[coffeebean]

As an adult, I have never been a fan of the "spring forward" and "fall back" ritual and have always wished for one or the other. I never really gave it much thought regarding the ramifications of either; just pick one!

Call me a creature of the night, but I have always loved it when it was dark early, especially in the winter. The feeling of being home in a warm house after school in the darkness was comforting to me. I grew up in New York so I recall it being dark at 4:30 PM and watching American Bandstand after school when it was dark outside.

I am sort of programmed to want that earlier darkness even now as an adult. I guess, I am leaning towards remaining on standard time permanently. After reading an article about what it would be like on DST permanently, I know for sure that I do not want the sun to rise at 4:30 am in the wintertime.

After reading about this time change debate, there is so much more to the equation regarding health, fuel consumption and all sort of other things that I have never pondered. My only concern is if it will be dark or light at a certain time of day.

How do you feel about this and what would you rather have permanently set into law, standard time or daylight saving time? I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

[JMintzer]

Give me DST, year round!

[Malsua]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Give me DST, year round!

I'm with you. Give me sun later in the day, I.E. Savings time.

Up north, standard time(Winter) meant that I left for work in the dark and got home in the dark.

I'm usually up very early, often 4 to 5, and I STILL would rather the sun come up at 7am than at 6am and get an extra hour in the evening to be out doing something fun or useful.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I say split the difference. Adjust it by a half hour and leave it.

[ChicagoNative]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I say split the difference. Adjust it by a half hour and leave it.

Exactly!

[Smalley]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I say split the difference. Adjust it by a half hour and leave it.

Brilliant idea to move clock 30 minutes permanently. If I had to chose, I'd opt for standard time. Love to see the light in the morning!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I say split the difference. Adjust it by a half hour and leave it.

I thought about that too. That is a good option but I don't think that is a consideration yet. After reading about this, there are states that would like to change their time zones. There is a lot more to this than I ever knew.

[Stu from NYC]

DST for sure like the extra hour of daylight at night

[Madelaine Amee]

As a retiree I will opt for DST. I have no reason to get out of bed early now that I don't have to join the rush hour crowd, and I really like the light evenings. If you did a survey, you might find that getting dark at 4:20pm in the winter might cause depression in people living alone. Darkness early in the evening makes for a very long night.

[Chi-Town]

Dst - 365

[Byte1]

I would just like to see them freeze it so that it was not constantly changing twice a year, regardless of DST or Standard.

[Bogie Shooter]

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I say split the difference. Adjust it by a half hour and leave it.

Don't know how that would work in a global economy, but I like the thought!

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

As a retiree I will opt for DST. I have no reason to get out of bed early now that I don't have to join the rush hour crowd, and I really like the light evenings. If you did a survey, you might find that getting dark at 4:20pm in the winter might cause depression in people living alone. Darkness early in the evening makes for a very long night.

It’s called SunDowner Syndrome, also called sundowning or late-day confusion, is a group of symptoms that occur in someone with memory loss that can start around late afternoon and continue into the night. It can cause increased confusion, disorientation, anxiety, agitation, pacing and even wandering.
It’s best to keep blinds closed as not to upset people with mental conditions in the afternoon.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

As a retiree I will opt for DST. I have no reason to get out of bed early now that I don't have to join the rush hour crowd, and I really like the light evenings. If you did a survey, you might find that getting dark at 4:20pm in the winter might cause depression in people living alone. Darkness early in the evening makes for a very long night.

Thinking more about it.....I do prefer to go with DST all year round. I really don't want to have sunrise at 4:30 am in the summer which standard time would do. That is just too early for light in the sky and that is what will happen with standard time in the summer. Also.....standard time would give us sunset at 7:30 pm in the summer.