# Pit daylight savings time here! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 31, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170 "2004-10-31T17:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/1 "2004-10-31T17:07:15Z")
Well, the clocks have been turned back. It’s now going to be dark out much earlier than before, and only get worse! (until it gets better, that is) I just wanted to invite dopers who had strong feelings about this change in, and give them a spot to pit Daylight Savings Time. Anyone want to do the honors? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/2 "2004-10-31T17:12:20Z")
I don’t understand why we still put up with this shit. Didn’t we beat the Kaiser like, 90 years ago? Fucking Germans. We may have beaten two Reichs, but because of them everyone in the country gets to be annoyed by changing the fucking clocks twice a year. Maybe they won after all. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/3 "2004-10-31T17:12:55Z")
What is this turning back of clocks and Daylight Savings Time of which you speak? ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/4 "2004-10-31T17:13:45Z")
Two things. It’s Daylight Saving Time. No plural on ‘saving’. Also, the switch today puts us back to standard time. So the appropriate time to pit Daylight Saving Time would be in April, when it commences. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/5 "2004-10-31T17:18:30Z")
> [@XJETGIRLX](#): > > Two things. > > It’s Daylight Saving Time. No plural on ‘saving’. > > Also, the switch today puts us back to standard time. So the appropriate time to pit Daylight Saving Time would be in April, when it commences. > > Carry on. Yeah, but nobody seems to complain about it in April. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/6 "2004-10-31T17:23:22Z")
Somebody suggested just not moving Quebec off of DST some year – just have it drop DST altogether and join Atlantic Standard Time. Kind of makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/7 "2004-10-31T17:24:16Z")
The only reason I hate the time change is it feels like it should be later than it is. I mean, it’s 1:30, for cryin’ out loud! Next week, once I’ve gotten used to it, I’ll be fine. Robin ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/8 "2004-10-31T17:26:49Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Yeah, but nobody seems to complain about it in April. Actually, that’s the only time I complain about it. I love this time of year. How can anyone complain about another hour of sleep?! I think we should do away with Daylight Saving altogether. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/9 "2004-10-31T17:28:45Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Somebody suggested just not moving Quebec off of DST some year – just have it drop DST altogether and join Atlantic Standard Time. > > Kind of makes sense. Ach, no. This would mean Montreal would be in a different time zone than Windsor. I don’t need another crimp thrown in my long-distance relationship. It’s hard enough as it is. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/10 "2004-10-31T17:28:46Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Yeah, but nobody seems to complain about it in April. Oh, I do. I work 6-5 in a windowless room, so each April I am just starting to enjoy seeing the sun for the first time in months and daylight saving time comes along a takes it away from me. Of course, I live on the far western edge of a time zone, so we have plenty of daylight on the evening side. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/11 "2004-10-31T17:29:46Z")
I hate DST too. I love having it get light really really early in the morning in the summer, and I don’t really care whether it gets dark at 8 PM or 7 PM in the evening. Why can’t we have half the extra daylight as a morning treat for the early risers (or late-stay-uppers), as Nature intended, instead of taking it away to lump in with the other half in the evening? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/12 "2004-10-31T17:35:16Z")
I hate standard time. What do I care if it’s light in the morning **before** I wake up? That’s just wasted daylight, and to think we change the clocks to make it happen is just ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/13 "2004-10-31T17:36:17Z")
Are you kidding? I got an extra hour of sleep. I love this switch. It’s that fucking April that kills me. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/14 "2004-10-31T17:44:32Z")
I think the clocks should be set half an hour ahead in April and NEVER TOUCHED AGAIN!!! ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/15 "2004-10-31T17:48:30Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > Are you kidding? I got an extra hour of sleep. I love this switch. It’s that fucking April that kills me. :mad: That’s why I think we should change the clocks back every day. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/16 "2004-10-31T17:49:07Z")
Pit? I got an extra hour in bed last night! ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/17 "2004-10-31T17:56:51Z")
Someone ought to warn my cats it’s DST. I’m getting bonkers about their food-screams one hour too early. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/18 "2004-10-31T18:05:27Z")
Well, it bugs the shit oughta me! I spent a lot of time this year getting my morning glories on-line, then all of a sudden they lose an hour of sunlight! ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/19 "2004-10-31T18:22:49Z")
> [@gum](#): > > Someone ought to warn my cats it’s DST. I’m getting bonkers about their food-screams one hour too early. If you find someone who can explain it to your cats, have them explain it to my 9-month-old too. Of course, since it’s light out when I expect her to go back to sleep for another hour, she’s not buying it for a minute. ---
**Author:** ![Leonard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170/20 "2004-10-31T18:52:10Z")
I was _barely_ able to drag myself out of bed this morning, only to come all the way to work and find that _ **I WAS A FUCKING HOUR EARLY!!!** _ :mad: :smack: :mad: :smack: :mad: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-daylight-savings-time-here/272170.md?page=2)