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In reply to the discussion: Opinion on DST and Why? [View all]padfun
(1,791 posts)12. The difference is schedules.
Like it or not, people have to rely on schedules for work, school and other such things.
If time doesn't make a difference, can you go into work any time you feel like it? Does it make a difference if you are an hour late daily?
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From the choices, I cannot tell which has more light in the evening or in the morning
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2022
#1
It's explained in the body of the OP. DST More evening light, Standard Time more morning light
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#4
Oh, I see. I am rarely in bed before midnight, so I guess that explains why I don't mind the
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#24
Right! It's like we are being forced to live by someone else's rules, to afford THEIR comfort, and
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#39
I know! I try to schedule most of my meetings in the afternoon because even though I might be able
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#49
All I know is that I love it when we have longer evenings in the spring, summer and fall and that it
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#5
Yes, Boston, so for most of late fall and winter it gets dark around 4-4:30pm, which is kind of
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#48
True. It really is only the first few days after the change that's inconvenient.
padfun
Mar 2022
#14
I haven't gotten at least six hours sleep each day since last year (verified by Fitbit)
Skittles
Mar 2022
#28
I don't get a lot of sleep these days. I go to bed because I hurt and I get up because I hurt.
hunter
Mar 2022
#44
non DST in winter is shit when you live as far North as I do (Stockholm) I'm vastly more impacted
Celerity
Mar 2022
#37
Oh yes! It must really be awful for you. I don't know why the Swedes don't dispense with it
smirkymonkey
Mar 2022
#40