OT: Daylight Saving Time

Submitted by The Mad Hatter on

Personally, I'm not a fan of Daylight Saving Time.  My internal clock seems to have a hard time adjusting to the spring forward bit.

Fortunately, someone introduced a proposal in the MI House to end it.  Not trying to get political here, as I'm pretty sure DST hate (or love I suppose) is a non-partisan issue.

Also, is MGoBlog boycotting DST?  Or has someone just forgotten to reset the server clocks?

 

EDIT: Savings to Saving

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what time is it
I'm tired
why is this still a thing

Roy G. Biv

March 12th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^

I am not a fan of DST. I enjoy the long nights during winter. I would like to see year-round standard time. And isn't our day based on, more or less, the sun being at its zenith at noon (variation due to east-west span of time zones acknowledged)?

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jabberwock

March 12th, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^

the summer light is priceless to me.
but I would disagree with the OP, it seems entirely polical though I don't understand why.
For whatever reason, DST-bashing is all the rage right now.

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mgoblue0970

March 12th, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^

I think 7 PM sunsets right now in exchange for a day of feeling "off" is worthwhile trade.  Plus, I really hate going to work and leaving work both in the dark during the winter months.  I'm enjoying reloading on the vitamin D right now!!!

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Danwillhor

March 12th, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^

but doesn't this also have something to do with why February has an extra day every 4 years? I know it seems the hood would cancel out but it's when, IIRC. Along with a day but being exactly 24 hours so we have to add a day or the months & seasons would always slowly alternate (eventual Christmas in mid-summer, etc). Could be wrong but I thought I heard the point was included in that in a scientific discussion on YouTube. Could be wrong.

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931 S State

March 12th, 2015 at 6:10 PM ^

DST is unrelated to Leap Year.  Leap years are necessary because a day is actually 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds.  Over four years, this 3 min 56 second "lost time" adds up to a full day so we get Feb 29th to correct for the lost time.  If there was no leap year, over time, the calendar would not align with the seasons (in 30 leap years [120 years] we would be a month off).  

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GoBlueBorderBattle

March 12th, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^

I love those long warm summer nights. Grilling, playing with your kids outside, listening to the tigers on the radio after work with a few brewskis on the deck. To me it's a no brainer, we have pretty crappy winters here (se michigan)and I like to maximize the 4 months of summer we get. So if for two days my sleep is out of rythym-big deal, it's not even an issue.

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Wolverine 73

March 12th, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^

When I was in college in the late 60's, people were circulating petitions to kill DST in Michigan because it somehow hurt the farmers.  Now someone claims it's a health issue.  People travel across time zones all the time and adjust fairly quickly.  One day a year with a one hour change can't require too much adjustment.

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