Time Bounce

[IamScotticus]

This is about Daylight Savings vs. Standard time, and the fixing of one or the orher.

 

 Very soon, probably by the time you have read this, the nation of Texas will have, as the law of the land, a standard, fixed, time zone. 

Texas, which could occupy two zones,  has chosen Daylight Savings Time (henceforth DST) as the permanent time and Governor Hot Wheels will sign it.

 

Hasn't this been tried before?  Not the illegal codification of DST by a state,  but a Federal national mandate of DST (Carter?).  I believe didn't go well and was receded.

 

Can't Texians learn from the past?  After reading the arguments,  DST vs. Standard time, I thought that daylight at 10PM was a fair trade off so kids could get to school in the daytime, doctors agree.  Anyone who knows the issues will usually side with Standard time year round.  So what has Texas done?  And why?

 

The problem with DST isn't changing the clocks.  The clock in my car radio, the microwave,  both shower Radios, and all my watches.  It's doable.  The problem is people have jobs or business that if they are late because they missed a time change,  someone will absolutely loose thier sh!t and someone has a major problem to deal with.

 

For some jobs, punctuality is critical.  Airline pilots, ATC, radio programs, TV broadcasting, etc.  It is for these people that the fixed time will be a great relief. 

 

But why DST, Texas?  Why why why why???

Edited June 2 by IamScotticus
To use the word henceforth

[Vovchandr]

7 hours ago, IamScotticus said:

But why DST, Texas?  Why why why why???

 

For some people in power, the principle as a whole (which is easy to "sell") is more important than thinking about the semantics and nuance of a situation (which can get very complicated and isnt "sexy to sell" as you get into the weeds)

 

This will likely cause quite a few complications for a minority of people and certain businesses which is a sacrifice the unaffected majority is willing to make.  

 

[wdb]

9 hours ago, IamScotticus said:

Hasn't this been tried before?  Not the illegal codification of DST by a state,  but a Federal national mandate of DST (Carter?).  I believe didn't go well and was receded.

 

Nixon. To save gas. You are correct, it did not go well.

 

https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/the-us-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-70s-people-hated-it/

[SENC]

11 hours ago, IamScotticus said:

This is about Daylight Savings vs. Standard time, and the fixing of one or the orher.

 

 Very soon, probably by the time you have read this, the nation of Texas will have, as the law of the land, a standard, fixed, time zone. 

Texas, which could occupy two zones,  has chosen Daylight Savings Time (henceforth DST) as the permanent time and Governor Hot Wheels will sign it.

 

Hasn't this been tried before?  Not the illegal codification of DST by a state,  but a Federal national mandate of DST (Carter?).  I believe didn't go well and was receded.

 

Can't Texians learn from the past?  After reading the arguments,  DST vs. Standard time, I thought that daylight at 10PM was a fair trade off so kids could get to school in the daytime, doctors agree.  Anyone who knows the issues will usually side with Standard time year round.  So what has Texas done?  And why?

 

The problem with DST isn't changing the clocks.  The clock in my car radio, the microwave,  both shower Radios, and all my watches.  It's doable.  The problem is people have jobs or business that if they are late because they missed a time change,  someone will absolutely loose thier sh!t and someone has a major problem to deal with.

 

For some jobs, punctuality is critical.  Airline pilots, ATC, radio programs, TV broadcasting, etc.  It is for these people that the fixed time will be a great relief. 

 

But why DST, Texas?  Why why why why???

I'm not exactly sure which position you're advocating, but you make good points for picking 1 and sticking with it rather than switching time twice a year.  Doctors do agree with that position.

 

As to whether it is DST or ST, who cares?  Pick one and stick with it.  I definitely agree it would be easier if all states were the same, but then the same argument could be made for having a singular time zone, which we manage to deal with just fine.

 

Also not sure of the jab at Texas.  Arizona and Hawaii already pick one time standard and don't change (they dont go to DST when the rest of the country does), so it seems to me there must be no federal law requiring switching back and forth.

 

On a personal level, I'd like to see DST as the standard, but could live with either without impact (as, I suspect, could we all).  More important to me is discontinuing the switching between - it has always befuddled me why our leaders, at federal and state levels, couldn't stir up the courage to tackle such a simple and beneficial change.  And, yet, we expect them to tackle and resolve big issues.  SMH.

[Marek]

Aren't timezones the ultimate local issue?

 

If you've ever implemented timezones in software, you've been faced with the choice of wracking yourself in frustration from the apparent madness or finding the humor in humankind's ability to complicate the rising and setting of the sun.

 

Here in New England we have a different gripe with our timezone.  As we poke way out to the east in Eastern Time, in the winter it can be dark by 4 pm; and so there have been serious discussions of adopting Atlantic Time.  In the end, if we 'solved' this 'problem' would we miss having one less topic to complain about?

[panamericano]

Another reason I won't like Texas (5th generation).  I would vote for Standard Time.  I remember what a pain it is to get children to bed when it's broad day light.  We are hot enough in the summer and it would be better to start cooling down at 8 instead of 9.  Hate the switching, it's bad for you.  Just so kids can wait for morning bus in the dark - unsafe.