Now many parts of the world have tried daylight saving time. People have discussed the topic forever. There are pros and cons. Farmers are going to make their own decision as to when to get up and start their work. Other people will get up an hour earlier so that they have a longer evening for their activities.
I don't care one way or the other if we have daylight saving time. Here on daylight saving time, on the longest day, the sun sets just before 10:00PM . It doesn't get dark until 11:00 PM and then we still see a glow in the western sky.
Many people complain about the change and find it hard to adjust for the first few days. Usually the change doesn't bother me.
Today's change tricked me and I was confused. I usually get up at 7:00 AM. I don't use an alarm clock. Today I was awake at 6:11 and then dozed off again. When I woke up again I thought it was 7:00 Am and got up . When I'd finished my breakfast I wondered why it was 8:40. My breakfast takes about 20-25 minutes. What's going on? Did we make a mistake in setting the clock. Then it hit me. I didn't get up at 7:00AM. I'd slept longer than I thought and woke at 8:00 AM instead of 7:00 AM.
So tonight after dinner, I was able to go for a 3473 step,
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| 10:40 PM on the north side of a house |
i woke at the usual time, but it was really an hour earlier. I think tonight I'll probably make up the hour of sleep I missed. I can feel myself getting tired already, and it's not even 8:00pm. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe are creatures of habit. the daylight tells me when to wake up.
DeleteI didn't like the darker mornings in Illinois, but I liked the brighter evenings in the summer. I just scheduled a post about this for Tuesday. :-)
ReplyDeleteNo Daylight Savings Time in Hawaii.
I like both but I'm not fooled as we give some away no matter what time we're on.
DeleteWe have the change a turn later, on March 27th, has to do with the place where we live probably. Every year there are discussions about the pro and contra's. We personally are always confused to turn the clock forward or backwards...
ReplyDeleteI would rather have the change later. I'm tired of hearing people go over the same pros and cons.
DeleteI'll never forget the time we were late to church. We got snickers!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are many little errors when we change. It used to be not that well publicized.
DeleteThe change never bothers me either. But I do like longer days, so I'm happy we sprung forward this weekend. Let's leave it this way and not change the clocks in the fall!
ReplyDeleteI wish it was longer days for real instead of just a clock change.
DeleteThe first night Of Daylight saving time. I was awake so early like 5.A.M. and tonight I slept well and got caught up the night I missed to 8 this morning A.M.
ReplyDeleteI think it's like that for everybody. It's a bit like jet lag.
DeleteI'm glad the day doesn't end at 5:30 anymore
ReplyDeleteCome north and the day will end at 10:00PM I've played baseball after midnight!
DeleteI was more disoriented this morning... woke up at six to darkness outside. I don't like the twice a year change, never have.
ReplyDeleteI would miss the long evenings. It's nice to get home on the bike at 10:00 PM.
DeleteWe still have two weeks before we go to British Summer Time, which is our DST equivalent. That picture was taken at 10:40 p.m.?! It looks like broad daylight!
ReplyDeleteI think we change too early. Yes, the sun was still up! It would set in 20 min.
DeleteI know a lot of people complain about Daylight Savings Time but I find it a refreshing change in the year. Of course I don't keep a work schedule which might have something to do with it.
ReplyDeleteYou must be an evening person who likes to be outdoors.
DeleteIt throws me off, a neighbor doesn't like it because her curtains fade more. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd have trouble to keep a straight face about the curtains too.
DeleteWhen I was teaching, time changes were a problem. The kids would be tired for a couple weeks in the spring before everyone finally adjusted. I'd rather we didn't have it and had light earlier in the morning, but now that I don't have to be on any certain schedule I don't really mind it.
ReplyDeleteWell, when I was in the arctic and coming home at 2:00 Am I quite often met students! Yes, they sometimes missed class or came and were grouchy.
DeleteI remember so clearly in the early 70s and I was living in North Queensland in Aust when they trialled daylight saving. I hated it. Trying to get little children to sleep when it was still hot and broad daylight was no fun. They never tried it again. We've had it here in NZ for years and I don't care either way.
ReplyDeleteI think daylight saving time near the tropics is useless...not enough variation in daylight to make any difference.
DeleteIt makes me cranky and tired, I think it has to do with when I eat...I will be adjusted in a week or three:(
ReplyDeleteNow I never thought about the time of eating thing. I guess for people who have meals at regular times it would be an issue.
DeleteI was confused yesterday when meeting a friend. It always takes me a while to adjust my inner clock.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I wish they'd leave the clock alone. Moving time backwards or forwards interferes with the natural rhythms of life and there seems to be no good reason for doing it.
ReplyDeleteHi Red, Thanks for all the info on Daylight Time. After all is said and done, I think I would agree with Yorkshire Pudding's comment just above.
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