every country that has tried permanent DST has fucking hated it and reversed it
from your link
A move to permanent daylight saving time... is currently implemented in some jurisdictions such as Argentina, Belarus, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Namibia, Saskatchewan, Singapore, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yukon
The countries it points out that decided they didn't like it were Russia, the UK and Ireland, all places at a much higher latitude than most of the US, which tells me that Alaska and Maine might be better off passing a state law going to permanent standard time but the rest of us are probably gonna be fine.
kinda ignoring the part where the US already tried it :shrug-outta-hecks:
In 1974, after the enactment of the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Act in the United States, there were complaints of children going to school in the dark and working people commuting and starting their work day in pitch darkness during the winter months. The complaints led to the repeal of the Act in October 1974 when standard time was restored until February 23, 1975.
but yeah you caught me on hyperbole you magnificent bastard
complaints of children going to school in the dark and working people commuting and starting their work day in pitch darkness during the winter months
I really don’t understand this complaint. It’s already like this! My school bus came at 6am, I was waiting in the dark for a good chunk of the year. And this was in Florida, where our winters still have relatively long daylight.
yeah but at the very least that was high school, and not elementary/middle school which happen an hour or two ahead of that
I think the answer is to change what hours work and schooling happens rather than artificially bumping how we tell time an hour ahead of the rest of the planet to make vacation sites more economical. clearly it was enough of a problem before to change it back to standard before, I see no reason it wouldn't be again
from your link
The countries it points out that decided they didn't like it were Russia, the UK and Ireland, all places at a much higher latitude than most of the US, which tells me that Alaska and Maine might be better off passing a state law going to permanent standard time but the rest of us are probably gonna be fine.
kinda ignoring the part where the US already tried it :shrug-outta-hecks:
but yeah you caught me on hyperbole you magnificent bastard
I really don’t understand this complaint. It’s already like this! My school bus came at 6am, I was waiting in the dark for a good chunk of the year. And this was in Florida, where our winters still have relatively long daylight.
yeah but at the very least that was high school, and not elementary/middle school which happen an hour or two ahead of that
I think the answer is to change what hours work and schooling happens rather than artificially bumping how we tell time an hour ahead of the rest of the planet to make vacation sites more economical. clearly it was enough of a problem before to change it back to standard before, I see no reason it wouldn't be again