Daylight Saving Time

davieddy · 2007-10-28, 11:46

I note that the USA now has an extra month of DST.
I shall be envious when it's dark at 5 p.m. here in England
this evening.

David

axn · 2007-10-28, 13:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by davieddy

I shall be envious when it's dark at 5 p.m. here in England this evening.

Why? It's just one more week.

ATH · 2007-10-28, 16:07

Its 3 week more total, 2 weeks earlier in the spring and 1 week later in the autumn:

Check under UK and US:
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst2007.html

Flatlander · 2007-10-28, 20:49

At 2 a.m. I opened the Date and Time Properties window in XP to see if it would automatically set the clock back an hour. It did. When I came down later, XP had wound the clock back again and was an hour slow. Stupid Windows can't even subtract 1 successfully! I'm surprised it didn't get into an infinite loop.

davieddy · 2007-10-29, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATH

Its 3 week more total, 2 weeks earlier in the spring and 1 week later in the autumn:

And when there are 5 Sundays in March, the 2nd Sunday
will be three weeks earlier than the last Sunday.

davieddy · 2007-10-29, 09:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatlander

At 2 a.m. I opened the Date and Time Properties window in XP to see if it would automatically set the clock back an hour. It did. When I came down later, XP had wound the clock back again and was an hour slow. Stupid Windows can't even subtract 1 successfully! I'm surprised it didn't get into an infinite loop.

A watched pot boils twice

ewmayer · 2007-10-29, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by davieddy

I note that the USA now has an extra month of DST.

I really hope we simply go on DST and stay there year-round starting sometime soon. I can manage to haul my carcass our of bed on winter mornings when it's still dark without terrible difficulty, but I detest the brutally short evenings, leaving work and having it already be dark, all that.

Uncwilly · 2007-10-29, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

I really hope we simply go on DST and stay there year-round starting sometime soon. I can manage to haul my carcass our of bed on winter mornings when it's still dark without terrible difficulty, but I detest the brutally short evenings, leaving work and having it already be dark, all that.

During WW2 the USA was on year round DST and during certain times went to double DST. Much power was saved.

davieddy · 2007-10-29, 18:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

During WW2 the USA was on year round DST and during certain times went to double DST. Much power was saved.

I think the same applied to Britain. My father remembered double DST
with affection. At our latitude, it would still be light at 11 p.m. in midsummer.

lycorn · 2007-10-29, 22:57

My father also told me that during WW2 we had double DST in Portugal. Although it would be somehow "artificial" I wouldn´t mind having it again. I find more useful to have daylight in the evening than in early morning.

Mr. P-1 · 2007-10-30, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ewmayer

I really hope we simply go on DST and stay there year-round starting sometime soon. I can manage to haul my carcass our of bed on winter mornings when it's still dark without terrible difficulty, but I detest the brutally short evenings, leaving work and having it already be dark, all that.

Wny not leave the clock as it is, and just get up and go to bed an hour earlier?

View Poll Results: Preferable Year-Round Time Scheme?
Standard time [sunrise at e.g. 6am, sunset at 6pm]	9	29.03%
Daylight time [sunrise at 7am, sunset at 7pm]	22	70.97%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

2007-10-28, 11:46	#1
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 2×3×13×83 Posts	Daylight Saving Time I note that the USA now has an extra month of DST. I shall be envious when it's dark at 5 p.m. here in England this evening. David Last fiddled with by davieddy on 2007-10-28 at 11:48

2007-10-29, 22:57	#10
lycorn "GIMFS" Sep 2002 Oeiras, Portugal 3·491 Posts	My father also told me that during WW2 we had double DST in Portugal. Although it would be somehow "artificial" I wouldn´t mind having it again. I find more useful to have daylight in the evening than in early morning. Last fiddled with by lycorn on 2007-10-29 at 22:58

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2007-10-28, 16:07	#3
ATH Einyen Dec 2003 Denmark 2×1,579 Posts	Its 3 week more total, 2 weeks earlier in the spring and 1 week later in the autumn: Check under UK and US: http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst2007.html

2007-10-28, 20:49	#4
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 31×67 Posts	At 2 a.m. I opened the Date and Time Properties window in XP to see if it would automatically set the clock back an hour. It did. When I came down later, XP had wound the clock back again and was an hour slow. Stupid Windows can't even subtract 1 successfully! I'm surprised it didn't get into an infinite loop.