I love her answer. And I know why: Inertia starting with when people used whale oil to light their lamps at night. Now, studies show that changing the time COSTS directly in money spent on running the AC (more expensive to run than LED lights), indirectly in lost productivity twice per year, doubly indirect in accidents caused by folks working or driving tired. AND there is hardly anyone who actually likes or wants it. But we can’t seem to get rid of it. As a species, I sometime wonder how we’ve survived this long.
Mrs. Olsen and I are a pair in this. Caulfield’s suggestion is in another world entirely.
The change that was supposed to be beneficial for certain areas simply exchanged some of the benefits with others. But, as central VA is a kind of pivot point for ‘sun time vs dark’ the proof of that escapes me.
However, just to be accommodating, I still crank my wrist sundial a point or two just to try to keep up. : )
uhohlol about 4 hours ago
If only you could save the summer sunlight for the winter would the name make sense. I like an early sundown in the summer, myself.
Yakety Sax about 4 hours ago
Daylight saving time has run it course and needs to be abolished. Only reason it is still in effect is because someone is making a profit from it…………
olds_cool63 about 3 hours ago
She’s not a “guy”, dude.
Concretionist about 2 hours ago
I love her answer. And I know why: Inertia starting with when people used whale oil to light their lamps at night. Now, studies show that changing the time COSTS directly in money spent on running the AC (more expensive to run than LED lights), indirectly in lost productivity twice per year, doubly indirect in accidents caused by folks working or driving tired. AND there is hardly anyone who actually likes or wants it. But we can’t seem to get rid of it. As a species, I sometime wonder how we’ve survived this long.
sandpiper about 2 hours ago
Mrs. Olsen and I are a pair in this. Caulfield’s suggestion is in another world entirely.
The change that was supposed to be beneficial for certain areas simply exchanged some of the benefits with others. But, as central VA is a kind of pivot point for ‘sun time vs dark’ the proof of that escapes me.
However, just to be accommodating, I still crank my wrist sundial a point or two just to try to keep up. : )
rheddmobile about 1 hour ago
It says something about humans that it’s easier to change the way we tell time than to persuade businesses to have seasonal hours.
markkahler52 about 1 hour ago
I prefer DST for the ritual and the conceit of so much daylight later in the day!!