fall back one hour this weekend.
don't forget

I hate this...why not just leave the time alone?
it always takes me a few wks to adjust. dont like getting up in the dark & dark by 6pm~!!

sonic said:

Move to Arizona. They don't observe it.

1 hour more of sleep

We've had ours for a month now and I can't stand it either. 6:30pm now and the sin is still very high in the sky.

The good thing is I don't think I'll get woken up by the wattle birds at 3:30 in the morning in summer though!

luv4u said:

Yeah, for tonight, but much less daylight for the next five months between the earth tilting, and the time change.

I agree with leaving the time alone but only after they change it in the fall. They don't need to change it again in the spring. I absolutely love that it gets dark as soon as I get off of work. If it were up to me, it would be dark 24/7. I never did like the daylight.

Yes, much less daylight and it's going to get cold too. This is my time of year.

for the ability of humans to manipulate shit that outta not be

ernestsewell said:

i don't miss messing with the clocks and having to adjust with the time... parts of Indiana don't change time either

I always have to be at the hospital when time change occurs working that extra hour

sonic said:

The move ahead in the spring is when they mess with the time. Tonight we are going back to standard time. If they left the time alone as you wished, it would get dark one hour earlier every night during the spring, summer, and early fall.

He great, great, great grandfather oh Chris 'Coldplay' Martin came up with the time changes.

Little useless fact for you

Darwintheorgangrinder said:

Hang on....in the Uk we did it lastweekend

Moving the hands on the clock does absolutely nothing to change the amount of daylight we have. It just moves it around.

Fucking Congressional shell game.

purplekisses said:

Indiana will be observing DST soon though. Arizona might be the only hold out to keep Standard time. I think they should just keep DST in effect all the time. It gives more daylight, and just works better. Standard time is just horrible.

There are a few other parts of the US that do not observe DST, too.

And most clocks change on their own, including simple alarm clocks. BOth the clocks in my house change, as does the computer, cable box, cell phones, iPods, etc. The only thing I have to change is the time on the stove, and microwave.

I noticed last night, while cruising the cable guide, that they always prepare ahead for the time changes. The guide went from
12:00 a.m.
12:30 a.m.
1:00 a.m.
1:30 a.m.
1:00 a.m.
1:30 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
etc
...to reflect the fall back. Looked funny.
[Edited 10/31/09 10:00am]

Genesia said:

That's incorrect/correct. Let's remember the words "Daylight SAVINGS". While the earth does tilt toward the sun in the summer months, thereby giving us more daylight in a day, the time shift allows us to enjoy more of that, based on ....well, the time of day, when we would normally go to work, etc. The days are longer because of the earth and sun, yes, but the time shift just lets us get right in where we want to be with it.

luv4u said:

No, one more hour to party.

ernestsewell said:

Yeah...I graduated from grade school. I know what causes daylight and the seasons.

Daylight savings time does not give us more daylight, Einstein. Today, in Madison, WI...we will have 10 hours 19 minutes and 9 seconds of daylight. The sun rose at 7:31 a.m. and will set at 5:51 p.m. Tomorrow, we will have 10 hours 16 minutes and 34 seconds of daylight. The sun will rise at 6:33 a.m. and set at 4:49 p.m.

Today, I woke up in the dark. Tomorrow, it will be light when I wake up. In the spring, the opposite will happen. The only reason for that is congressional meddling with the clock.

Congress cannot make the days longer or shorter - though many of its members are stupid or egotistical enough to think they can.

I hate when it changes in the fall. The only benefit is the
extra hr of sleep for that day. I hate when it's fucking
dark at 5:30. I love the extra daylight during the spring
and summer especially when at the park you can see the
ladies strut their stuff.

Genesia said:

You know I was just making conversation, I wasn't trying to school you. No need to be nasty about it.

phunkdaddy said:

In reality, DST in winter would be even better, because the darkness at 5:30 would be at 6:30, still giving us a bit more "awake" time while it's actually light outside.

ernestsewell said:

You know, this is how you react to a lot of posts yourself.

Maybe you two should be bffs!

ernestsewell said:

Think about how you react when someone tells you you're wrong when you aren't.

phunkdaddy said:

You're only getting back what was stolen from you six months ago.

Mach said:

Genesia said:

Listen darling, while I can appreciate your chutzpah, you aren't here to bestow justice on those you think are in the wrong.

JustErin said:

Only if she has good hair.

JustErin said: