Dumb. Just plain dumb. I don’t know why Congress is not making any progress on this. They could easily pass it while continuing to do nothing about all the other bills waiting to die. This one’s a no-brainer.
The greatest disservice of DST is to school children, expecting them – in the early spring! – to get up in the dark and go to school while staying up until late attending sporting events. At least make DST June -September only.
Or does the government just think we are? Most people I know think it is stupid and wish it would go away. So whatever is intended, people are not falling for it.
There was a study that showed that switching back and forth from DST has a stultifying effect, so I suspect that it has something to do with politicians wanting to secure their incumbency.
The idea had been floated and actually practiced in many venues until it became semi-annual permanency in the US and elsewhere. Every year there are the complaints, the register of suicides, etc, that supposedly are the result. But the same is said of New Years day. And maybe even Mothers’ Day, for all I know.
I prefer sun time but, for many, the added daylight is their pleasure. Just wish Congress or somebody would get past the lagging and nagging and choose one or the other.
Stick with standard time; I really like it not being dark at 7:30 in the morning. And what kid wants to go to bed while it’s still light out? Some of us older people aren’t all that keen on it.
as a high school baseball coach …having daylight saving time in the Spring is critical to being able to play games in March and April as without it the sun sets so early games cannot be completed….i know we all hate ‘springing forward’ but at least for high school sports it is truly appreciated…. how ‘bout we just keep DST as our time year round?….more daylight during the ‘day’ is a good thing….p
Part of the problem is our “day” doesn’t correspond to our daylight hours. We might have sunlight between say 7am and 5pm but for many our days go from 6am to 10pm. And of course those hours vary depending on one’s profession and inclination. It’s a fool’s errand to try and please everybody.
Yakety Sax 11 months ago
Yes, but not necessarily in that order nor at the same time.
Bilan 11 months ago
DST seems smart to me. It’s better to have more daylight in the summer evenings than early in the morning.
Concretionist 11 months ago
I’d go with the last 3 of the four. But the bottom one does sum it up accurately.
Cactus-Pete 11 months ago
But that’s not why we change the clocks. It’s to shift daylight hours (hence the name), for whatever that’s worth.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member 11 months ago
Yes….
abucksworth Premium Member 11 months ago
Dumb. Just plain dumb. I don’t know why Congress is not making any progress on this. They could easily pass it while continuing to do nothing about all the other bills waiting to die. This one’s a no-brainer.
nosirrom 11 months ago
Be one with nature. Embrace standard time.
crisidelm 11 months ago
Disordered.
Gandalf 11 months ago
Yes.
jodyjm13 11 months ago
Definitely.
chaosed2 11 months ago
It is amazing that people were faced with the options of A: change the time we start/end work or B: change the clock that they went with option B.
awlarry Premium Member 11 months ago
I’ve never liked changing the clocks in the first place.
John Leonard Premium Member 11 months ago
Actually, we’re realigning our clocks with solar time – where we should have left it last March.
ComicRelief 11 months ago
DST is for office workers. Anyone who works outdoors for a living adjusts their hours to match the available sunlight.
ComicRelief 11 months ago
The greatest disservice of DST is to school children, expecting them – in the early spring! – to get up in the dark and go to school while staying up until late attending sporting events. At least make DST June -September only.
Jhony-Yermo 11 months ago
I enjoyed the heck out of this cartoon today. Thx Jef
ChukLitl Premium Member 11 months ago
Because it totally makes more sense for all of western civilization to reset their clocks rather than post summer hours.
Killraven Premium Member 11 months ago
I go with 2 and 4.
