Daylight saving

Yes, I like ‘God’s Clock’ - why do we have this ‘daylight saving’ palaver ?

Some states in the US and Portugal do not follow daylight savings- I am all for it

The EU was supposed to be scrapping Daylight Saving in 2021, but it got delayed because of Covid and Brexit and now seems to be on the back burner.

I truly can't see what the fuss is about. Even cows adjust within days!

If you cannot see what the fuss is about, why bother to do it?

Best to stick to the same time pattern all year round?

The purpose for daylight savings is no longer valid

There is no need to adapt to anything that no longer has a purpose

I like it as it is now, I detest the winter and hate getting up when it’s dark. I don’t think we can compare ourselves to some European countries because we are further north and have less daylight hours so the impact is greater here.

crazyH

Yes, I like ‘God’s Clock’ - why do we have this ‘daylight saving’ palaver ?

We have daylight saving so as not to have it light at 4 am around the time of longest day. The latest sunset is around 9 pm, but without daylight saving that would be around 8pm necessitating artificial lighting soon after. Given there are very few people up and about at 4am it makes sense to shift the daylight hours. During WW2 the UK went on to double summer time to conserve energy usage.
These times are for most of mainland UK, although the North of Scotland enjoys later sunsets.
If we were to scrap it then I'd prefer to stay on BST rather than GMT.

This is an interesting article albeit over 16 years old about daylight saving.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/jun/24/comment.mainsection2

I would be happy for it to be scrapped, but "God's clock"? Does that mean the clock is different in every line of longitude?

Rosie51 - thankyou x

Portugal is the same time as UK. Spain and and I think the rest of Europe is an hour ahead.

Daylight Savings does not impact darkness in the winter. We return to Standard time in November (in the US) and that is what helps it not be dark in the mornings.

Without DST, we would be on standard time year around. So yes, light at 4 am during the summer. However, we have curtains!

I am over it. Lived in a US state with no DST and it was great not to have to deal with time change.

If love to stop it. I go into a depression every year we change the clocks and obsessively tick off the days until the Winter solstice on the calendar.

Not All USA States observe DST ( where there are 8 time zones to remember too)
In Canada ( 6 time zones ) DST likewise is observed in Most Provincies and Territories.
At the moment that is....
The Yukon and most of Saskatchewan no longer observe the change and it is likely that more of Canada will follow suit. Hopefully!

I’m fine with it, it’s good for people working the land to give them more daylight hours. However I never know how to change the clock in my car so it’s only right 6 months of the year.

Without DST, we would be on standard time year around. So yes, light at 4 am during the summer. However, we have curtains! but isn't that the point, it's a waste of daylight while most people are sleeping? Better to have another hour of light in the evening when most people are awake and active.

I go into a depression every year we change the clocks and obsessively tick off the days until the Winter solstice on the calendar. is that just because we change the clocks back to GMT? I hate winter darkness and likewise can't wait for the solstice and the lengthening of the days, but I think I'd feel that regardless of what time the clock says.

I hate it. It takes a week for my body clock to adjust to the morning alarm, the dog hated her mealtime moving and my car clock is only correct for 6months

I must be one of the few who don’t mind it at all.

I don’t like it either. It goes dark early enough as it is, and next week it’ll be dark an hour earlier. I’d like summer hours permanently, I hate the dark coming earlier and earlier, and look forward to daylight lasting a bit longer soon after Christmas.

I do like an extra hour's sleep!
#dormouse

I'd rather stay at one constant time. I believe we will follow the western US in the fall of 2023 and stay on Standard time.

I would rather have more daylight at at the evening. We are quite northern, and only get about 7.5 hours of daylight in Dec, so quite gloomy.
I think the reason for changing is no longer relevant, so why keep it.

I also value an extra hour of light in the afternoon rather than the morning

I prefer Daylight Time, suits our dog walks.

DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, and sleep patterns. Computer software generally adjusts clocks automatically (Wikipedia).

I don't think we're ever all going to agree. It suits some, but not others.

This is an interesting look at the history and attitudes towards DST by National Geographic:

www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2019/02/daylight-saving-time-explained