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Title: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Rao on March 08, 2009, 11:46:49 AM: Since we just sprung forward an hour, I wanted to know how everybody feels about it. Personally, I don't like it.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: BP on March 08, 2009, 12:44:47 PM: I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate it.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: ShadowBrain on March 08, 2009, 12:59:31 PM: I said "I don't like it", but that's only partially true. While it's definitely good to use an hour less of electricity every day, the system of time is invented by people, so why don't we just permanently change it so it's always "one hour forward"? Heck, why not two or three? Besides, what with the green movement, I think people are already doing way more to save energy than DST ever can.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Glorb on March 08, 2009, 01:44:26 PM: It doesn't save any electricy or time or anything. It's our way of compensating for the fact that it's nearly impossible to fit a rigid structure over the rising and setting of the sun. Same reason we have leap years.

How exactly would the world respond if every single watch, clock, time display and sundial suddenly disappeared?
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Turtlekid1 on March 08, 2009, 03:23:58 PM: I don't like it, but that's just because I lose an hour of sleep. It's still a good idea.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Toad on March 08, 2009, 03:54:47 PM: Quote from: Glorb on March 08, 2009, 01:44:26 PM
How exactly would the world respond if every single watch, clock, time display and sundial suddenly disappeared?

It depends on the method of disappearance. If it were just a perfectly natural fact that my clock disappeared, I would be fine with it, but if aliens or time travel were involved, it wouldn't go over so well.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Luigison on March 08, 2009, 04:12:57 PM: I love love love love love love love love love love love love love love it.

I'd like to have it all the time and do away with regular time. Or at least pick a happy medium and stick to it. I hate time changes no matter which way they are going.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Chupperson Weird on March 08, 2009, 04:31:18 PM: Daylight saving time is stupid because it doesn't save any energy at all. It's also stupid because it makes the night too bright. Darkness is fine!
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: dc804 on March 08, 2009, 05:50:15 PM: I usually deal with it. I dont' hate it or like it. I am nuetral on this. But it does make it feel like there is more time in the day to do stuff.

I have the perfect song for daylight savings time.

It's Late-Queen

You say you love me
And I hardly know your name
And if I say I love you in the candlelight
There's no one but myself to blame
But there's something inside
That's turning my mind away
Oh how I could love you
If I could let you stay

It's later - but I'm bleeding deep inside
It's later - is it just my sickly pride?
Too later - even now the feeling seems to steal away
So later - though I'm crying I can't help but hear you say
It's later it's later it's later
But not too late
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: PaperLuigi on March 08, 2009, 05:58:40 PM: I hate it and I don't see much use for it; furthermore, it sucks.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Captain Jim on March 08, 2009, 06:06:39 PM: HATE IT. HATE.

>:C
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: The Chef on March 08, 2009, 07:42:55 PM: ........You know what? I like daylight savings time. A lot. You heard me. I said I like it. A lot. As in, I like daylight savings time a lot.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: PaperLuigi on March 08, 2009, 07:57:56 PM: Don't worry, we still love you despite your shortcomings.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: SolidShroom on March 08, 2009, 08:58:31 PM: I just hate the changes. I enjoy having evenings last longer, though. Really, I'm with Luigison on this one.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: ShadowBrain on March 08, 2009, 09:51:23 PM: Quote from: Glorb on March 08, 2009, 01:44:26 PM
How exactly would the world respond if every single watch, clock, time display and sundial suddenly disappeared?
Quote from: Toad on March 08, 2009, 03:54:47 PM
aliens or time travel were involved
Ahh, that was one of my ideas for a book! Well, kind of, but still, don't take it!
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Sapphira on March 08, 2009, 10:29:43 PM: Quote from: Luigison on March 08, 2009, 04:12:57 PM
I'd like to have it all the time and do away with regular time. Or at least pick a happy medium and stick to it. I hate time changes no matter which way they are going.
^
I like it light at later hours and darker in the morning, but I'm not a morning person, so...
I hate DLS because I lose an hour, but love it because it's light longer. The opposite is true for when it ends. Darkness at 5 PM is just depressing.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: jmdblazer on March 08, 2009, 11:14:53 PM: It doesn't make sense to change it back an hour in the fall, when it's already getting darker by itself, then daylight savings time comes and makes it darker an hour earlier.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Chupperson Weird on March 08, 2009, 11:18:21 PM: Quote from: Sapphira on March 08, 2009, 10:29:43 PM
Darkness at 5 PM is just ~~depressing.~~ awesome because it's nice and dark but you're still awake!

jmdblazer, Daylight Saving Time happens in the summer, not winter. Correct actual real time happens in winter.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: ShadowBrain on March 09, 2009, 07:08:08 AM: Since melatonin and your whatever gland makes you start getting tired right about when it gets dark, I say the later the lighter the better.
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: Chupperson Weird on March 09, 2009, 12:17:14 PM: So why do I regularly not get tired until 2 or 3 AM?
Title: Re: Daylight Savings Time
Post by: FlamingBlueMario on March 09, 2009, 07:28:35 PM: I hate Daylight Savings Time. It completely threw me off track yesterday and I'm still trying to adjust to it. :\