https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/the-us-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-70s-people-hated-it/
>>Rubio
He clearly never walked to school in December in Vermont.
The way they handled this in the sixteenth century was that the few things that happened very early, like the "servants sermon" that took place before the main work day, were simply rescheduled in the winter so people could walk to church without a candle. The vast majority of things that took place during hours that were daylight year round (the regular sermon, city council meetings, and so on) were left alone. Most of life was regulated by the sun anyway. Noon was always noon. The sundial never lied.
The idea that "permanent daylight savings time" would somehow create more hours at the end of the day is predicated on the idea that it is simply impossible for a store to open at 8am instead of 9am or for standard office hours to be 7-4 instead of 8-5. It's like people believe they can change the nature of the universe by moving the hands of their clock, but they don't believe they can change the sign on the door that says when they open.
The only reason DST works (sort of) is precisely *because* it changes every year while work schedules stay constant. That hour at the end of the day is "extra" because you don't have it all year. If it stops changing, it becomes normal and people adjust and you're back where you started. The clock in my truck has been set to DST all year. I don't show up an hour early for anything because my truck is on permanent DST.
Having astronomical noon at 1pm is sort of a perverse too... what does noon mean exactly?
All I remember about the first time is that it ended when kids kept getting run over at the bus stops.
>Rubio
Debbie says it isn't a coincidence this was presented & passed just after the spring equinox. They should postpone the House vote until the dead of winter.
>>equinox
Of course! Everyone thinks it's a great idea this week... except for me who screwed up an international meeting b/c I only figured out 30 minutes before that Europe changes to DST on March 27. So I'm sort of sour on DST right now.
It's clearly terrible for those who live in the North and especially for those in the North-Western areas of their time zones. Looks pretty great for Florida and LA though.
RE that extra hour at the end of the day... so far four out of four rental guests have missed checkout time since DST went into effect. The previous guest who missed checkout time was months ago.
I didn't put together what was happening until this thread.