Daylight Savings Time is Here to Stay

[DAOutfitters208]

If you have young kids, you will understand why we want to stop changing clocks back and forth.

 

[Htm84]

I always thought we should just split the difference and move the clock permanently 30 minutes and just leave it alone. Who cares if we’re 30 minutes off from the rest of the world.

 

[Newtosavage]

For me it shakes out this way,………
I’m retired, I get up when I wake up, no clock, no alarm, no problem.
Hunting starts 30 minutes before sunrise, ends 30 minutes after sunset, so again, no problem.
I go to bed when I get sleepy, don’t need no clock telling me it’s bedtime, my body does that quite well. No problem there either.
The only time I use a clock is for appointments or shopping and I schedule those for mid morning to mid afternoon so changing time is of no benefit there.

My life revolves around the sun same as yours, the only difference is you have to arrange yours to fit an artificial schedule, the 🕰 and someone telling you when to do something. Not saying you’re wrong, heck I did it for almost 60 years, I just like my way better.

We all like "your" way better. Some of us just haven't gotten there yet. LOL

 

[Newtosavage]

If you have young kids, you will understand why we want to stop changing clocks back and forth.

And I'm sure nobody has ever missed church or shown up an hour early for church either. LOL

 

[nodakian]

I live in a very northern tier state and on the western side of the time zone. As it stands now, in the winter I have to drive to work in the dark and back home in the dark. It will be wonderful to be able to drive home when it is still light out and actually be able to see things in my yard for a few minutes a day

You must be near me (Dickinson) as this describes my situation exactly.

 

[mi650]

Agree and it matches natural sleep rythms better. Docs have argued this forever. So weird to go with savings. I wish it could be split down middle.

This is the best option. I really don't care which, ST, DST, change it 1/2 an hour, and LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! This changing nonsense is insane and has to stop.

 

[jhm2023]

Living in interior Alaska and working rotating shifts. I'd say this really has little effect on me other than the convenience of not messing with the clocks. Here it's either dark all the damn time or lots of daylight.

 

[Maverick1]

“What’s in it for me?”

AM hunts:
I am not a morning person.
In October and the first week of November I like the fact that hunting doesn’t start in the morning until about 7:00 am. When the clock moves back an hour, that means I have to drag my carcass out of bed an hour earlier. I don’t really like that. On the days when I have a long drive to the hunting spot, and a long hike/bike/canoe into a spot, getting up at 2:00 am kinda stinks!

PM hunts:
In October and the first week of November, I like it that the evening hunts end about 5:45, because it is still possible to leave work a bit early and get out for an evening hunt. Once the clocks move back an hour, and shooting time ends at 4:45 pm, I lose the ability to hunt after work in the evening without burning some vacation time. So, I tend to get out less often in November, which kind of stinks because that can be some of the best hunting.

In general I am not able to hunt in the mornings before work. (And, a couple of times when I was able to get out for a hunt in the morning, and I actually shot something, it then meant I wasn’t able to actually go to work…..which kind of caused other problems!)

So, I’m not a fan of the “fall back” adjustment. I see two disadvantages for me. (And, of course, it’s all about me, snowflake! LOL.)

 

[Super tag]

Long overdue change, I find the older I get the harder it is to adjust to the time change. Hallelujah

 

[GSPHUNTER]

“What’s in it for me?”

AM hunts:
I am not a morning person.
In October and the first week of November I like the fact that hunting doesn’t start in the morning until about 7:00 am. When the clock moves back an hour, that means I have to drag my carcass out of bed an hour earlier. I don’t really like that. On the days when I have a long drive to the hunting spot, and a long hike/bike/canoe into a spot, getting up at 2:00 am kinda stinks!

PM hunts:
In October and the first week of November, I like it that the evening hunts end about 5:45, because it is still possible to leave work a bit early and get out for an evening hunt. Once the clocks move back an hour, and shooting time ends at 4:45 pm, I lose the ability to hunt after work in the evening without burning some vacation time. So, I tend to get out less often in November, which kind of stinks because that can be some of the best hunting.

In general I am not able to hunt in the mornings before work. (And, a couple of times when I was able to get out for a hunt in the morning, and I actually shot something, it then meant I wasn’t able to actually go to work…..which kind of caused other problems!)

So, I’m not a fan of the “fall back” adjustment. I see two disadvantages for me. (And, of course, it’s all about me, snowflake! LOL.)

I'm not a morning person either. I generally don't get up until 5:30 AM.

 

[BFR]

We all like "your" way better. Some of us just haven't gotten there yet. LOL

Patience young grasshopper. Your time will come.

 

[Q child]

I say we change it more often. And by several hours rather than just one. Really slam that clock around. Just go wild with it you know? Maybe sometimes it could even be tomorrow? Or yesterday?

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I say we change it more often. And by several hours rather than just one. Really slam that clock around. Just go wild with it you know? Maybe sometimes it could even be tomorrow? Or yesterday?

Maybe go back 50 years. ya, that would be just about right. I'd pass on my first marriage.

 

[butcherboy]

I hate DST. It’s rough on my kids. I hate to think about all the kids out there having to wait for a school bus in the winter, in the dark. Dangerous. I don’t hunt after work like eastern whitetail hunters do. I hunt when I draw a tag and then take the time off from work to hunt how ever many days I think I may or may not need. I would prefer it to get dark in the summer at 8:30 instead of 9:30. It’s friggin HOT! In the summer and it getting a little cooler in the evenings sooner would be nice.

 

[bsnedeker]

I hate DST. It’s rough on my kids. I hate to think about all the kids out there having to wait for a school bus in the winter, in the dark. Dangerous. I don’t hunt after work like eastern whitetail hunters do. I hunt when I draw a tag and then take the time off from work to hunt how ever many days I think I may or may not need. I would prefer it to get dark in the summer at 8:30 instead of 9:30. It’s friggin HOT! In the summer and it getting a little cooler in the evenings sooner would be nice.

My kid has waited, in the dark, in the winter, for the bus many, many times regardless of DST.

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[N2TRKYS]

I wish they would leave it alone. I prefer the change twice a year. It’s perfect that way.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I wish they would leave it alone. I prefer the change twice a year. It’s perfect that way.

As I mentioned in earlier post, it was tried before and didn't't work. we shall see how it fares this time around. Tried during WW 2 to save energy and again in the early 70's for the same reason. Maybe third time is the charm.

 

[Billinsd]

I wish they would leave it alone. I prefer the change twice a year. It’s perfect that way.

Damn Straight!

 

[KurtR]

I hate DST. It’s rough on my kids. I hate to think about all the kids out there having to wait for a school bus in the winter, in the dark. Dangerous. I don’t hunt after work like eastern whitetail hunters do. I hunt when I draw a tag and then take the time off from work to hunt how ever many days I think I may or may not need. I would prefer it to get dark in the summer at 8:30 instead of 9:30. It’s friggin HOT! In the summer and it getting a little cooler in the evenings sooner would be nice.

Kids here go to school in the dark any way they would also rather have more sunlight after school. Little good it does them in the morning.

 

[cornfedkiller]

I can just picture several years after this gets passed - half the people love it, half hate it... politicians up for reelection giving speeches at their rallies.. "Vote for me, and I will end Daylight Savings Time in the winter and once again let people turn their clocks back!!"

(and the crowd goes wild)