In the fall/winter we are on standard time, not DST. I think that if this legislation passes it will be interesting to see what people think about the winter months when it doesn’t get light until 0830-0900. Nixon did this in the early 70s (year round DST) and people didn’t like it so they changed back to the split ST/DST system that we have today. Maybe today things will be different.
That was back when more people had to go to work earlier than the current working person apparently. Some of us still have to be at work at 06:00, so we go to bed earlier than many of this crowd. It sounds like a lot of people now don't get out of bed until 08:00.
It depends. A lot of people commute long distances of an hour or more (I do). At least this is common in the west. I leave home by 6 in order to be at work by 7.
Yep. I remember those days. We weren't allowed to walk to school in the morning because we had to cross a highway, so my dad would drop us off on his way to work. I specifically remember going to church before school, then walking up to our classroom. Then, sitting in my desk in my 5th grade classroom with the windows on my left. I was facing west, the sky was pitch black, but over my left shoulder to the east, the sky was that deep blue right before sunrise. I'd watch the stars and planets fade out as the sun rose and would play that game of "Look away from the fading planet, then look back to see if you could still find it." until I could no longer see it. Then I'd feel the warmth of the sun on my back through the windows. There was a subdivision going up to the west of the school. I'd watch the workers show up as the sun came up and they'd start working. Over several years I'd watch as the fields I used to play in were converted to housing. I still drive right through there past the school about once every couple weeks. Fond memories of daydreaming out the window.
I leave home at 7:35 and get to work at 7:48. I'm kinda mad, because BEFORE they improved the roads with the Smart Streets Project, it used to take me 7 minutes. Now it takes 13.
There's still plenty of traffic starting around here about 5:30am, especially on the highways. Shifts in factories and warehouses still start at 6:00am. Most places that open to the public at 9:00am start business hours at 8:00am. The 9-5 job is in reality 8-5 with a one hour lunch. So they have to get up in time to get to work by 8.
Might be a consensus coming to go on DLS time year round. The Senate passed a bill just recently, all needed is to get it thru the House and signed by POTUS.Then I lost another hour or so setting my clocks ahead. It seems like I do this every spring...
My commute is 41 miles.I leave home at 7:35 and get to work at 7:48. I'm kinda mad, because BEFORE they improved the roads with the Smart Streets Project, it used to take me 7 minutes. Now it takes 13.
Babylon BeeAlmost sounds like fake news.
One of the local radio stations asks a trivia question every weekday, usually starting with “According to a recent survey...”
I couldn't do that.
The wife likes to sleep in on the weekends. I usually wake up around 7-8 on Saturdays and Sundays. So I slip out of bed, go out and get the paper from the mailbox, watch some news and read the paper. Then we'll make breakfast around 10 when she gets up. So many times, we don't get dressed until after 11 on the weekends. We then go out and do whatever we had planned for the day. We try and get our chores done throughout the week so we can do whatever we please on the weekends.
It’s actually a nice time to drink coffee and listen to the radio on the morning drive and a good time to decompress on the way home. It’s a choice I made to live in a rural area and not in the city.
Oh, it's not that I couldn't do it. I should have specified that I'm required to be on call with my job. Same as my last employer of 30 years. I could get called in 2, even 3 times per day, for small, 15 minute jobs like tripped breakers, tripped freeze stats on air handlers, condensate pumps not working, things like that. I get 2 hours minimum of pay for going in. So I'd spend 80 minutes driving for 2 hours pay three times in one day. That's what I couldn't do.
For some people, if we were on standard time, would then be riding a bike to work. What a nice way to start the day!I leave home at 7:35 and get to work at 7:48. I'm kinda mad, because BEFORE they improved the roads with the Smart Streets Project, it used to take me 7 minutes. Now it takes 13.
I would ride a bike, except, there is no way to avoid going through the west side of South Bend. Not the best of areas for anyone on foot or on a bike. It's really a shame, because the city put in a silly amount of bike lanes and nobody uses them but cars passing people on the right.
