Time change. Again.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    edited March 2019
    I love falling back so much that it makes springing forward worth it. It definitely has an effect on my sleep either way. I do NOT support getting rid of it at all unless everyone else does too. I think it's really stupid to go on a different schedule than most of the rest of the world. I don't even know why any politician would think doing such a thing would be beneficial or useful. All it would really do is cause a bunch of inconveniences for businesses and individuals.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    edited March 2019
    Wait a minute-- spring forward March 10th?  That's this Sunday.  You're telling me I'm going to lose an hour's sleep THIS SUNDAY? 

    Excuse me, I need to go break something.

    :lol:
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    PJ_Soul said:
    I love falling back so much that it makes springing forward worth it. It definitely has an effect on my sleep either way. I do NOT support getting rid of it at all unless everyone else does too. I think it's really stupid to go on a different schedule than most of the rest of the world. I don't even know why any politician would think doing such a thing would be beneficial or useful. All it would really do is cause a bunch of inconveniences for businesses and individuals.
    Well, BC is considering it ... 
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    rgambs said:
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
    Yep. Unless you go to bed super late or need an alarm to wake up on Sunday, you don’t lose any sleep at all. You sleep the same amount of time, it’s just a different time when you wake up. I never understood the whole losing/gaining sleep argument.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    HesCalledDyer said:
    rgambs said:
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
    Yep. Unless you go to bed super late or need an alarm to wake up on Sunday, you don’t lose any sleep at all. You sleep the same amount of time, it’s just a different time when you wake up. I never understood the whole losing/gaining sleep argument.
    Just another excuse for weak whiners to whine about their weaknesses.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    edited March 2019
    Meltdown99 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I love falling back so much that it makes springing forward worth it. It definitely has an effect on my sleep either way. I do NOT support getting rid of it at all unless everyone else does too. I think it's really stupid to go on a different schedule than most of the rest of the world. I don't even know why any politician would think doing such a thing would be beneficial or useful. All it would really do is cause a bunch of inconveniences for businesses and individuals.
    Well, BC is considering it ... 
    Yes, but only if the entire west coast does it too. Horgan said he'd only go ahead if Washington, Oregon, and California were also on board, and asked the governors of all three states to keep him updated on their status with it - they're trying to do it as a group, if they do it at all .... Typical for John Horgan. He is a practical, common sense guy - probably the best BC premier of my lifetime so far (obviously not just because of this, lol). And he is very tuned in to the west coast US states, particularly Washington. He knows we have to work together. Other past premiers haven't considered that factor anywhere near as thoughtfully.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    rgambs said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    rgambs said:
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
    Yep. Unless you go to bed super late or need an alarm to wake up on Sunday, you don’t lose any sleep at all. You sleep the same amount of time, it’s just a different time when you wake up. I never understood the whole losing/gaining sleep argument.
    Just another excuse for weak whiners to whine about their weaknesses.
    No, it's just a stupid archaic practice that has zero bearing on the present population.

    I personally am not a fan of it being dark at 430 PM.  I am a fan of it being dark at 630 AM though.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rgambs said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    rgambs said:
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
    Yep. Unless you go to bed super late or need an alarm to wake up on Sunday, you don’t lose any sleep at all. You sleep the same amount of time, it’s just a different time when you wake up. I never understood the whole losing/gaining sleep argument.
    Just another excuse for weak whiners to whine about their weaknesses.
    No, it's just a stupid archaic practice that has zero bearing on the present population.

    I personally am not a fan of it being dark at 430 PM.  I am a fan of it being dark at 630 AM though.
    Soooooo, it's a stupid archaic practice... of which you enjoy the results?
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  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    My dog was unimpressed. Had to be dragged out of bed this morning after an hour of people being up and around. The cat on the other hand was all over early breakfast. I just wish the powers that be would pick one time and stick to it. The constant flipping back and forth blows.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,103
    Yeah another nuance that doesn’t affect my life in any way , people will complain about anything..
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    josevolution said:
    Yeah another nuance that doesn’t affect my life in any way , people will complain about anything..

    Well, there's lots to complain about. The time changes are related to higher rates of car crashes, higher rates of heart attacks, and more workplace injuries. 

    Some studies suggest a small reductions in energy use, while others show a small increase; this is likely related strongly to local economies so probably can't be standardized. 

    No evidence of overall benefits, and there is evidence of harms. It's time to get rid of the change.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    It's weird how people travel to different time zones ALL the time but no one bitches about that time change.  The time change is fine, people just fear change and make it out to be some big, bad voodoo that simply does not exist.  Anxiety over the change is probably the cause of all those things, not the time change itself.  Correlation != causality.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    HesCalledDyer said:
    It's weird how people travel to different time zones ALL the time but no one bitches about that time change.  The time change is fine, people just fear change and make it out to be some big, bad voodoo that simply does not exist.  Anxiety over the change is probably the cause of all those things, not the time change itself.  Correlation != causality.
    People don't bitch about jet lag? That's news.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    oftenreading said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    It's weird how people travel to different time zones ALL the time but no one bitches about that time change.  The time change is fine, people just fear change and make it out to be some big, bad voodoo that simply does not exist.  Anxiety over the change is probably the cause of all those things, not the time change itself.  Correlation != causality.
    People don't bitch about jet lag? That's news.
    There's not a 16 page thread about it.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    oftenreading said:
    josevolution said:
    Yeah another nuance that doesn’t affect my life in any way , people will complain about anything..

    Well, there's lots to complain about. The time changes are related to higher rates of car crashes, higher rates of heart attacks, and more workplace injuries. 

    Some studies suggest a small reductions in energy use, while others show a small increase; this is likely related strongly to local economies so probably can't be standardized. 

    No evidence of overall benefits, and there is evidence of harms. It's time to get rid of the change.
    Essential thinning of the herd!
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    HesCalledDyer said:
    oftenreading said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    It's weird how people travel to different time zones ALL the time but no one bitches about that time change.  The time change is fine, people just fear change and make it out to be some big, bad voodoo that simply does not exist.  Anxiety over the change is probably the cause of all those things, not the time change itself.  Correlation != causality.
    People don't bitch about jet lag? That's news.
    There's not a 16 page thread about it.
    I guess we don't all fly internationally on the same day.
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    HesCalledDyer said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    rgambs said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    rgambs said:
    Doesn't effect my sleep at all, doesn't effect my toddler either.  Supposedly it effects children very much, I don't buy it.  I think 90% of the complaints are just people whining because that's what people do.
    Yep. Unless you go to bed super late or need an alarm to wake up on Sunday, you don’t lose any sleep at all. You sleep the same amount of time, it’s just a different time when you wake up. I never understood the whole losing/gaining sleep argument.
    Just another excuse for weak whiners to whine about their weaknesses.
    No, it's just a stupid archaic practice that has zero bearing on the present population.

    I personally am not a fan of it being dark at 430 PM.  I am a fan of it being dark at 630 AM though.
    Soooooo, it's a stupid archaic practice... of which you enjoy the results?
    No...  I should have been clearer.  I am a fan of it being dark at 630 am instead of dark at 430 pm.  Stop the spring/fall thing and we can have more evening daylight.  That would be just fine w me.

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