Europe and the US didn't have the same DST dates anyway. I remember calling my mum to find out the 5 hour difference was now 6 and I had woken her up! All way too complicated!
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Daylight Savings Time
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I am angry for 3 reasons:
1. What exactly is the point?
2. I have to be at this place tomorrow at 8:30, which will feel like 7:30, which will feel like death.
3. My iPod clock is programmed wrong, and since it's not a computer, it's now programmed wrong forever and ever amen.
1. What exactly is the point?
2. I have to be at this place tomorrow at 8:30, which will feel like 7:30, which will feel like death.
3. My iPod clock is programmed wrong, and since it's not a computer, it's now programmed wrong forever and ever amen.
I never have understood how DST saves energy. There's still the same AMOUNT of daylight every 24 hours (unless someone convinced Mother Nature to add an hour? NOT), so what difference does it make what time the clock says? You just use the lights at a different time. Long summer evenings are nice, but at this time of year, what the heck is the difference whether you use lights more in the morning or in the evening?
Off to finish doing the patches for my computer and PDA -- nuisance!
Off to finish doing the patches for my computer and PDA -- nuisance!
Are they not putting patches out for them? (I don't have an iPod, so I'm totally clueless about them).
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That's what I've been trying to say for the past several years.Originally Posted by rapunzel47
I never have understood how DST saves energy. There's still the same AMOUNT of daylight every 24 hours (unless someone convinced Mother Nature to add an hour? NOT), so what difference does it make what time the clock says? You just use the lights at a different time. Long summer evenings are nice, but at this time of year, what the heck is the difference whether you use lights more in the morning or in the evening?
Off to finish doing the patches for my computer and PDA -- nuisance!
they need to just leave the time alone, does not need to be changed ever.
OMG, I LOVE daylight savings.... never ever want them to stop it during the summer months
I have changed the clock on mine before after it reset itself, you should be able to change it!
My understanding of DST was that it was mainly for the farmers. They would receive an extra hour of sunlight to work in per day to produce more goods. Thats what the farmer side of my family always told me.
Then they kept DST around for the students...something about screwing up bus schedules etc, if they stopped DST.
Personally I think the money that we're saving in energy costs all got spent on the programmers that had to write the code for the new DST.
lionsrampant - plug your iPod into your computer and download the latest patches...that'll take care of your clock issue.
Then they kept DST around for the students...something about screwing up bus schedules etc, if they stopped DST.
Personally I think the money that we're saving in energy costs all got spent on the programmers that had to write the code for the new DST.
lionsrampant - plug your iPod into your computer and download the latest patches...that'll take care of your clock issue.
Oh, wait, I think I remember this part. Except I think they went 1 year with DST ALL YEAR, and decided it was too dangerous for the kids walking to school cause it was still dark at 8 a.m. It was in the 1970s I think...And I think Nixon was President...
Yea! That's its!! Good memory!
I think I confused the bus thing with starting school later since students are more alert later in the morning.
I used to hate DST in the summer when my kids were little...they seemed to think that they only had to sleep when it was dark. Good think I don't live in Alaska or northern Great Britain! LOL
Oh yea! My computer, cell phone, cable box and caller ID all changed by themselves. Of course, I still have to change 5 bazillion clocks and watches, and my pager....
Im kind of happy about it. I have horses, and I usually ride in the late afternoon. Lately it's been getting dark before I'm even done. But now with the extra hour of light I have more time before Im stuck in darkness.
