It’s that time of year again (DST)

The only thing that changes for me is my golf group. The guys I normally play with during the winter will change the tee time from 10 to 8:30 a.m. I'm not playing golf that early this time of the year. Heck.....the sun has only been up an hour or so. When it gets hot as hell in July I will get motivated to play early.

The problems of a retiree....... ;)
 
statsman said:
Speaking of which, it sounds like California is considering DST for the entire year. Beyond the adjustments that would be needed for travel, computers, clocks, etc., this would also leave children going to school from mid-Fall through the Winter months mostly in the dark in the morning. Not sure I would like that as a parent.
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My opinion won't be popular but I wish the whole world was on DST the entire year.

I'm a lucky person with SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder) the fall change leaves me in a huge depression. Started when I was a child and hasn't been much better. Some folks use therapy lights to alleviate the depression.

I remember the first energy crisis when we had year round DST, DM didn't understand why I was in a normal mood all year.
 
My cats will be happy that they will be fed an hour early.
 
W2R said:
But then what do you do all day long on New Year's Day? :ROFLMAO: (Just jokin' :D )
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That’s the day I figure out my year end net worth and investment results for the past year. I don’t know what I’d do without these major events to trigger my activities. :)
 
statsman said:
Speaking of which, it sounds like California is considering DST for the entire year. Beyond the adjustments that would be needed for travel, computers, clocks, etc., this would also leave children going to school from mid-Fall through the Winter months mostly in the dark in the morning. Not sure I would like that as a parent.
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The year was 1974. It was done nation wide. Parents were not happy about their kids waiting for the bus in the dark for a long stretch of winter. The revolt was enough for Congress to cut the plan short.

I walked to school, and school didn't start until about 8:15, so it was not a major impact to walk to school in twilight. However, I was an altar boy and had 6:30 or 7:00 am Mass and remember walking to church in the dark a lot that year when my altar boy week was active.
 
Jerry1 said:
This is not even a thing for a retired person. When working, it sucked. I had a hard enough time on Mondays, changing the clocks certainly made it worse. Now? Well I don't pay much attention to when I get into bed or when I get out of it. Other than changing a few older clocks, everything will self adjust, including me. :)
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What he said.

I changed afew old fashioned clocks. That was it. No drama.

It is one hour of time difference. I don't understand all the angst about it. It didn't bother me when I was working and certainly doesn't now. [We need a "meh" or "snore" icon.]
 
One of the best things about living in Az...no twice a year changing of the clocks. Just have to remind the relatives not to call too early in the morning!
 
I think I’ve experienced a hangover, and not the kind warranted by some elbow-bending, from the time change. The Monday effect plus one!

The lengthened daylight on Sunday was obvious and welcome but it’s adjustment week for areas that have to fool with the clock.

I hope those who are zeroing in on their own ER haven’t had too rough a time to start the week.
 
I haven't had to get up early to go to work the Monday after DST begins since 2001, when DST began in early April. After I began working PT in the summer of 2001, I always made sure to never have to get up early on the Monday after moving the clocks ahead. I was working from home for a few years, but I didn't have to check in until 10 AM Monday morning, not a problem even coming off a time change.


The only time in the last 18 years where the March/April time change had an impact on me was 6 years ago, in 2013. My ladyfriend became ill the night before and I had to take her to the hospital Sunday morning. She was there for a while before being admitted and remained in the hospital for a week.


She would help me prepare dinner at my place Sunday nights, so her absence left me on my own that night. Already weary from the time change and from waiting around at the hospital for several hours, it took me a few more hours to prepare my big Sunday night meal. It wasn't until 10:30 PM DST when I finally finished eating. I kidded her later, "Please don't get sick the day after DST begins!"


She wasn't sick last night, but it is kinda lousy for her to find it dark out at 6 AM again, after escaping that darkness the last few weeks. It will take about 5-6 weeks for the sunrise to return to its early time in mid-April. She will like going home during some daylight on her late days, though.
 
I always hate going back to standard time, and look forward to when we go back on DST, but after reading the posts in this thread, I wonder if, once I'm retired, I'll really care? The main thing I hate about the winter is how it's dark when I leave the office to head home, and unless I go out for lunch, sometimes I won't even see the sun.


But, once I'm retired, that won't be an issue. I think the short days will still get to me, though. One thing I noticed this past winter, is that since I moved, I'm now down in a bit of a valley, with tall trees up right behind the house. So, on some of the shorter days, the sun never even clears the trees, and because of the hills, the sun "sets" for me earlier than the official sunset. And that got a bit depressing.


I've always wondered what it would be like to live in a valley, in the shadow of a "real" mountain, though...if that would mess with your senses more, if you were sensitive to sunlight deprivation?
 
RockyMtn said:
One of the best things about living in Az...no twice a year changing of the clocks. Just have to remind the relatives not to call too early in the morning!
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Do network TV shows change clock times?
 
We don't have it here. But now I have to have my morning cup of coffee while watching CNBC instead of before watching it.
 
JoeWras said:
The year was 1974. It was done nation wide. Parents were not happy about their kids waiting for the bus in the dark for a long stretch of winter. The revolt was enough for Congress to cut the plan short.
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I was pretty "Baked" that year and don't recall much!
 
imoldernu said:
More than you ever wanted to know:
About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws & dates

JoeWras... 1975? Right, but also 1784... Ben Franklin, and points in between.

:)
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1974. It was supposed to go through 1975, but Congress reneged on the experiment and cut it short in Fall of 1974, after the January and February of '74 caused the uproar.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/30/the-year-daylight-saving-time-went-too-far/

imoldernu: your source is consistent with these dates. See page e.
 
steelyman said:
I think I’ve experienced a hangover, and not the kind warranted by some elbow-bending, from the time change. The Monday effect plus one!

The lengthened daylight on Sunday was obvious and welcome but it’s adjustment week for areas that have to fool with the clock.

I hope those who are zeroing in on their own ER haven’t had too rough a time to start the week.
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I guess I just don't understand the adjust time. It has never bothered me, even before retirement. It's no different than flying thru several time zones. But, then again, I have worked with people that had a hard time with even a 1 or 2 hour time difference.

Of course, maybe I am immune after so many trips to Europe and Asia, when working.
 
CardsFan said:
Of course, maybe I am immune after so many trips to Europe and Asia, when working.
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That could be, like those more susceptible to jet lag. I made my share of trips, mostly to Europe, and seemed to handle the flights back to the states more easily. You’re “gaining hours” in that direction... I think?
 
steelyman said:
That could be, like those more susceptible to jet lag. I made my share of trips, mostly to Europe, and seemed to handle the flights back to the states more easily. You’re “gaining hours” in that direction... I think?
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You are correct, it is easier to go that way. We fool ourselves about our ability to handle it. I've been doing some reading about sleep and it's sad how we neglect the power of sleep. I certainly did, as did most of Megacorp, it was a rite of passage to stay until you smelled badly.
 
MRG said:
....it was a rite of passage to stay until you smelled badly.
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Geez, I can do that without leaving the house!
 
I just heard on NPR that North Carolina is considering abolishing the time change.

Be still my heart!!!
 
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