DM2860 11 months ago
Or does the government just think we are? Most people I know think it is stupid and wish it would go away. So whatever is intended, people are not falling for it.
khjalmarj 11 months ago
DST is like the spinster who thought her blanket was too short, so she cut a foot off the bottom end and sewed it on the top.
prrdh 11 months ago
There was a study that showed that switching back and forth from DST has a stultifying effect, so I suspect that it has something to do with politicians wanting to secure their incumbency.
davidthoms1 11 months ago
“Only the white man thinks cutting the end off a rope and tying on the other end makes it longer!” A wise Indian. ( now known only as Native American)
kv450 11 months ago
A modest proposal: set our clocks forward 30 minutes next Spring, then just leave ‘em there.
bobbyferrel 11 months ago
Amerind saying. ‘Only white man would cut one end off blanket and sew it on the other end and think the blanket is longer.’
trainnut1956 11 months ago
Yeah, I love how it’s now dark when I wake up and dark before I go to bed…
calliarcale 11 months ago
All of the above.
dpatrickryan Premium Member 11 months ago
All of the above. Time to dump DST.
EMGULS79 11 months ago
No we don’t. We make the days even SHORTER by shifting an hour of precious daylight into the useless early morning hours.
Mike Baldwin creator 11 months ago
Smart kid!
sandpiper 11 months ago
The idea had been floated and actually practiced in many venues until it became semi-annual permanency in the US and elsewhere. Every year there are the complaints, the register of suicides, etc, that supposedly are the result. But the same is said of New Years day. And maybe even Mothers’ Day, for all I know.
I prefer sun time but, for many, the added daylight is their pleasure. Just wish Congress or somebody would get past the lagging and nagging and choose one or the other.
Stephen Gilberg 11 months ago
Daylight saving time is such a controversial practice.
I’d like to say it’s useful, but I don’t know what the fact is.
On most purported benefits, we do not all agree.
Does energy see greater use or less with DST?
It’s likely that the crime rate drops when few are out by dark,
But as for traffic safety, well, the figures aren’t so stark.
We spend more time outdoors, but is it better for our health?
And does it help or hinder overall the people’s wealth?
I understand it started with agrarians in mind.
Ironically, the farmers now are highly disinclined.
One thing’s for sure: It complicates, espec’ly in transition.
I see why folks suspect we keep it only for tradition.
A lot of countries dropped it; now it’s mainly in “the West,”
Whose nations mostly prosper, but that doesn’t mean it’s best.
—me
BRICKPART Premium Member 11 months ago
The sun moves the air every morning. Without DST the morning drive exhaust would remain all day!
eced52 11 months ago
Yes.
Gen.Flashman 11 months ago
In Texas with DST it is still 95 at 8 too hot to be out or walk the dogs, meanwhile at 7am it is a reasonable 75.
Jhony-Yermo 11 months ago
Just change it all to GMT. And be done with it. Same-time wherever you go or where ever you are. Why DST or those Silly time zones? :-) :-D
Smeagol 11 months ago
All of them.
GiantShetlandPony 11 months ago
It’s hard to change, after doing something for so long.
It may be harder springing forward, but I am very much looking forward to springing forward next spring.
MrWolf Gamer 11 months ago
WoW..
EXCALABUR 11 months ago
Some of us more than others.
Sisyphus1967 11 months ago
Stick with standard time; I really like it not being dark at 7:30 in the morning. And what kid wants to go to bed while it’s still light out? Some of us older people aren’t all that keen on it.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 11 months ago
It’s like a tablecloth or a bedspread that’s too short. It doesn’t help to cut a foot off one end and sew it onto the other.
PaulGoes 11 months ago
Yes
sml7291 Premium Member 11 months ago
Daylight saving time needs to die.
Anyone that wants an extra hour of sunlight in the evening can get up an hour earlier every morning and let the rest of us sleep in.
kennnyp 11 months ago
as a high school baseball coach …having daylight saving time in the Spring is critical to being able to play games in March and April as without it the sun sets so early games cannot be completed….i know we all hate ‘springing forward’ but at least for high school sports it is truly appreciated…. how ‘bout we just keep DST as our time year round?….more daylight during the ‘day’ is a good thing….p
Bill Löhr Premium Member 11 months ago
Part of the problem is our “day” doesn’t correspond to our daylight hours. We might have sunlight between say 7am and 5pm but for many our days go from 6am to 10pm. And of course those hours vary depending on one’s profession and inclination. It’s a fool’s errand to try and please everybody.