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Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America
An anonymous reader writes Just a reminder that DST starts this weekend for most of North America. The majority of people feel that DST is a bad idea and want it to stop. If that was done, the main question would then probably be whether to go to Standard time year-round, or "summer" time year-round (more). For the latter, there is some evidence that it helps reduce crime (at least initially); for the former, more northern locations would have sunrise occur 08:30 or later, which would make the morning commute difficult. Some even argue that the U.S. should go to only two timezones. The DST change occurs at the end of March in the EU, so there will be a second round of confusion for trans-Atlantic conference calls then.
I think DST is a crime against nature, a testament to human arrogance, and largely motivated by greed. Adding to the confusion are the "lines" on the map designating the various time zones. They often are determined by economic zones (we just have to be in the same zone as New York City) and are often not reflective of the natural day/night rhythm of local geography. Stop the madness!
The USA is only 4X older than me...perspective
insurance research shows that accidents increase when you lose an hour of sleep.
Why TF do you lose an hour of sleep, unless you have to get up to clean the church on a Sunday morning or something? As I said, I get up on a Sunday morning when I wake up, like any other Sunday. The following night, the same hours sleep as on any other Sunday night. What are you doing to lose an hour's sleep?
Must be nice living in a country that's so out of touch with reality... or you're just being a jerk.
Nice troll. Which part of coping with clocks changing makes me or anyone else a jerk ?