And oh how I wish we all would just pick a time and stay with it! I have never heard a convincing argument for the system that we have now. Gobbledegook about farmers and school kids and energy “saving” probably made sense in 1945. It makes no sense now.
From 1949 to 1967, different counties in Indiana could choose between being on Central time or Eastern time… and whether or not to observe Daylight Savings Time. So if you’re traveling from one county to another, and the time was important (for an appointment, or the starting time of an event) you had to find out what time it was there.
All animals go by the sun. People did too for awhile. Then some idiot thought it would save energy back during WW1 and it was re-established for the same purose in the 70’s. Several engineering groups have proven that it doesn’t save energy at all. People turn lights on when it’s dark, whether it morning or evening, street lights are on from dusk to dawn, etc.
Last night I imagined myself trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to my cats and burst out laughing. They’re pretty good about letting me sleep but if they are hungry, I hear the call. Raz will sing several verses of “The All My Food Bowls are Empty Blues”.
Baarorso 2 days ago
He stomach is a great clock, don’t you think? When it growls it’s time to eat. ;)
SunshineDaydream 2 days ago
My dog also!
juicebruce 1 day ago
True That with the cows ! Change clocks by 1/2 hour and leave it there ;-)
Gent 1 day ago
Them cowbear westerns is timeless.
n31tf 1 day ago
And oh how I wish we all would just pick a time and stay with it! I have never heard a convincing argument for the system that we have now. Gobbledegook about farmers and school kids and energy “saving” probably made sense in 1945. It makes no sense now.
'IndyMan' 1 day ago
All three of the cats that my daughter owned had their own interpretation of meal time, also ! ! !
Hoosier Guy 1 day ago
From 1949 to 1967, different counties in Indiana could choose between being on Central time or Eastern time… and whether or not to observe Daylight Savings Time. So if you’re traveling from one county to another, and the time was important (for an appointment, or the starting time of an event) you had to find out what time it was there.
chris_o42 1 day ago
Yes, my chickens don’t care about clocks!
DaBump Premium Member 1 day ago
Solar time!
Sean Fox 1 day ago
No matter when I go to bed I always get up seven hours later !
ctolson 1 day ago
All animals go by the sun. People did too for awhile. Then some idiot thought it would save energy back during WW1 and it was re-established for the same purose in the 70’s. Several engineering groups have proven that it doesn’t save energy at all. People turn lights on when it’s dark, whether it morning or evening, street lights are on from dusk to dawn, etc.
bobbyferrel 1 day ago
Old native American observation. “Only white man would cut end off blanket and sew it on the other end and think the blanket was longer.”
Retrac Premium Member 1 day ago
Sun come up, it’s time to eat, sun goes down, it’s time to sleep.
Life is much more normal in states where we don’t celebrate daylight savings time.
exness Premium Member 1 day ago
I was truly shocked when I found out my normally smart husband believed the time change was for farmers!
ladykat 1 day ago
Exactly.
pheets 1 day ago
I am on the same sched as my dogs, my cats, and my horses. They like it that way :D
Teto85 Premium Member 1 day ago
Save Standard Time. Abolish Daylight Saving Time.
mistercatworks 1 day ago
Last night I imagined myself trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to my cats and burst out laughing. They’re pretty good about letting me sleep but if they are hungry, I hear the call. Raz will sing several verses of “The All My Food Bowls are Empty Blues”.
NolaMan 1 day ago
Does anybody really know what time it is…?
gooddavid 1 day ago
Hated the time change. We never could explain it to the milk cows.