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If ya live in the U.S., don't forget the time change! |
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Moderator Olympian
Posts: 19488 (03/03/08 11:57 PM) XOC Founder |
That's right! Here in the U.S., we're under the misguided notion that moving the time change up a couple of weeks (and later in the fall), will reduce
energy spending. (Word of note, hasn't help us here in Indiana, one bit. Consumption actually has gone up since obeying DST in 2006.)
On Sunday, March 9 at 2am, the clocks jump ahead an hour. Jenn |
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Commander
Posts: 637 (03/04/08 12:08 AM) |
Crap...thanks for the reminder, i never know when that happens
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One Star General
Posts: 682 (03/04/08 12:27 AM) |
I read this and thought "Time change? What time change?"
 
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Royal
Posts: 4417 (03/04/08 7:25 PM) |
DST sucks! Antiquated BS!
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Moderator One Star General
Posts: 67 (03/04/08 7:38 PM) Solan's Godsmother |
I always have mixed feelings about DST starting. On the one hand, its great to have the extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day but on the other hand, it
just KILLS me to have to give up an hour of my weekend!
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Warrior
Posts: 423 (03/04/08 9:44 PM) Warrior-in-Training |
Ah geez, I hate it when we lose an hour. Thanks for the reminder, I almost forgot lol.
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Moderator Olympian
Posts: 19504 (03/04/08 9:49 PM) XOC Founder |
i don't like the extra hour of daylight. why? because if you go to New York and at 9pm, it's dark. you come here to indiana at 9pm, it's still
light out. it freaks people out.
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Olympian
Posts: 15841 (03/04/08 11:23 PM) Lush in Command |
Or if you come to Alaska at 3am it's just as light out as it is a 3pm...
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Administrator Olympian
Posts: 12481 (03/05/08 11:47 AM) XOC Designer
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Do people in other countries (like Europe) have something similar to the time change that we do in the USA twice a year? I've always been curious about
that.
It seems like a strange concept to me. I think I'd rather just go without changing the time. 
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Moderator Olympian
Posts: 19509 (03/05/08 11:57 AM) XOC Founder |
Aurora:
That's been the main point for many Hoosiers. It's a dumb concept. It hasn't helped the state out since observing DST. (Though, they've now found I believe that our state does more business with Chicago and the western US than the eastern US, yet the majority of the state is on Eastern.) So Rep (R) Upton of Michigan says that there's reduced crime (which is a false statement because the crime just happens at another time) and accidents (partially true, however there are more accidents in morning involving buses in some areas) and there's the reduce energy consumption. In the case of Indiana, it's actually increased because the state for the most part is agricultural. If you're not using it at night, you're using it morning when you're getting... Jenn |
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Olympian
Posts: 650 (03/05/08 2:39 PM) |
Aurora Goddess wrote: Yeah, in Britain we change the time twice a year. We gain an hour on the 3oth March and lose an hour on the 26th October. It's a pain I think. I always
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Commander
Posts: 941 (03/05/08 11:31 PM) |
Just when i started to get use to the other time change..... It has to go and change again....
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