But how do you factor in the unexpected medical expenses?
Insurance? I'm 60, and just last year had a traumatic fall (nearly ripped my nose off on the edge of a flagstone step) that ended up in over $50k of plastic surgery. My out of pocket was my deductible.
Did we? My mother is living on that social safety net...$900/mo social security & her Medicaid. It's not pretty, and I help her with a lot of things, but she'd be okay w/o it. She's had multiple surgeries, all covered.
Cool story bro. Is that what US employers tell you as an excuse to only give you two weeks vacation? From here in Europe...
No need to be a dick. Plenty of us in the US get more than two weeks. At 15 years with my company, you get five weeks a year.
FWIW, I've had several well off coworkers retire and come back. Mostly because they didn't have a plan, and decided they could only golf so much. I'll be taking my own shot at it in just a few months, While I don't have specific plans, I'm looking forward to finding some volunteer work just because I enjoy helping people.
You will quickly learn that you have an upper limit to how much relaxation your brain will tolerate....
He never said he was going to sit on his ass. But, you're right, if you think you'll just golf and fish all day, then you're likely not going to be happy for long.
I just turned 60, and will be retiring after 42 years of fulltime work. That doesn't mean that I plan to sit on the couch all day. What it means is that I'm going to not be stuck at a fucking desk doing spreadsheets all day, and gaining weight. It means that I'll finally have time to get the dog I've been wanting, and will be out walking it a couple times a day. It means that I'll have time to go volunteer at a hospital, Habitat for Humainity, or other such place where I will feel motivated again. It means that I'll have time to take month long vacations to distant places that I couldn't while working...Australia/New Zealand are already being planned. And, it means that I'll finally have time to take care of my mother (who's been in nursing homes off and on for several years) properly.
I get that that's what our common sense may believe. But, I'd like to see some actual evidence that post work is more dangerous than pre work driving. My reasoning is that yes, at the end of my work day, I'm often tired, but I always get a boost when walking home, knowing that I'm free to go enjoy whatever remains of the day. Additionally, many folks driving in the morning haven't eaten, or been caffeinated yet, and just aren't fully awake.
Just a point missed above. Back in the day, the telephone company owned the phones in your house. With mobile phones, you're now paying typically hundreds of dollars for the cost of the phone, now that most providers have gone away from locking you into a contract. So, that new iPhone can raise the price of his $15/mo bill up to $56/mo for a $1000 phone over two years. Clearly, you can go with a cheaper phone, but let's be aware of the TCO.
And some of you don't know that this isn't your daddy's Dodge anymore. Mine is going on seven years old, doing fine, and still gets lots of compliments...it's a top of the line Charger SRT8. Mercedes was running the company back then, before selling out to Fiat.
There's one fact that you left out. People die a little less when DST ends, and it offsets the other end. I posted a snippet of that factoid from the American Cardiac Association elsewhere here.
One other factoid is that it's not only latitude that matters. For example, Maine and Michigan are in the same timezone, and yet Michigan's sunrise is about an hour later. There's a nice Washington Post article (I also linked that elsewhere here) on the topic, and including a poll of about 8000 people on what we should do.
Yes, where you live makes a big difference, and I'm all for it going state by state.
I have an uncle who moved his family there thirty years ago from Michigan. They all became rednecks. Now, I'm conservative, but they make me look like a liberal.
If that worries you then you're overly worried. In fact since you're actually taking them, you're clearly a helicopter parent who needs to give them a break. They don't need you to "ditch" them. Kids have been going to the bus stop in the dark since before you and I (and I'm 60) were born. I walked six city blocks to school in Detroit for elementary school in the winter darkness...we did have "safety patrol" (kids, not adults) helping us cross but other than that, nada. As a teen, I had about a half mile walk to the bus stop in the suburbs, where we waited in the dark. Other than watching out for cars, there was nothing to be concerned with. Learn to "free range parent". Your kids will turn out much better for it.
