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Title: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2013, 11:55:45 AM
Love it or hate it..it's time to pointlessly turn the clocks back. Actually it was this morning around 2ish..
Silliness, but you lose an hour of morning beauty sleep..
Title: Re: DST
Post by: stromboli on November 03, 2013, 12:00:59 PM
Yeah. Out here it supposedly helps the farmers and keeps the kiddies from walking to school in the dark for a month, or something. Never been anything to me but a minor annoyance. My clocks all set themselves back electronically, so I only have to change the car clock.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Solitary on November 03, 2013, 12:06:44 PM
Actually you gain an hour of sleep in the fall I believe.  :P   :-s   :lol: Solitary
Title: Re: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2013, 12:12:17 PM
Quote from: "Solitary"Actually you gain an hour of sleep in the fall I believe.  :P   :-s   :lol: Solitary
Funny..you don't look any more beautifuler.. :-k
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Sargon The Grape on November 03, 2013, 12:13:34 PM
I'd be happy if we scrapped it. Arizona has the right idea in that regard.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Solitary on November 03, 2013, 12:17:22 PM
Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"
Quote from: "Solitary"Actually you gain an hour of sleep in the fall I believe.  :P   :-s   :lol: Solitary
Funny..you don't look any more beautifuler.. :-k

Ha! (//http://i.imgur.com/8V5kZVZ.jpg) Stupid white people. May the Great Spirit infest your armpits with a thousand fleas.  :shock:  :lol:  Solitary
Title: Re: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2013, 12:23:14 PM
I didn't know I represent white people, but since you confirmed it I want a raise. :)
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Plu on November 03, 2013, 12:50:16 PM
I have nothing but supreme hatred for DST. I think most programmers do. It's bullshit in its own right, proven to be counter-productive, and everytime I run into some kind of weird time-related bug, I eventually figure out that it's somehow related to daylight savings and then have to waste hours of my time fixing that shit.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2013, 01:47:54 PM
Supreme hatred? Well that's pretty strong.
I'm no fan of DST, but supreme hatred makes it kinda sound like perhaps you lost close family members over DST.. Did you? :shock:
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Plu on November 03, 2013, 02:09:43 PM
Mostly just way too much time. Probably a year off the end of my life due to frustration and stress as well.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Hydra009 on November 03, 2013, 02:15:18 PM
This is me today.  And every day:

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Title: Re: DST
Post by: Solitary on November 03, 2013, 02:22:15 PM
What do they do at the North Pole during DST?  :shock:  :lol:  Solitary
Title: Re: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 03, 2013, 03:14:17 PM
Quote from: "Solitary"What do they do at the North Pole during DST?  :shock:  :lol:  Solitary
Sit in the dark and spin around? :-k
Title: Re: DST
Post by: stromboli on November 03, 2013, 03:22:32 PM
Quote from: "Solitary"What do they do at the North Pole during DST?  :shock:  :lol:  Solitary

The only correct answer is "freeze their ass off."
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Mermaid on November 03, 2013, 08:52:58 PM
It seems to follow my natural rhythms anyway, so I like it. I've started having trouble getting out of bed the last few weeks. This extra hour will help.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Jason78 on November 04, 2013, 04:33:40 AM
Quote from: "Plu"I have nothing but supreme hatred for DST. I think most programmers do. It's bullshit in its own right, proven to be counter-productive, and everytime I run into some kind of weird time-related bug, I eventually figure out that it's somehow related to daylight savings and then have to waste hours of my time fixing that shit.

Yeah.  Hate it here too.   If people need more daylight, why don't they just change their working hours?
Title: Re: DST
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on November 04, 2013, 04:36:33 AM
My natural rhythm is fucked up now because I made the mistake of taking sleeping medication which I never used till this past year. Now I sleep a few hours tops then feel drugged and can't get back to sleep. It's one reason of many why I don't like shrinks. :x
Title: Re: DST
Post by: SGOS on November 04, 2013, 11:16:05 AM
Quote from: "stromboli"Yeah. Out here it supposedly helps the farmers and keeps the kiddies from walking to school in the dark for a month, or something. Never been anything to me but a minor annoyance. My clocks all set themselves back electronically, so I only have to change the car clock.
I didn't change my car clocks ahead 6 months ago.  Gee, now I'm so happy I didn't to that. :-D
Title: Re: DST
Post by: SGOS on November 04, 2013, 11:19:26 AM
When I used to hunt, turning the clocks back in the fall was a pain in the ass.  It was hard enough getting up an hour or two before sunrise, and it got even worse when we went off of daylight savings.  Although, I never bitched about this to anyone until just now.
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Solitary on November 04, 2013, 11:24:04 AM
Quote from: "AllPurposeAtheist"My natural rhythm is fucked up now because I made the mistake of taking sleeping medication which I never used till this past year. Now I sleep a few hours tops then feel drugged and can't get back to sleep. It's one reason of many why I don't like shrinks. :x


You and I both!  =D> Trouble sleeping: The woman seated herself in the psychiatrists office. "What seems to be the problem?" the doctor asked.

 "Well, I, uh," she stammered, I have trouble sleeping. "I think I, uh, might be a nymphomaniac."

 "I see," he said. "I can help you, but I must advise you that my fee is $80 an hour."

 "That's not bad," she replied. "How much for all night?"


 
Solitary
Title: Re: DST
Post by: Sal1981 on November 04, 2013, 06:33:29 PM
It's pointless.