skymama 37 #1 March 31, 2006 Just a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am!She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #2 March 31, 2006 "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" I refuse to give up my hour of sleep!!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #3 March 31, 2006 QuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! *** Weird....I was in Italy last Sunday...they did it there, then. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #4 March 31, 2006 Imagine there's no clocksAbove us only skiesNo hell called workIt's easy if you tryYou may say I'm a dreamerBut i'm not the only oneMaybe someday day we'll cut-awayAnd our world will be as one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #5 March 31, 2006 Unthinkingly, I planned my flight this Sunday to be as early as possible. I have to be at the airport at 5:30AM new time. Oh the pain Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitational 0 #6 March 31, 2006 deja vu. Daylight savings happens in Europe a week before here. Had that last week, not again here this week. I hate double whammies... ------ Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goofyjumper 0 #7 March 31, 2006 Quotedeja vu. Daylight savings happens in Europe a week before here. Had that last week, not again here this week. I hate double whammies... Some countries don't even do it. Even Arizona does not do daylight savings time also!----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #8 March 31, 2006 Long read but I thought fits the topic: Daylight Saving Time started for the sole purpose of making better use of daylight and saving energy. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Daylight Saving Time prompts people to use less electricity for lighting and small appliances, since people tend to spend their evenings outside during summer, enjoying the extra hour of daylight. Benjamin Franklin, during his service as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, first came up with the idea of Daylight Saving Time. The idea went no further than an essay titled "An Economical Project," but earned him much respect from his friends, the inventors of the oil lamp. A London builder named William Willet toyed with the idea of Daylight Saving in 1907. He thought an excellent idea would be advancing the clock 20 minutes every Sunday in April, and then setting the clock back each Sunday in September. Willet even went so far as to get support for the idea, even reaching Parliament with various time saving bills. Sadly, the bill was met with opposition and ridicule each time. The practice of Daylight Saving Time began in World War I, when conservation of fuel was incredibly important. People tried to match their schedules to sunlight hours. In the United States, Daylight Saving Time always begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October. This was determined by an act of Congress. Therefore, during the winter, the United States is on standard time. In summer, we are on daylight saving time. Some states, such as Arizona, completely ignore daylight saving time, and stay on standard time the entire year. The four darkest months of the year, November, December, January, and February, are not as affected by Daylight Saving Time as the rest of the year. These months tend to have later sunrises. Farmers have traditionally disliked Daylight Saving Time. Farmers who schedule their days by sunrise note that animals take a long time to adjust to the new schedule, leading to weeks of adjustment twice a year. Orthodox Sephardic Jews in Israel also complain that Daylight Saving Time interferes with their early morning prayers during the Jewish month of Elul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #9 March 31, 2006 Yay... they won't get to steal my sleep since I'll be far far away when this happens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #10 March 31, 2006 QuoteSome countries don't even do it. Even Arizona does not do daylight savings time also! Here in the Prefectorate of Oahu in the Country of Hawaii, we don't do it either.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites John4455 0 #11 March 31, 2006 I can never do it. I just can't stay awake till two AM to set my clock. How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #12 March 31, 2006 Do we turn our clocks ahead Saturday at midnight, or Sunday at midnight? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #13 March 31, 2006 It's actually Sunday at 2 a.m. I usually do them before I go to bed on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites altichick 1 #14 March 31, 2006 Ours went forward today... I thought it was a nasty early April fools joke when I got a phone call at 6.15am this morning to tell me my ride was on it's way... unfortunately it was true I hate getting up without my coffee / TV / usual routine!! edited to add in working in Israel in case I confused anyone!! Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lindsey 0 #15 March 31, 2006 QuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! THANK SHIVA!!!! Finally there will still be some daylight when I get home from work. What a blessing it will be. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites monkycndo 0 #16 March 31, 2006 QuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! Grrrrr. I'm a morning person and I'm losing my morning sunlight. Dark mornings make me cranky. You won't like me when I'm cranky. (I guess I'm making the assumption that you like me know.)50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #17 April 1, 2006 And now the work days will be longer and i'll rack up some major overtime!! Yaaaay!