Past studies have shown getting up before dawn has negative cardiac impacts
The increase on one side is offset by the decrease on the other end. This is from the American Academy of Cardiology...
Data from the largest study of its kind in the U.S. reveal a 25 percent jump in the number of heart attacks occurring the Monday after we “spring forward” compared to other Mondays during the year – a trend that remained even after accounting for seasonal variations in these events. But the study showed the opposite effect is also true. Researchers found a 21 percent drop in the number of heart attacks on the Tuesday after returning to standard time in the fall when we gain an hour back.
Children have been waiting at bus stops in the dark for decades. That's no excuse to make a change. What's great about it is that those same children get home while it's actually still light out, and they can get some outside playtime before the streetlights come on.
Those people would be able to get home from work before sundown, and get some actual sunshine, which for the majority isn't occurring in the morning commute anyway.
I'd take that bet. Most people don't really understand DST, and the Washington Post did a great article on the topic... https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Since most people's daily activities have shifted towards later in the day...
Um, evidence of that? Clearly younger people tend to sleep in, and shift to nightlife, but that changes for the majority over 30. With less melatonin, many older adults feel sleepy in the early evening and wake up in the early morning
Anyone living with small children quickly discovered that the amount of light outside has nothing to do with them putting up a fuss about going to bed.
That switch would come just a bit later if it weren't for DST. We typically get over 15 hours od light during the Summer Solstice, and dropping all the way down to ~9.25 hrs for Winter Solstice. Maybe you need a safe space?
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But how do you factor in the unexpected medical expenses?
Insurance? I'm 60, and just last year had a traumatic fall (nearly ripped my nose off on the edge of a flagstone step) that ended up in over $50k of plastic surgery. My out of pocket was my deductible.
Did we? My mother is living on that social safety net...$900/mo social security & her Medicaid. It's not pretty, and I help her with a lot of things, but she'd be okay w/o it. She's had multiple surgeries, all covered.
Cool story bro. Is that what US employers tell you as an excuse to only give you two weeks vacation? From here in Europe...
No need to be a dick. Plenty of us in the US get more than two weeks. At 15 years with my company, you get five weeks a year.
FWIW, I've had several well off coworkers retire and come back. Mostly because they didn't have a plan, and decided they could only golf so much. I'll be taking my own shot at it in just a few months, While I don't have specific plans, I'm looking forward to finding some volunteer work just because I enjoy helping people.
You will quickly learn that you have an upper limit to how much relaxation your brain will tolerate. ...
He never said he was going to sit on his ass. But, you're right, if you think you'll just golf and fish all day, then you're likely not going to be happy for long.
I just turned 60, and will be retiring after 42 years of fulltime work. That doesn't mean that I plan to sit on the couch all day. What it means is that I'm going to not be stuck at a fucking desk doing spreadsheets all day, and gaining weight. It means that I'll finally have time to get the dog I've been wanting, and will be out walking it a couple times a day. It means that I'll have time to go volunteer at a hospital, Habitat for Humainity, or other such place where I will feel motivated again. It means that I'll have time to take month long vacations to distant places that I couldn't while working...Australia/New Zealand are already being planned. And, it means that I'll finally have time to take care of my mother (who's been in nursing homes off and on for several years) properly.
"used something called "ironchat" they deserve what they got."
Exactly! It would have been much cheaper, and just as secure to use triple ROT13. Cause it's 3x betterer.
I prefer the Rotweiller13 encrypted comms: the message is transmitted via a sled pulled by 13 extremely hungry rotweillers.
Is it's bark worse than it's byte?
Yep. Noon should be when the sun is in the south.
Anything else is stupid.
Geez, I feel sorry for those living below the equator.
I get that that's what our common sense may believe. But, I'd like to see some actual evidence that post work is more dangerous than pre work driving. My reasoning is that yes, at the end of my work day, I'm often tired, but I always get a boost when walking home, knowing that I'm free to go enjoy whatever remains of the day. Additionally, many folks driving in the morning haven't eaten, or been caffeinated yet, and just aren't fully awake.
