Daylight Saving Time! Clocks go up One Hour at 2 a.m., Affect You??
By artistry
@artistry (4151)
United States
March 13, 2010 10:22pm CST
United States time moves forward one hour at 2 a.m., this Sunday morning for the beginning of Daylight Saving time. Do you find that the change affects you in some way? Do you make use of the extra daylight in the evening, during this change? Would you prefer that the clocks stayed as they are, without the change? Share your feelings on the subject.
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5 responses
@machivado (528)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 10
I like daylight, but I do like night better for my activities like doing my home work and so on... For me, daylight is good for sight seeing and work out.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
15 Mar 10
...Hi there machivado, I too love the daylight, although I am a nightowl when doing my writing and working on the computer. I am up a lot of times when the sun comes up and I am always amazed at the way the night turns into daylight in the morning. Sunlight to me is a healthy, cleansing force, so that's why I like summer and springtime, moreso than the winter. thanks so much for your reply, take care.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
14 Mar 10
Yup, I work in a callcenter where our clients has daylight saving time shifts. I like it more when its just a common time withough DST. We have good shifts when there is no DST.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
15 Mar 10
...Hi joygracia, In that case I guess you have to find something that you like outside of the good shifts that you have when it is not daylight saving time.
I like having the longer daylight time, the sun is good for the spirit. I enjoy seeing the sunrays shining through the windows. Thanks so much for your response, take good care.
@timhinyy (1653)
• United States
14 Mar 10
I do enjoy having the extra daylight later in the evening, but other then that it doesn't affect me very much in one way or the other just that i have to go around and reset all the clocks in the house so that it is at the correct time.
I am so used to having to do that now it would probably be strange if they made some rule or something so that we didn't have to do it anymore.
I am usually still up at the 2 am hour so it is kind of nice to watch television as the time comes for the time change.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
14 Mar 10
...Hi timhinyy, I was working on my computer when the time changed at 2 a.m. It was interesting to watch the digital clock move immediately from 2 to 3 a.m., and to realize that we just lost an hour of our time, and it won't be back until November. I am trying to analyze it just for thought purposes. Suppose we didn't move the clocks up, we would still have the daylight in the evening, instead of being 8 p.m., it would be 7 p.m., would that not give us more time in the evening.
Or am I confusing myself? Thanks for your response, and take care.
@RangaGirl (103)
• Australia
14 Mar 10
I find it always takes my body clock a week or two to adjust to the time change. Not using a clock, I wake at roughly the same time every day so, naturally, that pattern is "off" at the start or end of Daylight Savings. I do love having extra light at the end of the day which, in summer, allows us to go to the beach after dinner. Some people have strange reasons for opposing daylight savings. I've even heard people say they don't like daylight savings because the extra hour of sunlight fades their curtains! I think they are missing the concept.
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
15 Mar 10
...Hi RangaGirl, I only think about the change later on in the summer when my mind and the fact that it is 8 p.m. and still light outside don't compute. Then
I think to myself, oh it's daylight saving time. The lady with the fading curtains should get lighter curtains. "o) Thanks so much for your response. Take care.