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #18 April 2, 2006 Bump. Almost didn't catch it until the last few miliseconds of the newscast tonight. Wow, it -does- sneak up on you, doesn't it? http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html Even earlier next year! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #19 April 2, 2006 Ever since I've had a computer that automatically updates the time, I have never missed the time change... But before that, there were a couple of times when I showed up to work on Monday an hour early or an hour late because I forgot to change the clocks. Woo hoo, more daylight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #20 April 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! *** Weird....I was in Italy last Sunday...they did it there, then. I have a friend from Brazil. She told me that since that country is south of the equator they 'fall back' when we 'spring forward'. Their seasons are opposite ours here in the north. She has a horrible time calculating exactly what the time difference is at any given time.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riddler 0 #21 April 2, 2006 Quote Ever since I've had a computer that automatically updates the time That's pretty much true for me too, although it takes me a few minutes to figure out why the clock on the computer and the stove don't match Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
flyhi 24 #10 March 31, 2006 QuoteSome countries don't even do it. Even Arizona does not do daylight savings time also! Here in the Prefectorate of Oahu in the Country of Hawaii, we don't do it either.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John4455 0 #11 March 31, 2006 I can never do it. I just can't stay awake till two AM to set my clock. How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 March 31, 2006 Do we turn our clocks ahead Saturday at midnight, or Sunday at midnight? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #13 March 31, 2006 It's actually Sunday at 2 a.m. I usually do them before I go to bed on Saturday night/Sunday morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
altichick 1 #14 March 31, 2006 Ours went forward today... I thought it was a nasty early April fools joke when I got a phone call at 6.15am this morning to tell me my ride was on it's way... unfortunately it was true I hate getting up without my coffee / TV / usual routine!! edited to add in working in Israel in case I confused anyone!! Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #15 March 31, 2006 QuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! THANK SHIVA!!!! Finally there will still be some daylight when I get home from work. What a blessing it will be. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #16 March 31, 2006 QuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! Grrrrr. I'm a morning person and I'm losing my morning sunlight. Dark mornings make me cranky. You won't like me when I'm cranky. (I guess I'm making the assumption that you like me know.)50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #17 April 1, 2006 And now the work days will be longer and i'll rack up some major overtime!! Yaaaay!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #18 April 2, 2006 Bump. Almost didn't catch it until the last few miliseconds of the newscast tonight. Wow, it -does- sneak up on you, doesn't it? http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html Even earlier next year! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #19 April 2, 2006 Ever since I've had a computer that automatically updates the time, I have never missed the time change... But before that, there were a couple of times when I showed up to work on Monday an hour early or an hour late because I forgot to change the clocks. Woo hoo, more daylight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #20 April 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! *** Weird....I was in Italy last Sunday...they did it there, then. I have a friend from Brazil. She told me that since that country is south of the equator they 'fall back' when we 'spring forward'. Their seasons are opposite ours here in the north. She has a horrible time calculating exactly what the time difference is at any given time.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riddler 0 #21 April 2, 2006 Quote Ever since I've had a computer that automatically updates the time That's pretty much true for me too, although it takes me a few minutes to figure out why the clock on the computer and the stove don't match Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
ltdiver 3 #20 April 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust a reminder. I'm glad, now it won't be so freakin' sunny at 6:30 am! *** Weird....I was in Italy last Sunday...they did it there, then. I have a friend from Brazil. She told me that since that country is south of the equator they 'fall back' when we 'spring forward'. Their seasons are opposite ours here in the north. She has a horrible time calculating exactly what the time difference is at any given time.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #21 April 2, 2006 Quote Ever since I've had a computer that automatically updates the time That's pretty much true for me too, although it takes me a few minutes to figure out why the clock on the computer and the stove don't match Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
