On the pessimistic side, somebody we didn’t vote for is making money from this arcane practice. It needs to go way. Please write to your senators nd reps. in congress to do something meaningful and useful for change.
So do I! I work overnight so we already lost an hour of our normal shift, then we also had over time due to call offs. Overtime is a thing to be expected on a shift, but on daylight savings I was like no thanks. Can’t you managers be a little more sympathetic? Like they will just have to understand we had call offs and fuck em tbh. Aha. I didn’t get off work until 8 am and home at almost 9 am, when normally my shift ends at 6:30 am. So I just went to bed when I got home since the day was already wasted tbh. π¦
I hate daylight savings time, but it is for a different reason. Saskatchewan does not change the clocks. My problem is, I have a hard time remembering the different time zones. Part of the year we are the same as Manitoba. During daylight time we are the same time as Alberta.
And every year the debate once more starts about daylight savings time, to keep it or abolish it.
It really is stupid isn’t it? So, last year BC, Washington, Oregon, and California talked about doing away with daylight savings time but missed the mark. We’re hoping that this will be the final year for the west coast and I’m sure if BC did that Alta would soon follow
I sure wish it would become a forgotten thing. I read an article about a family in Connecticut who just didnβt participate. But they had a lifestyle that allowed that. I sure wish I did too…
Haha, sometimes when it’s gone back in winter and I’d forgotten it was happening (so forgotten to make use of the extra hour), I just stayed on normal time until I was ready to enjoy that extra hour :D. I just had to mentally adjust the time for a few days lol. Pure stubbornness.
I think that would be hella hard. I mean.. what happens when your kid needs to go to the doc? You essentially have to work on the world’s clock. Maybe they just don’t go to the doctor? If they want to put forth the effort to fight it, I guess that’s their will.
Haha, I don’t get all the hate about it. What’s wrong with it? I personally love it because it shakes things up, it adds novelty. Although when I lived in Scotland it did cause me problems with sleeping when it was light until 11pm π.
I think it just sucks either way. If you don’t have daylight saving time, then it gets light at 2am in the morning in the middle of summer. Either way there’s just too much light π.
Oh, you should think about the poor people in Chinaβ they have one time zone for a country spanning 5 normal time zones! That must lead to some bizarre combinations of routine and daylight.
What’s wrong with it? Well, if you’re anything like me and you struggle with sleep… it often feels like you just get on a sleep schedule and then bam, daylight savings changes, the light changes, and your entire inner-clock gets thrown off. Why? Why can’t we just keep the clocks the same?
Would suit me fine. I’ve never seen the benefit, it just confuses people.
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Right?
30+ years of it and I’ve never understood the point.
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Do what I do – don’t set your clocks forward until 4PM Monday. π
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HAHAHA
I don’t think my boss would appreciate that.
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it makes no sense!! π€£
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I agree.
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I agree. There are certain countries (e.g. Taiwan) and even a few US states which don’t even do Daylight Savings! *smh
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There are certain parts of Canada that don’t take part.
I wishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Saskatchewan. Sun would rise at 4:30am. Saskatchewan is too extreme for me… I donβt miss the wacky sunrises and sunsets!
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Haha I agree π π
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I had to wake up at 0400 to go to a job I had been dreading all week. Day shift starts early. It could be worse.
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“I love daylight savings.” -Nobody I’ve heard today
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HAHAHA Thank you
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On the pessimistic side, somebody we didn’t vote for is making money from this arcane practice. It needs to go way. Please write to your senators nd reps. in congress to do something meaningful and useful for change.
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Canadian. But thanks for the note!
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y Grandma was a Canadian from St. Jean sur Richilieu. I wish we had more Canadians here!
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Ditto here
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It’s gonna take me three months to get adjusted to the change…
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Depressions and suicides go up in the fall, car accidents go up in the spring. This literally kills people.
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Lol
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I agree! It’s not like we burn lanterns for light anymore. More of an annoyanceπ€
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amen to this comment
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I agree, it services absolutely no purpose in this day and age.
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Here, here!
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So do I! I work overnight so we already lost an hour of our normal shift, then we also had over time due to call offs. Overtime is a thing to be expected on a shift, but on daylight savings I was like no thanks. Can’t you managers be a little more sympathetic?
Like they will just have to understand we had call offs and fuck em tbh. Aha. I didn’t get off work until 8 am and home at almost 9 am, when normally my shift ends at 6:30 am. So I just went to bed when I got home since the day was already wasted tbh. π¦
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I hate daylight savings time, but it is for a different reason. Saskatchewan does not change the clocks. My problem is, I have a hard time remembering the different time zones. Part of the year we are the same as Manitoba. During daylight time we are the same time as Alberta.
And every year the debate once more starts about daylight savings time, to keep it or abolish it.
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It really is stupid isn’t it? So, last year BC, Washington, Oregon, and California talked about doing away with daylight savings time but missed the mark. We’re hoping that this will be the final year for the west coast and I’m sure if BC did that Alta would soon follow
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I have a harder time with falling back. Wreaks havoc on me for over a month. This change usually goes well for me. But I’m weird so there’s that LOL
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Hahahaha
I have a hard time both spring ahead and fall back. But, I just have a hard time with sleep in general.
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I would love it if we could! I hate it! It annoys the hell outa me! xo
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I sure wish it would become a forgotten thing. I read an article about a family in Connecticut who just didnβt participate. But they had a lifestyle that allowed that. I sure wish I did too…
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Haha, sometimes when it’s gone back in winter and I’d forgotten it was happening (so forgotten to make use of the extra hour), I just stayed on normal time until I was ready to enjoy that extra hour :D. I just had to mentally adjust the time for a few days lol. Pure stubbornness.
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I think that would be hella hard. I mean.. what happens when your kid needs to go to the doc? You essentially have to work on the world’s clock. Maybe they just don’t go to the doctor? If they want to put forth the effort to fight it, I guess that’s their will.
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Haha, I don’t get all the hate about it. What’s wrong with it? I personally love it because it shakes things up, it adds novelty. Although when I lived in Scotland it did cause me problems with sleeping when it was light until 11pm π.
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I think it just sucks either way. If you don’t have daylight saving time, then it gets light at 2am in the morning in the middle of summer. Either way there’s just too much light π.
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Oh, you should think about the poor people in Chinaβ they have one time zone for a country spanning 5 normal time zones! That must lead to some bizarre combinations of routine and daylight.
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What’s wrong with it? Well, if you’re anything like me and you struggle with sleep… it often feels like you just get on a sleep schedule and then bam, daylight savings changes, the light changes, and your entire inner-clock gets thrown off. Why? Why can’t we just keep the clocks the same?
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Nice read! Thanks!
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