New "Daylight Savings Time"

bczoom · Aug 9, 2005

Re: New \"Daylight Savings Time\"

( Yes, but I still lose an hours time I do not get back till fall. )

Ben

Think of it as you're gaining an hour that you don't have to pay back until spring. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I still like DST...
Today:
Sunrise: 6:24 am
Sunset: 8:24 pm

That sounds better to me than 5:24 am and 7:24 pm.

End of June it doesn't get dark until after 9PM. In the winter, who cares if it's light outside after dark. Not doing much anyway.

Brian

MikePA · Aug 9, 2005

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...who cares if it's light outside after dark 
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bczoom · Aug 9, 2005

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Doh. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif And this right after I caught Neil making the same mistake yesterday. I hope he's reading this one.

Tom_H · Aug 9, 2005

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O.K. I did a little Google research. Seems that Britain had double daylight saving time during WWII. That's why I heard ex-G.I.s who'd been stationed there talking about it.

I've been to England in the summer when the sun comes up at 4 a.m. and goes down at 11 p.m. (winter days are just as short as summer days are long at the high latitude) and I can see where that'd be useful to keep sunup at the same approximate time.

Seems that in Alaska they keep having discussions re. double daylight saving time for the same reason.

fishman · Aug 9, 2005

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Thanks Gatorboy for your direct and concise answers.

O.K., so if DST is from April to October, I'm all for it. An extra hour in the evening is great and expanding it makes me happy. I don't like the fact that during the winter it gets dark about 5:30 give or take. I also don't like the fact that it gets light an hour earlier during hunting season. You have to get up that much earlier to be out there on time. I'd just as soon it got light at 11 am and got dark at 8 pm. In fact, I think the time should be adjusted so that it always gets dark about 8 pm. But I would settle for DST year round. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I think that clarifies my position on this deal. Hopefully Gatorboy is no longer confused by my dumb question. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

dicker · Aug 9, 2005

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It looks like the issue of Daylight Savings in Canada could be a province to province decision.

The mood in Ontario seems to be split evenly among business which wants to stay in line with trading partners in the U.S. and parents who don't want their kids to come home from school in the dark.

Then there is a large segment that just doesn't care either way.

Richard

QueBota · Aug 9, 2005

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While their at it why can't we have a June 31st once every 4 years instead of a February 29th?

Dave

Junkman · Aug 9, 2005

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Why not just redo the calender to have 13 months of 28 days and resolve the issue once and for all?????? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Tom_H · Aug 9, 2005

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( Why not just redo the calender to have 13 months of 28 days and resolve the issue once and for all?????? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif )

Then the last (13th) month of the year would be 28 straight days of bad luck. Every month would have 4 weeks with no days left over. Since Sunday would be the first day of the week and the first day of every month, Friday would always fall on the 13th. Think of it: 13 straight months of Friday the 13, every year. I'll bet the world would come to an end on 13-13-13 /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif. That's even worse than the number 6-6-6. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bczoom · Aug 10, 2005

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( Why not just redo the calender to have 13 months of 28 days and resolve the issue once and for all??????)

We would then get an extra month of bills. Wouldn't matter on the usage bills but I'll bet the companies that charge monthly fees wouldn't lower their prices if this was done.

Which month would get the extra day for leap year?