Years ago I'd move my clocks and mindset on Friday. It seemed easier to adjust mentally for getting to work Monday and by the middle of the week I was more or less in tune.
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RustyRatRod
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I think it should be moved 30 minutes ahead and lock it down for good.
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Again, the interests of the powerful daylight savings time lobby has prevailed over common sense.
I still haven't figured out who this powerful lobby is though. They must be deep in hiding.
I still haven't figured out who this powerful lobby is though. They must be deep in hiding.
Not tonight but.......
alsant
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We don’t do that **** here !
Everything automatically adjusts except for the stove clock.
Give this a try! 
Doe's anybody really know what time it is ?
Great tune
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
We do something kind of similar. We adjust everything by 1/2 hr on Friday night and do the rest on Saturday night. It is sort of like a soft landing.
I wish the time change nonsense would finally be ended. I prefer daylight savings time, but a 1/2 hour change like RRR suggested would be a fine compromise.
I just really dislike Standard time. Sunset at 4:30 pm in December just plain sucks.
So Cal construction industry is more or less predicated on clocks moving over decades.
Safety wise and common sense allowed me to adjust to minimal inconveniences.
Just saying . . .
Safety wise and common sense allowed me to adjust to minimal inconveniences.
Just saying . . .
This time change came about because the electric light bulb had not yet been invented.
There was no electrical grid powering every building in the country.
So they move the clock forward to make the daylight last longer at the end of the day.
The total light hours available is exactly the same no matter if the clock is set to our “standard” time or if we move the clocks ahead three hours.
Since we now have electricity and lighting they need to pick a standard and leave the clocks the hell alone.
It’s insanity to do this stupid **** twice a year.
There is ample proven research out there that says the number of car accidents goes up on the Monday after DST changes, and number goes down when changing back to standard time.
Any work that can be done with the available light at 9 pm DST can be done at 9 pm standard time using lighting.
Most businesses like construction or running an engine dyno (just an example for comparison) do not operate after 6 pm regardless of sun light or artificial lighting because the noise and activity irritate residential areas.
So the claim we need the later daylight hours to do more work is now obsolete.
Back in the day, farmers had to quit when it got dark. So did most other businesses because available lighting was about nonexistent.
That is not the case today.
It’s time to END THE MADNESS AND FOLLY of daylight saving time.
It’s become obsolete.
There was no electrical grid powering every building in the country.
So they move the clock forward to make the daylight last longer at the end of the day.
The total light hours available is exactly the same no matter if the clock is set to our “standard” time or if we move the clocks ahead three hours.
Since we now have electricity and lighting they need to pick a standard and leave the clocks the hell alone.
It’s insanity to do this stupid **** twice a year.
There is ample proven research out there that says the number of car accidents goes up on the Monday after DST changes, and number goes down when changing back to standard time.
Any work that can be done with the available light at 9 pm DST can be done at 9 pm standard time using lighting.
Most businesses like construction or running an engine dyno (just an example for comparison) do not operate after 6 pm regardless of sun light or artificial lighting because the noise and activity irritate residential areas.
So the claim we need the later daylight hours to do more work is now obsolete.
Back in the day, farmers had to quit when it got dark. So did most other businesses because available lighting was about nonexistent.
That is not the case today.
It’s time to END THE MADNESS AND FOLLY of daylight saving time.
It’s become obsolete.
BS to me as a 37 plus year IUOE 12 SOB.
Twas easier to have working hours linked to daylight safety concerns period.
If y'all want to change the BS yank your Congressman and Senators chain lol.
As a retired old screw I wake up whenever lol.
Twas easier to have working hours linked to daylight safety concerns period.
If y'all want to change the BS yank your Congressman and Senators chain lol.
As a retired old screw I wake up whenever lol.
Out of curiosity have you ever worked in the construction industry ?
French demon
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Did u already change time in USA? Here in Europe, it will happen only on Sunday March, 30.
At 2:00 am, il will be 3:00
At 2:00 am, il will be 3:00
Sunday 2 a.m. here if not mistaken, I only go earlier to try and adjust.
Doh ! One man's opinion and everyone has their take. Just my opine.
Lol as an old faak I would have been lucky to show Monday on time and the bosses would say faak it !
Out of curiosity do you know what light is?
Out of curiosity how many actual days have YOU worked construction past let’s say 7 pm?
Just out of curiosity how do YOU think road construction crews work on the roads at night?
Just curious.
IUOE Local 12 as a Surveyor, I've worked in the middle of some of the nastiest intersections in So Cal and beyond with no protection other than a few cones.
To this day at 65 I'm willing to go out and play. Are you game ?
To this day at 65 I'm willing to go out and play. Are you game ?
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