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>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> If I was benign dictator of the world, canceling daylight savings would
>>> one of the edicts in the first couple of days. Want more daylight? Get up
>>> earlier.
>>
>> I get up in the dark now so how will that get me more daylight?
>>
>> The light to dark ratio changes with the season, but the start work in light
>> or dark is not only a function of DST, but of your place in the time zone.
>> Personally, I'd like to see the time shifted forward an hour, like it is in
>> DST, year round. If I lived at the western end of the zone, I'd probably
>> not care. My choice is to have the daylight time at the end of the work day,
>> not the beginning, but others probably differ.
>>
>>
>>
>Well, yeah, I do understand that one person can't unilaterally change
>the hours his employer is open. But that puts the onus on the employers,
>schools, whatever. Change the schedules to start earlier when dawn comes
>earlier, so your employees can have evening daylight to do whatever.
>Pretty routine in construction down south. Crews start at first light,
>to work in the cooler part of the day.

> wrote:
> >Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>> If I was benign dictator of the world, canceling daylight savings wou=
> >>> one of the edicts in the first couple of days. Want more daylight? Ge=

> >>> earlier.
> >> I get up in the dark now so how will that get me more daylight?
> >> The light to dark ratio changes with the season, but the start work in=

> >> or dark is not only a function of DST, but of your place in the time z=

> >> Personally, I'd like to see the time shifted forward an hour, like it =

> >> DST, year round. =A0If I lived at the western end of the zone, I'd pro=

> >> not care. My choice is to have the daylight time at the end of the wor=

> >> not the beginning, but others probably differ.
> >Well, yeah, I do understand that one person can't unilaterally change
> >the hours his employer is open. But that puts the onus on the employers,
> >schools, whatever. Change the schedules to start earlier when dawn comes
> >earlier, so your employees can have evening daylight to do whatever.
> >Pretty routine in construction down south. Crews start at first light,
> >to work in the cooler part of the day.
> It's a psychological problem -- I know ltime is just a number, but
> that number is deeply ingrained in our mind -- "9 to 5", "news at 11"
> (or 10), etc.
> I'm a prime example -- I'm generally a night owl, and while I *love*
> Daylight Saving Time for the "extra" hour of light after work, I'd
> bristle angrily if my employer suggested that I come in at 7 instead
> of 8 for half the year. =A0Yes, I know it's exactly the same thing, but
> I'd still have trouble with it (and often be late), and I suspect many
> many others are the same. =A0I can look at a clock that says midnight,
> and know it's time to go to sleep regardless of the actual time, but
> I'd have trouble looking at a clock that says 11PM and convincing
> myself it was time to go to bed.
> Perhaps if *everything* shifted, from TV schedules to evening classes
> to store opening/closing hours...but then it's really DST again :-)
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>> wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> If I was benign dictator of the world, canceling daylight savings would
>>>>> one of the edicts in the first couple of days. Want more daylight? Get up
>>>>> earlier.
>>>> I get up in the dark now so how will that get me more daylight?
>>>> The light to dark ratio changes with the season, but the start work in light
>>>> or dark is not only a function of DST, but of your place in the time zone.
>>>> Personally, I'd like to see the time shifted forward an hour, like it is in
>>>> DST, year round. If I lived at the western end of the zone, I'd probably
>>>> not care. My choice is to have the daylight time at the end of the work day,
>>>> not the beginning, but others probably differ.
>>> Well, yeah, I do understand that one person can't unilaterally change
>>> the hours his employer is open. But that puts the onus on the employers,
>>> schools, whatever. Change the schedules to start earlier when dawn comes
>>> earlier, so your employees can have evening daylight to do whatever.
>>> Pretty routine in construction down south. Crews start at first light,
>>> to work in the cooler part of the day.
>> It's a psychological problem -- I know ltime is just a number, but
>> that number is deeply ingrained in our mind -- "9 to 5", "news at 11"
>> (or 10), etc.
>> I'm a prime example -- I'm generally a night owl, and while I *love*
>> Daylight Saving Time for the "extra" hour of light after work, I'd
>> bristle angrily if my employer suggested that I come in at 7 instead
>> of 8 for half the year. Yes, I know it's exactly the same thing, but
>> I'd still have trouble with it (and often be late), and I suspect many
>> many others are the same. I can look at a clock that says midnight,
>> and know it's time to go to sleep regardless of the actual time, but
>> I'd have trouble looking at a clock that says 11PM and convincing
>> myself it was time to go to bed.
>> Perhaps if *everything* shifted, from TV schedules to evening classes
>> to store opening/closing hours...but then it's really DST again :-)
>> Josh- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> OK time to float my crazy idea!
> We should have one world wide time system.
> So zero hours in say New York (or Zurich, Moscow, London etc.) would
> also be zero hours 'everywhere' in the world.
> Much simpler?
> Midnight in New York is presently 01.30h in the morning here on the
> east coast of Canada and 05.00h in London!
> So what?
> With one World Time Zone, I'd soon get used to getting up when my
> clock read 05.30 instead of 07.00h, or having supper when the clock
> reads 16.30h instead of 6.00 PM!
> By the way it should be a 24 hour system not this weird 12 hour
> division!
> I notice that some people when travelling away from home will keep
> their watch on 'home time' so as to keep in touch with events they are
> used to. While the zone they may actually be in can be many hours
> ahead or behind!
> Living for while in the Middle East one was aware that early morning
> (6.00 AM) North American radio broadcasts available via the inter-net
> occurred at half past midday! Didn't matter what the clock said,
> that's when they were available!
> Flame away!

> OK time to float my crazy idea!
> We should have one world wide time system.
> So zero hours in say New York (or Zurich, Moscow, London etc.) would
> also be zero hours 'everywhere' in the world.
> Much simpler?
> Midnight in New York is presently 01.30h in the morning here on the
> east coast of Canada and 05.00h in London!
> So what?
> *************************************************************
> We have GMT so everything would go from there It should also be a 24 hour
> time so there is no AM or PM =A0confusion.