I wish Calgary would declare itself in the Central time zone and not follow DST. I hate the fact that starting this week it's dark every day after work until almost March. Who cares about the morning, it'll still be dark when I get to work anyway.
People want it abolished. People can't believe we still do this because it's an outdated practice set up for farmers, even though it isn't an oudated practice set up for farmers, and even if it was for the farmers, there are still lots of farmers.
One dude from Costa Rica is counting his blessings that he doesn't still live here and have to deal with DST.
Myself, I hate the term "first world problems". It kind of annoys me when peopl throw it out there all the time on message boards. But god damn, if there ever was an appropriate thread to proclaim "first world problems", this is it. Good lord, people.
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I grew up before DST was enacted and I've never seen the purpose of it other than letting kids stay out later. The old rule was they had to be in when the street lights went on.
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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If we stayed on MST all year round the sun would rise at 4:20 am in the summer. That hour of daylight serves no purpose to most people; and might even make it harder for some to sleep in.
If we stayed on MDT all year the sun would rise at 9:40 am in the winter; which would mean it would be pitch dark out when kids are going to school. I don't think that is a good idea.
I can see why Costa Rica doesn't observe DST. In summer their sunrise is at 5:20 am and in the winter it is at 5:45 am. The changes in sunrise and sunset are so subtle in equitorial countries that many people there are not aware that sunrise and sunset times change throughout the year; as things like cloud cover can make more of a difference.
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It's 2:23am, and it has already rolled back. I thought I was on the brink of the roll-back 25 minutes ago but realized it had already changed. Fooled by the auto-correcting phone and laptop clock. Soul-destroying.
