Jean in Newcastle Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Question says it all. Daylight saving time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachingTwins Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yes. I'm not happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Pic removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks for the reminder. We would've missed gymnastics without you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks for the reminder. We would've missed gymnastics without you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 No, no lost sleep here! Just gotta get to church an hour earlier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Worst night of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yep, spring forward. Fall back is much better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's how it feels! I really dislike daylight savings time. Our priest sends the first 5 minutes of his sermon every year when the time changes ranting about DST. It's funny actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Who is "we"? Hawaii doesn't do DST, so those of us here won't be. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 DH is excited for it this year - he's on the night shift tonight, so his 12 hr shift is only 11 hrs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 DST is so stupid, imo! Loved not changing clocks when living in AZ. Boo, I say! BOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yep. Boo. The silver lining for me, though... Rolled Sleeves. :drool5: DH was not impressed, he hates rolling sleeves. I, on the other hand, enjoy the eye candy. :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 The silver lining for me, though... Rolled Sleeves. :drool5: DH was not impressed, he hates rolling sleeves. I, on the other hand, enjoy the eye candy. :hurray: Hehe. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 No lost sleep here. Just means I'm getting up an hour later than normal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thank goodness our digital clocks adjust themselves! I remember one year we didn't change our clocks and arrived an hour early to church. However, the previous service was still going so we thought we must be late.....we walked in, sat down, and the sermon had already started. We were so confused until later that afternoon when we finally figured it ou! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alef Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I say we start a mass movement to get rid of DST! Hawaii and Arizona have the right idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yup! Big sign at Ds's agility trial this afternoon about the time change. I'm wondering how many people are going to arrive at the wrong time tomorrow. Ds's scheduled time is early and, of course w/ DST it is even earlier. We have to leave the house at 7:30 an be up by 6:30 (which is really 5:30am, no matter what anyone else has to say about it! My body says it's really 5:30 and it will continue to say that for quite a while!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 DST is so stupid, imo! Loved not changing clocks when living in AZ. Boo, I say! BOO! I agree. When is this going to stop? I assume other countries do it to? Or is the US the only crazy country to come up with this idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I agree. When is this going to stop? I assume other countries do it to? Or is the US the only crazy country to come up with this idea? I don't know about other countries, but Canada does, except Saskatchewan - they stay on DST year round so it stays light really late in the summer. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I agree. When is this going to stop? I assume other countries do it to? Or is the US the only crazy country to come up with this idea? I don't think it was USA that came up with the idea at all. I am pretty sure it originated in England during WW!. I am off to do some searching and will post back with what I find.. :leaving: the south eastern states of Australia have daylight savings as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hmmm. apparently it was a New Zealander who first came up with the idea, and it was first used by Germany during WW1 to conserve coal. with the rest of Europe and England soon catching on. Apparently USA was pretty late on catching on to the idea and started in the 70s during the oil crisis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I may be the only person out there who loves DST and wishes we could stay on it year-round. It certainly doesn't bug me to get up "earlier" as I'm up early in the morning anyway. This just means when I'm restless in bed at 3:30am I no longer have to convince myself to try to get more sleep until 4:30am (when I usually get up). It's MUCH better (for me) this way and I REALLY prefer the extra daylight in the evening. My body doesn't adjust well when they switch the clocks back. I have never in my life been able to sleep in - unless I'm sick. Once I "slept in" until 7:30 and the family thought I was sick... I wasn't, but it was still really odd. I can go to bed at midnight and still be ready to get up around 4:30 or 5:00 at the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I actually wish everyone would just stay on DST, too. The powers that be have already extended it by a few weeks in each direction so that DST is more days, why not just go there and stay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I may be the only person out there who loves DST and wishes we could stay on it year-round. It certainly doesn't bug me to get up "earlier" as I'm up early in the morning anyway. This just means when I'm restless in bed at 3:30am I no longer have to convince myself to try to get more sleep until 4:30am (when I usually get up). It's MUCH better (for me) this way and I REALLY prefer the extra daylight in the evening. My body doesn't adjust well when they switch the clocks back. I have never in my life been able to sleep in - unless I'm sick. Once I "slept in" until 7:30 and the family thought I was sick... I wasn't, but it was still really odd. I can go to bed at midnight and still be ready to get up around 4:30 or 5:00 at the latest. I'm an early bird, too. But that doesn't stop me from passionately hating DST. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I may be the only person out there who loves DST and wishes we could stay on it year-round. It certainly doesn't bug me to get up "earlier" as I'm up early in the morning anyway. This just means when I'm restless in bed at 3:30am I no longer have to convince myself to try to get more sleep until 4:30am (when I usually get up). It's MUCH better (for me) this way and I REALLY prefer the extra daylight in the evening. My body doesn't adjust well when they switch the clocks back. I have never in my life been able to sleep in - unless I'm sick. Once I "slept in" until 7:30 and the family thought I was sick... I wasn't, but it was still really odd. I can go to bed at midnight and still be ready to get up around 4:30 or 5:00 at the latest. I'm right there with ya! I hate the regular time, when it gets dark so early. When it gets dark at 5, I am ready to go to bed then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I don't think it was USA that came up with the idea at all. I am pretty sure it originated in England during WW!. I am off to do some searching and will post back with what I find.. :leaving: the south eastern states of Australia have daylight savings as well Hmmm. apparently it was a New Zealander who first came up with the idea, and it was first used by Germany during WW1 to conserve coal. with the rest of Europe and England soon catching on. Apparently USA was pretty late on catching on to the idea and started in the 70s during the oil crisis. I've always read that Benjamin Franklin was the first person to suggest the idea of saving daylight by switching clocks. IIRC, he expressed the idea around 1784. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hmmm. apparently it was a New Zealander who first came up with the idea, and it was first used by Germany during WW1 to conserve coal. with the rest of Europe and England soon catching on. Apparently USA was pretty late on catching on to the idea and started in the 70s during the oil crisis. The US has a rocky history of DST. Congress didn't like it but they adopted it during both World Wars. They just got rid of it when they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I hate DST. >:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I love DST. I don't like getting up earlier but having it light longer is wonderful. I love warm evenings when it's still light outside. I love seeing all my neighbors again after our winter hibernation. Families start walking their dogs through the neighborhood, the kids are riding bikes, the flowers start blooming... Aaahhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I LOVE DST! I'm not up with the sun anyway, so I don't really care about early morning light, but I LOVE later light in the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 I hate time change. My circadian rhythm has a hard enough time without changing it twice a year. I don't have an opinion over which time is better - just choose one and stay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redheadmom Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I don't know about other countries, but Canada does, except Saskatchewan - they stay on DST year round so it stays light really late in the summer. :) This would be wonderful. I don't really like the time change, but I love DST. If we stop changing time, we should stay on DST. I like the extra light in the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Well, I lost more than an hour or I am coming down with something. Just now getting out of bed, at noon. Thank goodness my kids can feed themselves, sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Japan doesn't have it and the only problem is remembering how many hours the US is behind when it changes! Now that I am in the far western edge of the Eastern Tiime zone, it is horrendous for we Orthodox Jews. Our Passover Seder must begin after it is dark and so the first seder begins after 9pm and the second after 10pm. In Israel they change the clocks according to the Jewish holidays and while there is fussing and fighting to try to align closer to the secular world, the clocks still change right before Passover and right before Rosh HaShana... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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