RadiantFlamberge Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Tomorrow, Daylight Saving Time begins. I hate it. Yes, "Spring Forward", or having to set your clock ahead 1 hour, sucks. I know some people like the extra hour of daylight, but I sure don't. It gives you an extra hour of dark in the morning. Not my jam. I'd rather see the sun set on its normal schedule. I don't want daylight at 9 PM, when I'd rather be able to start winding down for the evening. I think DST should be gotten rid of nationally. Russia experimented with non-stop DST, then decided to ditch it totally after many complaints of late sunrises especially in winter. Good move. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I hate it too. Especially knowing why it exists. It was originally established in 1916 as a way for Germany to conserve coal during wartime, and was adopted by other countries for the same reason. Since then, it's come and gone multiple times. Usually around when there's some kind of energy crisis or large scale war (like the world wars). Now though, I don't think there's much reason for it to be around. We aren't having any kind of energy crisis, and while there is a war going on, it's not a large scale war. From what I understand, the main reason it's still around, at least in the US, is because of businesses. Businesses make more money since it gets dark later, and people shop more when it's light outside. Unfortunately, that means that it isn't going anywhere. As long as big businesses want it, it's going to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeHellsing Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I on the other hand am indifferent to it really, it's just... there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) It's pointless, I've always hated it. Although it will be nice to change the clocks in a few hours so it's actually daylight out longer in the afternoon. It's depressing to set the clocks back in Fall/Autumn and have it be pitch black at like 5:30pm Edited March 11, 2018 by BlindMango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Head Cthulhu Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 always thought it was a waste and many places no longer use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Hated it every year. I don't like waking up to it being dark outside or it getting dark before I even get home from work. Plus, all of my clocks are from the 1980s so I hate having to manually set them backwards and forwards by pressing the button and hoping to not accidentally skip over the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgrave Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I prefer going back so that way you can get an extra hour of sleep. However going forward sucks. Especially since going forward can cause the elderly to have heart attacks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaderboards Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Doesn't really bother me because I have this: Putting all my money in My Name is Mayo stock before it is released on PS4 and getting an hour more of sleep. So long suckers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuciaRosethorn Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I enjoy it, I personally hate it when the day gets dark hence why I have so many lights in my bedroom. Having the day stay lighter for more time makes the days seem longer and since I do art it's very much needed. The only thing which bothers me is losing an hour of sleep but I don't wake up early either so I can't complain. The clocks for UK don't move forward until the 25th March so I've still got to wait a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melty Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Hate it. But it might be good for me not to sleep so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfBambam55 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) in the middle on this one...lived in Japan for a decade where they don't apply it and it makes for short summer days...here now in Canada, i love the summer but work long hours so having sunlight till like 22:00 is tops...i just wish it would carry over so that this would be all year...i don't like the super short sun hours, dark at 16:30, in the winter so that hour less makes a difference and a dislike for the daylight savings...neither love nor hate...it is what it is... Edited March 11, 2018 by ProfBambam55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckSwimmer Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I do enjoy the extra hour of sleep though. I honestly am not a fan of it. It takes my body a couple of weeks to grasp the change. I especially hate the one coming up because I don't like losing sleep time.. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chirithy84 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Don´t like it at all. One hour less sleeü and dreaming of nice Things....and my Body are Feeling for weeks like a Zombie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightstream88 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Never liked it. I'd rather have more hours of darkness. Never liked have to change clocks either or having to adjust my schedule for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillia Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yup, absolutely hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I'm in minority here but I love it. I don't like when it get's dark at 5 pm. I love it when it is still light out at 9 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesopithecus Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I love it when the clocks go forward, having the lighter evenings is actually beneficial for me in a number of ways (mental health in particular) Florida are actually trying to pass it into law where it is daylight savings all the time: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-03-09/sunshine-state-florida-seeks-all-year-daylight-saving-time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Either have it all the time or don’t! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegeth Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I forgot all about it. I thought I just lost track of time grinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Always liked it as a kid, more time outside. Now I'm not as keen, it just means it's boiling hot for longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolkovo Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) I like the "good" one where I get an extra hour in bed Edited March 11, 2018 by Zolkovo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 And... I just don't like the time of day being 1 hour later than it would without the change. Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Stupid concept mankind made. Should be abolished. For people that work the hours when time change happens, sucks the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowStar83x Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 On 3/10/2018 at 11:05 PM, Mesopithecus said: I love it when the clocks go forward, having the lighter evenings is actually beneficial for me in a number of ways (mental health in particular) Florida are actually trying to pass it into law where it is daylight savings all the time: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-03-09/sunshine-state-florida-seeks-all-year-daylight-saving-time Yea, but it says the US Congress would have to approve...good luck with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Feral said: Always liked it as a kid, more time outside. Now I'm not as keen, it just means it's boiling hot for longer. It sucks both ways. In the morning, DST means an extra hour of colder temperatures & maybe even frost during my waking hours in March & early April. Brrr, brrr, brrr. Jamaica & many other Caribbean countries/territories don't have DST at all. If they don't need it, we sure don't either. The sun setting earlier can be a great relief if the day's high is 95+, which for me is where it starts to get too hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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