TIME CHANGE THIS WEEKEND!

I dislike it because:

• Just when I am seeing a blush in the east when I get to work, I go back to full dark.
• I get about 2 weeks of riding the bike into work where I can actually see something outside the beam of my headlight.
• I don't need the sun heating up my house until nearly 9 pm in summer - I need some darkness to help cool the air so I can open windows before I go to bed.
• I never get used to DST. My sleep pattern stays perfect for "regular" time
• Ever seen the stats on car wrecks, heart attacks and strokes for the week following DST?

Exactly!

 

You people have way too many clocks . I set my alarm clock (because I will actually need it from now on), but I don't set the stove or microwave clock. My phone, dvr and computers set themselves. I don't remember if my truck sets itself (I don't think so), but I will be interested to find out about my car (I'll probably have to set it too - but don't know). The bike, well, if it is set correctly when I get it from storage, it will be right - if not, then it will stay wrong.

 

All us working stiffs that are tequired to be at work until at least 5 appreciate the extra light at the end of the day. Sheep, indeed. Just ignore your clock and follow the hours of sun if your means allow it. And lighten up, Francis.

 

Am retired. I do do as I please....however there are many many volunteer obligations on the list as well as SWMBO.
Norms are not vital especially if they are Totally Useless, such as DST, choice of paint color names, male t_ts, mean &%$#@ 's, and tailgaters.
The above comments, Hork, are made partly in jest, so Lighten up.
FYI, I spent many years in a hierarchy of order on both up and down ends. Mostly with no time restraints except to get it done....period.
I understand your 8-5.
Who's Francis ?
JMNSHO

 

Funny movie!

 

I think we all know who Francis is.

I'm probably the last person that needs to lighten up as I don't take anything too seriously. Any lighter than I am would be anarchy.

 

No, "we" don't know Francis. Explain. Pretty please.

 

I always do.................................

 

Dear Francis ( whoever the &^%$# this is ) :

When you "assume" you make an AZZ out of U and ME. ( E. Presley, Las Vegas ).

"Francis" is--
1. The Pope
2. A dead singer named Frank.
3. Famous Saint.
4. Drag queen from cheeseland.
5. Right tackle for the Saints.
6. Goalie for the Canadians.
7. Husband of the Speaker of the House of Reps.

Who ?

 

All of the above...............................

 

I was kinda looking forward to takin the Hounds for a walk in the woods in the light after dinner.

 

Nice not coming home from work in the dark but my 7am beer is now in the dark.

 

Our '09 Honda Odyssey is pretty easy too...but none easier than my '01 Mercury Sable, H for hour, M for minute, done

 

originally ben Franklin came up with the idea to set the clocks back to save energy. (candle energy)
The Germans and Austrians adopted it as a way of saving fuel, as more daylight in the evening meant people would burn less coal for light.
Read more: Would anything happen if we didn't put the clocks forward? | Metro News

 

You can read Ben Franklin's Letter to the Editor submission to the newspaper:
Full text - Benjamin Franklin - The Journal of Paris, 1784

There's absolutely no evidence used in that essay to support a belief that anyone should change how we use clocks and manipulate time .
It is a sarcastic piece politely and scientifically admonishing Parisians their sleeping habits and imploring them to get their lazy asses out of bed in the morning and get to bed at a decent time.
He often excerpted Aristotle's philosophy of living with the sun and nature making one healthy and wise. He is often credited with that quote but it is straight out of Aristotle's works. The concept precedes Aristotle as well. It originated with neither of them.
It was probably a good thing he was Ambassador to France and not Spain or Italy at the time.

 

who came up with it?

 

That's how it is on the yotas. At least the 4runner.

My truck automatically updates for time zone, but not apparently for dst. So easy though, perhaps as easy as the yota. I just changed it.

 

Man, wouldn't that have been nice for all those years I worked.
Very strict schedules mean keeping track of the time, and old habits sometimes die hard.