I actually almost said Central Standard Time but had somehow ended up leaving it out. But this is why all this time zone nonsense ends up being so complicated. Funny thing is, when I asked Google, it couldn't even agree with itself.
I actually almost said Central Standard Time but had somehow ended up leaving it out. But this is why all this time zone nonsense ends up being so complicated. Funny thing is, when I asked Google, it couldn't even agree with itself.
For many years, I didn't have a preference. I was in the "pick one and stick to it" camp. However, two things happened that changed my mind. I read Why We Sleep, and my daughter attended college in west Texas, almost to the western border of the central time zone.
The book had a chapter on DST vs Standard Time. The research the author cited showed the negative health effects of DST, especially for people on the western side of the time zones. The people on the eastern side of the time zone were not as negatively affected. And I dealt with it vicariously as my daughter didn't see the sun rise until almost 9 am and set around 10 pm in the spring semester. It was challenging for her circadian rhythm, and from what she shared with me, she wasn't the only one who struggled.
Now, I believe we need to eliminate DST and stay on Standard Time year-round.
The book had a chapter on DST vs Standard Time. The research the author cited showed the negative health effects of DST, especially for people on the western side of the time zones. The people on the eastern side of the time zone were not as negatively affected. And I dealt with it vicariously as my daughter didn't see the sun rise until almost 9 am and set around 10 pm in the spring semester. It was challenging for her circadian rhythm, and from what she shared with me, she wasn't the only one who struggled.
Now, I believe we need to eliminate DST and stay on Standard Time year-round.
I am one of the people who would rather it be lighter later, than having it be lighter earlier. My opinion is purely based on my own personal bias. It wouldn't bother me much if the Sun rises at 9:00 AM, for example. Although logically speaking, staying on Standard Time year round would probably be for the best.
However not only that, I feel like the Timezone Map of the US is horribly outdated. There should be at least 5 timezones.
What I'm being really aware of this week is that it's so very, very hard to see the corners in the dark. I've been driving this bus route since September, but the last couple days I've almost driven past my turn twice. Part of that is disrupted sleep, but part of it is the sudden change from "sun is almost up" to "sun is very definitely not up." Daylight Time is just so awful.
I realize there's a lot of personal preference in this. If one is a night owl and late riser, it makes sense one would prefer DST.I am one of the people who would rather it be lighter later, than having it be lighter earlier. My opinion is purely based on my own personal bias. It wouldn't bother me much if the Sun rises at 9:00 AM, for example. Although logically speaking, staying on Standard Time year round would probably be for the best.
However not only that, I feel like the Timezone Map of the US is horribly outdated. There should be at least 5 timezones.
Yes, we probably need consider adjusting the time zones. I knew the central time zone is huge, but I didn't have a visual to show just how huge it is. I would have to think about it more, but based on that picture, I think I would support adding a fifth time zone.
Canada has 5, as Newfoundland is a half-hour out of step with everyone else. And imagine Canada having a similar map. Being northerly, it means everything is more pronounced, especially the further north you are.
Canada has six zones. Atlantic buffers Eastern and Newfoundland.
^Oh, that's right. I don't know why I forgot that one. I can't seem to count obviously 
So more news on this front: the government of Alberta announced yesterday that it was planning to introduce legislation this week to stop the twice-yearly time changes, and stay on permanent daylight time year-round. This would align them with their two neighbouring provinces, BC and Saskatchewan, which are also both on permanent daylight time. This is one of the only UCP moves that I've ever agreed with!
The three westernmost provinces are now all aligned on this issue... hopefully this starts a trend that sees this spread across the entire country!
Note there is a short paragraph in the article that mentions that NWT announced the same day that they would adopt a "year-round standard time". That seems to imply they are moving to permanent standard time, but a Canadian Press article about NWT says in the headline they would be adopting year-round permanent daylight time, like Alberta... although neither source included a quote from the government confirming whether they would be daylight or standard. If they were to adopt standard, they would be the first Canadian jurisdiction to move to permanent standard time.
