Time change. Again.

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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening.  This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
    Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it.
    I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,860
    mace1229 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening.  This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
    Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it.
    I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
    The time change does impact us here.  Instead of a 530 sunset it goes to 430.  So for us on the east coast it sucks.  every year I hate it.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    edited November 2021
    tempo_n_groove said:
    https://www.almanac.com/content/stopping-daylight-saving-time
    Chris, you WANT daylight saving time.  We go thru this every year.  DST is what gives us the extra hour of daylight in the evening.  It runs from March to November.  Why we spend 4 months of the year on standard time when there is the least amount of sunlight to begin with is what we need to stop.  PERMANENT daylight saving time or bust!!!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,860
    HesCalledDyer said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    https://www.almanac.com/content/stopping-daylight-saving-time
    Chris, you WANT daylight saving time.  We go thru this every year.  DST is what gives us the extra hour of daylight in the evening.  It runs from March to November.  Why we spend 4 months of the year on standard time when there is the least amount of sunlight to begin with is what we need to stop.  PERMANENT daylight saving time or bust!!!
    I know that.  It shouldn't be called anything but TIME and don't fucking change it.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    edited November 2021
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mace1229 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening.  This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
    Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it.
    I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
    The time change does impact us here.  Instead of a 530 sunset it goes to 430.  So for us on the east coast it sucks.  every year I hate it.
    What I meant was if there never was a time change ever, then we'd presumably be on Standard time all year, and it would have already been setting at 4:30. So the time change isnt why it sets so early, that's just the natural time. Does that make sense? In other words, the time change gives us an extra hour in the summer, but doesn't change anything in the winter, assuming we'd just be standard time all year. People blame the time change for the early sunset, when its the idiot who designed and set time to begin with. 

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,628
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,628
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    It’s spring forward, cal back. Set clocks forward an hour in the spring and it’s light an hour longer.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,028
    mace1229 said:
     it’s light an hour longer.
    The amount of light does not change from moving clocks.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,373
    This is my favorite of the two time changes. My wife complains for at least two weeks about how she has to get up an hour before she normally is used to. Good times.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    Poncier said:
    mace1229 said:
     it’s light an hour longer.
    The amount of light does not change from moving clocks.
    Correct, changing clocks doesn’t literally give more light. But it is typically considered having that affect since it is light an hour later in the evening when most people are home from work and not in the morning when we’re just getting out of bed, so it’s an hour more of usable light for most people to enjoy.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    edited March 2022
    Right now, give or take 3 or 4 minutes, the sun is rising at 6 Am and setting at 6 pm where we are. My alarm goes off at 6:45 AM. For 45 minutes I try to sleep when the sun is up. Come Sunday it won’t rise until 7 and will set at 7. I’m not trying to sleep when it’s light and it’s light longer in the evening. Therefore it’s going to feel like it’s more light. Plus, it’s only 6:30 here and I can’t sleep because it’s so light. I’ll finally be able to sleep until my alarm goes off.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    eeriepadave said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,373
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
    That is only when you are South of the Equator. 
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,268
    This is my favorite time change. After a few days of getting used to the morning I love the days being lighter later. It lifts my mood. 
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
    That is only when you are South of the Equator. 
    What?
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,373
    The Juggler said:
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
    That is only when you are South of the Equator. 
    What?
    Since your directions were backwards.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The Juggler said:
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    The Juggler said:
    eeriepadave said:
    yay, more daylight this weekend :smile:
    That's in the Fall, man.
    I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though. 
    Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
    That is only when you are South of the Equator. 
    What?
    Since your directions were backwards.
    No they weren't. What do you mean?
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,373
    It is Spring forward and Fall back. I thought you were joking when you said spring backwards and fall forward.

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