Daylight savings time to be eliminated?

[jbhtexas]

Read the article. While your correct, heating and a/c consumes far more energy relative to light.

I did read the article, and I've also read many other articles on that Indiana study. The key is that the study was done in Indiana. Similar studies need to be conducted in states with different climates, like Texas, Florida, Washington, and sourthern California.

For example, here where I live, during the summer, it is commonly still 90°F at 11:00 PM at night, and many times does not drop below 80°F at night. Many residential air-conditioners run nearly full-time. The springtime and fall are also much more temperate (neither heating or cooling is needed, so lighting becomes the primary energy consumer). I suspect the effect of DST on HVAC energy consumption in southern states to be quite different than in it is in Indiana. The effect may actually be opposite in different climates.

It would be stupid to base the decision on whether or not to continue DST on a single study that took place in Indiana.

 

[Flag Guy]

It would be stupid to base the decision on whether or not to continue DST on a single study that took place in Indiana.

Yeah! Screw Indiana, Indiana should go to ****!!!


Ok I'm done


But the man has a point

 

[StLouisClone]

I vote also for DST all year round.

Me four

 

[DanCyn]

The time change definitely screws with my internal clock and has an impact on my productivity. I don't care what time standard is chosen, I'd just like not having to spend a week readjusting my patterns twice a year. It's very disruptive.

 

[mplscyclone]

We are going to be in a socialist society soon so might as well start on the right foot by with trivial tasks as messing with day light savings time. This way everyone can stand in line for government assistance without changing the clocks and getting real confused after sitting on their butts all day demanding that they have the right to buy a house even though they really can't. Seems like more important issues are needed, however, I could be wrong here....

Z

The government is going to own all the financial institutions... The Bush administration is already moving towards a socialist society... Wake up

 

[ISUKyro]

I with ya'll let's keep the extra hour of light all year. Winter is depressing enough as it is.

 

[LindenCy]

I wouldn't mind eliminating it. Also, can we move this to the cave?...people can't control themselves.

 

[Bobber]

It would be stupid to base the decision on whether or not to continue DST on a single study that took place in Indiana.

I agree with you on that.

 

[Gink]

I agree. I would rather have an extra hour of daylight in the evening during the winter then in morning. Daylight is wasted if it only shines when you are sleeping or working.

Please do this! I hate daylight savings time, it sucks when it is dark so early.

 

[CycloneErik]

I agree. I would rather have an extra hour of daylight in the evening during the winter then in morning. Daylight is wasted if it only shines when you are sleeping or working.

If you work third shift, you don't see daylight, so it really doesn't matter that much to me.

 

[sunset]

Read the article. While your correct, heating and a/c consumes far more energy relative to light.

If I understand this correctly, they are saying people being at home "earlier" during summer DST causes us to use more AC. So are you saying people don't use AC while they are at work?

Seems to me if it's hot enough to use AC or cold enough to use heating that people will do so regardless of where they are located.

 

[sunset]

If DST goes away, I'm pretty sure my company isn't going to change it's business hours to start an hour earlier to compensate.

If enough people push for it they will. I can guarantee that I would automatically shift to a 7-4 schedule if this happens.