The three westernmost provinces are now all aligned on this issue... hopefully this starts a trend that sees this spread across the entire country!
Note there is a short paragraph in the article that mentions that NWT announced the same day that they would adopt a "year-round standard time". That seems to imply they are moving to permanent standard time, but a Canadian Press article about NWT says in the headline they would be adopting year-round permanent daylight time, like Alberta... although neither source included a quote from the government confirming whether they would be daylight or standard. If they were to adopt standard, they would be the first Canadian jurisdiction to move to permanent standard time.
I also find this an interesting theory. I evolved into a morning person (teaching) and, absent a space-time reality that affords me daylight early in the morning and late into the evening, I would rather have it light, later.. I do have a theory, which I'm wondering if it will pan out here, that morning people (either because they are naturally, or their job forces them to be) are more likely to prefer permanent standard time, and non-morning people (like myself) are more likely to prefer DST. So if you want to mention whether you're a morning person or not, I think that would be interesting dimension to look at.
Interestingly enough, my state already has “no more time changing” legislation ready to go, but it seems to be tied to some adjacent states first passing their own similar legislation…
In my case get the &$^%$%$%#$!!!! rid of it!!Get rid of it forever.
Daylight "saving" time - with its mythical "extra hour" of daylight - is an abomination that should have gone the way of the dinosaurs decades ago. It's one of the most completely pointless things human beings have ever devised and it's long outlived any purpose it may once have served. There's another six weeks or so of it to battle through here in Australia and already it's completely dark at my normal wake-up time. So the first thing I've got to do is turn on a light. How is that "saving" anything?
If people aren't able to cope with doing away with this utterly stupid idea forever, there's another alternative: Put the clocks forward / back half an hour and leave it at that. Forever.
I'm really, really not a fan of D"S"T. To put it politely.
ETA: Looking forward to @T'Bonz and @Santaman finding this thread.
Iit doesn't save a thing no matter if it's in summer or winter, winters are dark or dark and summers are annoyingly long bright or annoyingly long bright!
Just keep it on standard time or like OZ says just shift it the f#ck half an hour and face being shot in the balls by a bazooka if you ever think of changing it again...
Clear!?
So the dominoes continue to fall... after saying earlier this year that Manitoba had more important things to worry about, after Alberta's announcement, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has now said that switching clocks in Manitoba is "pretty much at an end". He said that the only thing left to decide is whether to switch to permanent standard, or permanent daylight, and he plans to have a decision on that by the end of this year. He does seem to be leaning towards permanent standard, which would actually mean Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta would all be on the same time: Saskatchewan is on permanent Central Standard Time, which is actually permanent Mountain Daylight Time (since Saskatchewan was (mostly) in the Mountain time zone before dropping the clock changes in the 1960s), and Alberta is also moving to adopt permanent Mountain Daylight Time. That means all three provinces would be permanent UTC-6, and you could drive from Winnipeg to Calgary without needing to change your clocks at all.
So if they do make the move, that means every province west of Ontario would have given up the clock changes. Ball's in your court, Ontario... time to amend the legislation to no longer wait on New York and Quebec, and just go for it.
Interestingly, if Manitoba does go permanent standard, and Ontario does end up going permanent daylight (as the legislation currently says), that would put the bulk of Ontario permanently 2 hours off from Manitoba, rather than the 1 hour that it currently is. Also, the westernmost segment of Ontario is actually in the Central time zone, not Eastern, so it will be interesting to see how that gets handled.
So if they do make the move, that means every province west of Ontario would have given up the clock changes. Ball's in your court, Ontario... time to amend the legislation to no longer wait on New York and Quebec, and just go for it.
Interestingly, if Manitoba does go permanent standard, and Ontario does end up going permanent daylight (as the legislation currently says), that would put the bulk of Ontario permanently 2 hours off from Manitoba, rather than the 1 hour that it currently is. Also, the westernmost segment of Ontario is actually in the Central time zone, not Eastern, so it will be interesting to see how that gets handled.
I'm in Yukon so I've been under no time change for since 2020 I fine It is nice that BC is on year round same time as us again
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