I don't. I flip on light switches most of the time and it doesn't matter if the time changed. I'd rather stay on Daylight Saving Time and have an extra hour of daylight in the evening year round. I don't care for changing times twice a year. Not changing times would save the economy money in my opinion. I've read that there are a lot more serious accidents when we lose an hour of sleep in the Spring. I beleive if I remember correctly that results in over 2,600 lost work time hours. That doesn't include pain and misery of the entire population from losing sleep. The same study I read indicated moving the clock backwards did not result in any loss of sleep or increased accidents.
Who's for not changing the time? I think it costs the economy money to keep changing it.
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Yes I'm Siskel, yes I'm Ebert and you're getting two thumbs up
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To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time
But more important, for most everybody except the amateur astronomers, we gain quality of life. We have longer evenings for adults to have barbecues and kids to play tag. (Assuming that kids still play tag in this Digital Age.)
But skywatchers HATE daylight savings time because they have to wait another hour before it is dark enough for the stars to shine.
Adding daylight to afternoons can benefit retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun.
As far as safety, some estimates are that auto fatalities are reduced 5% during DST.
Lots of kids have to walk to school (or stand at the bus stop) at daybreak during standard time. Under DST, those same kids would likely be in the dark.
Our schools are still on an agrarian schedule. This is why schools need to swing away from that and go 9a-5p and year round instead of following centuries old practices (i.e. Spring Break is meant for planting).
The U.S. Dept. of Energy concluded in a 2008 report that the 2007 U.S. extension of DST saved 0.5% of electricity usage. Retailers, sporting goods makers, and many other businesses benefit from the extra afternoon sunlight during DST, which causes customers to shop & participate in outdoor afternoon sports. Fortune magazine estimated that a seven-week extension of DST would yield an additional $30 million for 7-Eleven stores, and the National Golf Foundation estimated the extension would increase golf industry revenues $200-300 million. In 1995, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated a reduction of 1.2% in traffic fatalities during DST, including a 5% reduction in crashes fatal to pedestrians.
Funny how this country came from nothing to become the greatest country in the history of mankind WITHOUT the "help" of DST. Now that we try to micro manage every fucking facet of ever fucking thing, it just keeps getting worse!
I read that study again. A government study was done on the Mining industry that showed an increase of over 2,600 lost work days due to increased accidents due to losing an extra hour of sleep on Mondays following the time change (over 24 years). Other factors were eliminated and more accidents did happen on the Mondays following the time change. I do like an extra hour of sunlight in the evenings. I'd rather just stay on this time instead of changing it twice a year. The government might be claiming an energy savings in 2 households out of a thousand. Meanwhile some poor guy just spent a few thousand due to an auto accident he had due to less sleep. If our government thinks this is cost effective, maybe we should change the time every day and require everyone who wrecks to pay several thousand. The government could really save money then. (sarcasm).
If anyone thinks there is some great need for DST to save a few megawatt-hours of energy, that's just sad. Clubber has it right (again) -- the central government is in the micro-management business.
And so far as people may tie this to "global warming" -- if you believe humans cause catastrophic climate change by emitting "greenhouse gases," do your part and stop breathing. That would make the world a better place. If you try to charge me for a solution to your make-believe climate crisis, I'll help you with that...
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Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about
So put your hands down my pants and I'll bet you'll feel nuts
Yes I'm Siskel, yes I'm Ebert and you're getting two thumbs up
You've had enough of two-hand touch you want it rough you're out of bounds
I want you smothered want you covered like my Waffle House hashbrowns
Come quicker than FedEx never reach an apex just like Coca-Cola stock you are inclined
To make me rise an hour early just like Daylight Savings Time
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But more important, for most everybody except the amateur astronomers, we gain quality of life. We have longer evenings for adults to have barbecues and kids to play tag. (Assuming that kids still play tag in this Digital Age.)
But skywatchers HATE daylight savings time because they have to wait another hour before it is dark enough for the stars to shine.
As far as safety, some estimates are that auto fatalities are reduced 5% during DST.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ba/pba/pdfs/…
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pu…
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/rep…
And so far as people may tie this to "global warming" -- if you believe humans cause catastrophic climate change by emitting "greenhouse gases," do your part and stop breathing. That would make the world a better place. If you try to charge me for a solution to your make-believe climate crisis, I'll help you with that...