It is time for my annual rant about the extension, years back now, of the end of daylight savings time from the first part of October to the first weekend in November. I hate these dark mornings! Move it back, move it back to the first full weekend in October! Do it!
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 03:01 PM
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 03:26 PM
It is time for my annual rant about the extension, years back now, of the end of daylight savings time from the first part of October to the first weekend in November. I hate these dark mornings! Move it back, move it back to the first full weekend in October! Do it!
Better yet, eliminate daylight savings.
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 03:40 PM
Hah, and up here in Alberta we’re voting on whether or not to stay on DST permanently!
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 06:33 PM
It has been terminated in Oregon subject to adoption in Washington & California. However, I think it will be permanent PDT rather than PST. This means that morning Oh Dark Thirty will arrive early & stay. Leave it to the Left Coast Legislatures to pick the worst choice.
We will likely be out of sync with BC, also.
Of course, they could decide to be like China & be 5 time zones wide but all be one time zone.
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 07:09 PM
Can't blame the California legislature. It was a ballot referendum that passed asking for year round daylight savings time. It has not, yet, been adopted. My take is most believe it is a "savings" plan and saving is good, right? Or, they just do not get up in the morning. We distance ourselves further and further from the natural world. We'll just set our clocks to standard time from now on. No more annual rants from us. 
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Posted 05 October 2021 - 07:39 PM
It has been terminated in Oregon subject to adoption in Washington & California. However, I think it will be permanent PDT rather than PST. This means that morning Oh Dark Thirty will arrive early & stay. Leave it to the Left Coast Legislatures to pick the worst choice.
We will likely be out of sync with BC, also.
Of course, they could decide to be like China & be 5 time zones wide but all be one time zone.
Paul
That's the way most of Europe is.Except Portugal.
It works for them I guess.
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Posted 06 October 2021 - 01:55 AM
since retired, my get up time is whenever... go
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Posted 06 October 2021 - 05:19 PM
since retired, my get up time is whenever... go
Yep, me too.
It might be kinda fun, for a change, to be like one of those oddball time zones. Such as Afghanistan, which is +4:30 hours from UTC...or Newfoundland, which is -3:30 hours from UTC... Or the really wacky Chatham Islands (NZ), which are +12:45 hours from UTC.
...those guys are REAL time rebels!
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Posted 06 October 2021 - 05:36 PM
I lived in BC in 1975/1976 in the interior near Cache Creek & 100 Mile House. There I was introduced to Monty Python and the “As It Happens” radio show so was tickled to hear a skit on As It Happens one day where some disaster was going to occur. The pretend news announcer said in all seriousness, “The world will end tonight at midnight, one half hour later in Newfoundland. “
Somehow, that got to my funny one so thoroughly that I still remember it when thinking about DST.
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Posted 06 October 2021 - 06:20 PM
I turned my furnace (thermostat) on again this morning; it was 57°F in my house when I got up.
I think I'll now leave it on (in its winter program) for the duration. We have near/below-freezing nights in the forecast.
I think I'll now leave it on (in its winter program) for the duration. We have near/below-freezing nights in the forecast.
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