[Hacker1]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

They did it wrong. Instead of keeping daylight saving time year around they should keep standard time year around..........I hate DST because that extra hour of daylight is burning up my lawn. LOL

I heartily agree!!!

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Hacker1

I heartily agree!!!

I assume you realize that Shimpy's comment was nothing but a big joke (and a good one at that)...correct?

Regardless of what time your watch/clock says, there is still the exact same amount of daylight hours...on any given day.

It really boils down to whether you prefer having sunrise occur an hour earlier in the morning...or having sunset an hour later in the evening.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

There is a meme floating around Facebook, Twitter, etc that sums up DST fairly well. From a Native American speaking, “Only a white man can cut off 6 inches from the bottom of a blanket, sew it to the top and then convince you that you have a longer blanket.”

Actually, that analogy isn't even close to being accurate.

No sensible person is saying that you somehow get an hour extra of actual daylight with DST...it simply changes the time on your clock when the sun rises and when it sets.

Originally Posted by Mleeja

Quite screwing around with time completely! To counter other comments, I like playing golf at 7:30 am, walking in the mornings, or getting my yardword done early.

Which simply means that you would be doing all of that an hour later...to maintain the exact same amount of daylight.

It really just boils down to either being a 'morning person' or 'an evening person.'

Since the majority of the country works, it allows those who still have jobs to have an extra hour of daylight to do things...once they get off of work.

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I am a morning person who prefers “god’s natural time”.

OK, whether intentional or not...that's pretty funny too.

Here's the reason Time Zones were instituted in the first place.


Why Were Time Zones Created?

19th Century Challenges

American railroads maintained many different time zones during the late 1800s. Each train station set its own clock making it difficult to coordinate train schedules and confusing passengers. Time calculation became a serious problem for people traveling by train (sometimes hundreds of miles in a day), according to the Library of Congress.

Every city in the United States used a different time standard, so there were more than 300 local sun-times to choose from.

Railroad managers tried to address the problem by establishing 100 railroad time zones, but this was only a partial solution to the problem.

[Aloha1]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

With DST, there will be the exact same amount of daylight. People will adjust.

I think more people would like more daylight later than earlier.

Of course the amount of daylight would be the same. No one is disputing that. The issue is the big screwup in morning activities, etc., as others here have brought up. Now the Florida Teachers Association has come out against this ill thought out idea as it will create a potential safety hazard for children going to school. Kiil the bill!

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

Of course the amount of daylight would be the same. No one is disputing that...

Of course that's true. (I certainly hope so anyway. ) You've never stated the obvious in expressing an opinion?

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

...it will create a potential safety hazard for children going to school...

Not if they start school an hour later...according to the clock, not the sun.

[joldnol]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Not if they start school an hour later...according to the clock, not the sun.

Most districts in Florida use the same bus at least twice a day, some thrice. That is why high school starts early, elementary 8ish and middle school ninish. Transportation wags the dog. Your proposal would require more buses and middle schoolers getting out after five.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Most districts in Florida use the same bus at least twice a day, some thrice. That is why high school starts early, elementary 8ish and middle school ninish. Transportation wags the dog. Your proposal would require more buses and middle schoolers getting out after five.

First of all, it’s not “my proposal”. Just a statement of fact.

Secondly, any change in school start times would likely necessitate other possible changes too. Transportation, while it may wag the the dog, is not etched in stone. It...like any other part of the entire education system or life in general...can change with the times.