:50 PM

I like that when I wake up in the mornings I get to see the sun again.

Of course it only lasts for a couple more weeks, so whatevs.

pochercoaster · 10-31-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by B_real_shadows

Teehee, Krylo sucks cock! and wears lipstick, and wheres pretty little bows on his head.

I totally asked him to use that avatar. Now, we just have to get him dressed up...

Anyways, I find daylight savings useful because until then I'd be blinded by the sunrise each morning when I walked to the buststop. It also allowed me to sleep in an hour on Saturday, which is very important.

adamark · 10-31-2005, 04:00 PM

For the last two days I have forgotten to switch my clock back and have missed out on that extra hour. Grrrr....

The problem with DST is that it shifts the sunset to around 4pm where I live. The earlier sunrise doesn't help me at all.

The_Phat_G · 10-31-2005, 07:54 PM

I'm with Ecurt on this one. I need that extra hour in the fall, because that's when classes start getting hectic and I start missing out on sleep. In fact, I love anything that helps me sleep, because I hate mornings. Whenever I get up for my 8:00 class, I feel the need to strangle something, like kittens. It's far too early for anything to be that adorable.

Fifthfiend · 10-31-2005, 08:02 PM

Incidentally if there ever is some broad-based movement to finally do away with nonsensically arbitrary horological distinctions, I vote we move the New Year back to March where it belongs.

Zenithian · 11-01-2005, 07:21 AM

New guy here...

You know, changing/maintaining this ritual is basically playing into a Catch-22, really. There's no way to account for and satisfy every contingency that arises (important or unimportant), not to mention the supposed benefits/downsides for going one way or the other. I mean, who's to say you, Wall Street, farmers and so on are the most important determinant? Ultimately, in the absence of jumping into a time machine and shaking some sense into those responsible back in the 1960s-1970s, there's no easy solution.

Then again, giving your circadian clock the ol' screwjob every six months isn't exacty an intelligent alternative, either...

BlackMageGirl! · 11-01-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenithian

Then again, giving your circadian clock the ol' screwjob every six months isn't exacty an intelligent alternative, either...

That goes in my signature. XD

Basically, there is not practical use for it. But since it's basically harmless it keep it up and there are many more pressing things that occupy our attention...that's probably why there hasn't been much noise about it.

I do like the extra hour of sleep meself though. =P

Toastburner B · 11-01-2005, 02:20 PM

Well...according to my research...there is at least one time that Daylight Savings Time came in handy.

I have no problem with it. It's nice in the fall, a little annoying in the spring.

Zenithian · 11-02-2005, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackMageGirl!

That goes in my signature. XD

Basically, there is not practical use for it. But since it's basically harmless it keep it up and there are many more pressing things that occupy our attention...that's probably why there hasn't been much noise about it.

I do like the extra hour of sleep meself though. =P

Ha, that's a first for me - I'm honored

The distinction that really plays into this whole mess is the fact daylight savings time has become a ritual, as opposed to its beginnings as a pragmatic (but rationally flawed) notion. The thing about rituals is they tend to last as long as (or outlive) the society that created it. As more time passes, this particular ritual becomes that much more difficult to end.

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10-31-2005, 03:50 PM	#22
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	I like that when I wake up in the mornings I get to see the sun again. Of course it only lasts for a couple more weeks, so whatevs. __________________ check out my buttspresso

10-31-2005, 08:02 PM	#26
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Incidentally if there ever is some broad-based movement to finally do away with nonsensically arbitrary horological distinctions, I vote we move the New Year back to March where it belongs. __________________ check out my buttspresso

11-01-2005, 07:21 AM	#27
Zenithian Wanderer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 4	New guy here... You know, changing/maintaining this ritual is basically playing into a Catch-22, really. There's no way to account for and satisfy every contingency that arises (important or unimportant), not to mention the supposed benefits/downsides for going one way or the other. I mean, who's to say you, Wall Street, farmers and so on are the most important determinant? Ultimately, in the absence of jumping into a time machine and shaking some sense into those responsible back in the 1960s-1970s, there's no easy solution. Then again, giving your circadian clock the ol' screwjob every six months isn't exacty an intelligent alternative, either... __________________ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Last edited by Zenithian; 11-01-2005 at 07:26 AM.

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Toastburner B Toasty has left the building Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hiding...because I don't want to die. Posts: 3,936	Well...according to my research...there is at least one time that Daylight Savings Time came in handy. I have no problem with it. It's nice in the fall, a little annoying in the spring. __________________ I came, I saw, I got team-killed. A lot.