DST>Standard>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changing twice a year.
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The one thing I liked about that was that trick or treating now has an extra hour of day light - good for kids not getting schmucked by cars…and ghosts.
I’m not sure how you’re getting your experience is the “opposite” of something that I’ve not even posted.
Those with SAD will have impacts–not saying the impact is the same universally.
Those with Bipolar will have impacts–again, not saying the impact is the same universally.
However, these impacts are not positive ones. SAD is going to be present in Nov through Feb; no matter how we decide to make the clocks read.
But a clock change does apparently have some level of psychological effect for those suffering from various chronic mental health issues–my experience is with SAD and Bipolar.
Lucy’s personal experience is universal, which is the opposite of “not…universally.”
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That’s the one thing I hate about this trick!! Safety aside (“don’t walk in the street” is a generally good idea, all the time), having it dark out (like where I grew up) made it all the more awesome.
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this seems like an unusually nasty reply to my comment that was expressly limited to my personal experience. I suffer from SAD. I am about the only person I know who likes changing the clocks every year, and I like it because it reduces the amount I suffer from SAD.
So I totally agree with:
I may have misunderstood you, then. I thought you were claiming that changing the clocks is have a huge negative impact for those that suffer SAD and bipolar conditions. But I see you just said impact, and didn’t specify whether it tends to be positive, negative, or variable by person. Sorry about that.
Honestly, I don’t think it’s the clock change, though. I think my problem is the clock, not the clock change. That is, if we weren’t all on artificial schedules that have nothing to do with the sun, I think I’d be a lot better off. But we all live in a world governed by such artificial schedules.
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I don’t have much of an opinion on the darkness, but I just want to say that Halloween in Phoenix is AWESOME! It’s basically a big block party because it is so freaking nice out.
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New one
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Eh, the gradual change of the sunrise/sunset wrt the clocks (or the other way around), a minute or two earlier or later per day, should ease the effects of SAD. (No solution for the least sunlit days of the year, though.)
The issue is still the major shock of changing the clocks a whole hour. Most people don’t feel it, but plenty of others (like you) do.
I think your solution of “don’t go to work until 10AM” is perfectly fine, as you have a flexible schedule and (I hope) a boss who understands.
Damn it. I was just coming here to post this.
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My congresscritter actually responded.
First, he felt the need to give me the history of DST…
…before finally absolving himself of any responsibility for passing the Sun shine act: “
While I am not a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has primary jurisdiction over H.R. 69, you may be assured that I will keep your views in mind should this or any other relevant legislation be considered by the full House.
”
Anyway, my offer still stands: if he votes for this I’ll vote for him. Otherwise, 
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[sent from my shoe phone]
Why doesn’t congress just make the sun be out longer in winter 
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“Hours are now 50 minutes long between 6AM and 6PM, and hours are now 1h10m long between 6PM and 6AM.”
So DST last 34 weeks from March through November. That’s 238 days, of 1 hour less sleep every night. That’s basically 10 whole days.
Why can’t we just figure out a system where instead of DST, we just add 10 days to summer from June 31st through June 40th, and keep everything else the same.
Why does anyone have “one hour less sleep every night”?
(If being purposely nonsensical, then haha.)
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I think you misunderstood me. No, I don’t find changing the clocks to be a major shock. I find it to be a relief, because it brings my enforced external schedule closer to where my body wants it to be. Twice a year I find I am more and more out-of-synch with clock-time, and then we move the clocks and everything is better again.
I am dreading the end of standard time, because instead of getting relief from being out of sync each fall, the clock is going to get worse and worse, and I’m going to be really unhappy for a few months.
I did misunderstand you. Thank you for clarifying.
You are the only person I know like this.
Yeah, I think I’m in a minority here. I think most people are more in tune with the clock, and less with the sun, than I am. And maybe also less prone to SAD. When I travel, I adjust to the new time mostly by getting outdoors and being in morning sunlight.
I expect we will stop changing the clocks twice a year. And that will probably be a win for most people. We’ll have few auto accidents, all sorts of good stuff. But it’s going to be a lose for me.
One day when every clock is hooked up to the universal cell phone time maybe they can just adjust things by a minute a day or so in and out.