PSA: Let's Not Mess This Up. DST Year Round

[Flabbibulin]

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Originally Posted by stang

I want the brighter evenings all year round. Where do I sign?

I think a lot of people are making the assumption that we would permanently stay on DST if this ever happened, but isn't it possible the elimination of DST leaves us on MST time year round? which would absolutely suck.

[ken0042]

A little over 4 months. This year MST will be from November 5, 2017 to March 11, 2018.

It is most of the hockey season, and add in LA games that start at 7:30, so that would be 9:30. Earliest those games would end is midnight.

[Flabbibulin]

Ya, I clued in after I wrote the post. doh. I was thinking winter and summer solstice being 6 months apart.

[The Yen Man]

Just leave it the eff alone. If it's not in line with the rest of North America, then the pain of it is not worth it.

[Bill Bumface]

"Hey Siri, what time is it in Sioux Falls?"

It's not that hard.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

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I think a lot of people are making the assumption that we would permanently stay on DST if this ever happened, but isn't it possible the elimination of DST leaves us on MST time year round? which would absolutely suck.

I believe the NDP's bill has us on MDT year round, which is actually CST.

[You Need a Thneed]

Order of preference:

1. - Do the same as the rest of NA and stick with Current DST system
2. Do the same as the rest of NA and go to permanent DST.
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3. Keep Current System even if rest of NA changes (either to permanent daylight or standard)
4. Go to permanent DST, even if rest of NA goes to permanent standard time
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5. Go to permanent Standard time along with the rest of NA
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6. Go to permanent Standard time apart from what rest of NA does.


In short - Current System is slightly better than permanent Daylight time, both of which are much better than permanent standard time. Doing what the rest of NA does is more important than what we do for time changes, unless the rest of NA goes to permanent Standard time, then we should not do what they do.

[squiggs96]

There's no way I want DST after reading this:

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

There's no way I want DST after reading this:

[Rubicant]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

There's no way I want DST after reading this:

It's unreal that all of our votes are weighted equally.

[Otto-matic]

BREAKING: Unanimous vote - Bill 203 proposing "Alberta Standard Time" will not move forward. #ableg

[You Need a Thneed]

Good.

[Ironhorse]

Thank dog that common sense finally prevailed.

[getbak]

[Cowboy89]

This is what it feels like to have an NDP government. You feel like you 'won' something by them electing to not change things for the worse from the status quo.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Cowboy89

This is what it feels like to have an NDP government. You feel like you 'won' something by them electing to not change things for the worse from the status quo.

I feel like that is most governments these days!

[Resolute 14]

Of note, the committee recommended that the government work with other jurisdictions on the possibility of doing it country or continent wide, which makes a hell of a lot more sense.

[Fuzz]

Is the consensus that sticking with winter time is better than summer time as well?

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Is the consensus that sticking with winter time is better than summer time as well?

No,

The stupid people want extra morning sun (see the linked comments)
The smart people want evening sun.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Is the consensus that sticking with winter time is better than summer time as well?

Sticking with winter time would be awful. Why would we want sunlight between 4.15 am and 5:15 am in June. - instead of between 9 and 10 pm?