All very good points. I also remember back in the 80s, living overseas I used to make several calls a week to the US at typical rates of ~$3/minute.
Yeah, not gonna happen. As soon as you do that, you'll have people signing up just to get robo calls, and a payday.
Just a point missed above. Back in the day, the telephone company owned the phones in your house. With mobile phones, you're now paying typically hundreds of dollars for the cost of the phone, now that most providers have gone away from locking you into a contract. So, that new iPhone can raise the price of his $15/mo bill up to $56/mo for a $1000 phone over two years. Clearly, you can go with a cheaper phone, but let's be aware of the TCO.
And some of you don't know that this isn't your daddy's Dodge anymore. Mine is going on seven years old, doing fine, and still gets lots of compliments...it's a top of the line Charger SRT8. Mercedes was running the company back then, before selling out to Fiat.
There's one fact that you left out. People die a little less when DST ends, and it offsets the other end. I posted a snippet of that factoid from the American Cardiac Association elsewhere here.
One other factoid is that it's not only latitude that matters. For example, Maine and Michigan are in the same timezone, and yet Michigan's sunrise is about an hour later. There's a nice Washington Post article (I also linked that elsewhere here) on the topic, and including a poll of about 8000 people on what we should do.
Yes, where you live makes a big difference, and I'm all for it going state by state.
I have an uncle who moved his family there thirty years ago from Michigan. They all became rednecks. Now, I'm conservative, but they make me look like a liberal.
By the way, be sure to check the poll results at the end of the article. They don't back your claim.
If that worries you then you're overly worried. In fact since you're actually taking them, you're clearly a helicopter parent who needs to give them a break. They don't need you to "ditch" them. Kids have been going to the bus stop in the dark since before you and I (and I'm 60) were born. I walked six city blocks to school in Detroit for elementary school in the winter darkness...we did have "safety patrol" (kids, not adults) helping us cross but other than that, nada. As a teen, I had about a half mile walk to the bus stop in the suburbs, where we waited in the dark. Other than watching out for cars, there was nothing to be concerned with. Learn to "free range parent". Your kids will turn out much better for it.
Past studies have shown getting up before dawn has negative cardiac impacts
The increase on one side is offset by the decrease on the other end. This is from the American Academy of Cardiology...
Data from the largest study of its kind in the U.S. reveal a 25 percent jump in the number of heart attacks occurring the Monday after we “spring forward” compared to other Mondays during the year – a trend that remained even after accounting for seasonal variations in these events. But the study showed the opposite effect is also true. Researchers found a 21 percent drop in the number of heart attacks on the Tuesday after returning to standard time in the fall when we gain an hour back.
Children have been waiting at bus stops in the dark for decades. That's no excuse to make a change. What's great about it is that those same children get home while it's actually still light out, and they can get some outside playtime before the streetlights come on.
Those people would be able to get home from work before sundown, and get some actual sunshine, which for the majority isn't occurring in the morning commute anyway.
I'd take that bet. Most people don't really understand DST, and the Washington Post did a great article on the topic...
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Since most people's daily activities have shifted towards later in the day ...
Um, evidence of that? Clearly younger people tend to sleep in, and shift to nightlife, but that changes for the majority over 30. With less melatonin, many older adults feel sleepy in the early evening and wake up in the early morning
Anyone living with small children quickly discovered that the amount of light outside has nothing to do with them putting up a fuss about going to bed.
That switch would come just a bit later if it weren't for DST. We typically get over 15 hours od light during the Summer Solstice, and dropping all the way down to ~9.25 hrs for Winter Solstice. Maybe you need a safe space?
Thinning the herd isn't a negative side effect, it's natural selection.
Even my '12 Dodge doesn't need to do that. If Dodge can do it, so can you.
A ten second google would have told you that your statement is misleading the public...and a crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...