I understand that DST is a controversial issue for many people, but to say that it's "dangerous" because we lose an hour of sleep is just silly. Remind me not to schedule any early morning appointments with my cardiologist -- getting up an hour early might kill me!
There's also studies that show there's more traffic accidents on the Monday morning after we spring forward. DST makes no logical sense and there's no justification for doing it. The idea that it helps the farmers is a myth.
Sorry - DST happens to be one of my pet peeves.
BTW - crap you reminded me that I have a doctor's app Monday at 8:00
Well, chacun à son goût as they say. I don't know about farmers, but I do know about me. In our neck of the woods on July 1 the sun rises at 5:18am and sets at 8:30pm. If we were on standard time the sun would rise at 4:18 . . . about 3 hours before I get up in the morning. What the hell good does that do me? I'd much rather have the extra hour of daylight in the evening so I could get 9 holes in after work or just enjoy sitting on the patio at the end of the day. But that's just my take; YMMV.
In New England during the winter it is common for many to go to work in the morning when it is dark and drive home when it's also dark. No sunlight all day. I'm in favor of springing forward and then just leaving it there. That way you get your extra hour for golf and during the winter people working in Boston get to drive home with the sun's glare blinding them on the Mass Pike. :)
I understand that DST is a controversial issue for many people, but to say that it's "dangerous" because we lose an hour of sleep is just silly. Remind me not to schedule any early morning appointments with my cardiologist -- getting up an hour early might kill me!
There's also studies that show there's more traffic accidents on the Monday morning after we spring forward. DST makes no logical sense and there's no justification for doing it. The idea that it helps the farmers is a myth.
Sorry - DST happens to be one of my pet peeves.
BTW - crap you reminded me that I have a doctor's app Monday at 8:00
Well, chacun à son goût as they say. I don't know about farmers, but I do know about me. In our neck of the woods on July 1 the sun rises at 5:18am and sets at 8:30pm. If we were on standard time the sun would rise at 4:18 . . . about 3 hours before I get up in the morning. What the hell good does that do me? I'd much rather have the extra hour of daylight in the evening so I could get 9 holes in after work or just enjoy sitting on the patio at the end of the day. But that's just my take; YMMV.
In New England during the winter it is common for many to go to work in the morning when it is dark and drive home when it's also dark. No sunlight all day. I'm in favor of springing forward and then just leaving it there. That way you get your extra hour for golf and during the winter people working in Boston get to drive home with the sun's glare blinding them on the Mass Pike. :)