Time to abandon time changes?
Seems every time we change the clocks, there will be articles asking when the hell we’re going to stop changing the clocks, but then we keep doing it, even though it messes with everyone’s circadian rhythms.
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Kate
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Kevin 17:24 on 2024-03-08 Permalink
Mexico stopped it and we should too.
Kate 17:30 on 2024-03-08 Permalink
I’m afraid Canada won’t stop doing it until the U.S. does, but the U.S. is too set in its ways in some matters (cf. Imperial measurements).
(Yes, I know that a few places in Canada and the U.S. don’t change clocks, but they’re not dominant enough to carry the rest of their countries with them.)
Em 17:43 on 2024-03-08 Permalink
I will vote for whatever party at the provincial or federal level commits to actually doing this. I struggle with it, both in spring and fall.
Almost everyone agrees we should, but nobody wants to do it first.
Nicholas 12:18 on 2024-03-09 Permalink
The problem is that half the people want to go permanently on standard time and half permanently on summer time. And a lot of the people would prefer the switching to the permanent one they don’t like (like me, I prefer permanent summer to switching to permanent standard). So whenever an option to select one comes up, enough people prefer the status quo to switching, even if a majority doesn’t prefer the current system. And then add in coordination with other provinces and states, and here’s where we are.
Kevin 15:55 on 2024-03-09 Permalink
I don’t care if we permanently end up in one or the other, as long as it ends
jeather 16:20 on 2024-03-09 Permalink
I care very deeply about being on daylight savings permanently and would probably prefer to continue to switch than to be on standard year round, as a data point for Nicholas.
Daisy 20:30 on 2024-03-09 Permalink
In order of preference, for me:
1) permanent standard time
2) permanent summer time
3) switching at the dates we used to switch (Oct & April)
4) status quo: switching at the current dates (Nov & March)
CE 22:13 on 2024-03-09 Permalink
I believe we can end this timeless debate by allowing anyone who likes DST to change their clocks and everyone who is against it, simply keeps their clocks at standard time.
GC 10:54 on 2024-03-10 Permalink
I’m with Kevin. I don’t care which one we pick. I’m not a farmer, so it makes little difference to me.