Daylight Saving Time 2025

[PollyannaMom]

To start off the annual DST discussion/debate/venting/celebration... here's a great song I just saw on Instagram! (From the Holderness Family account)

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[leebee]

Neither spring forward nor spring back ever bother me. It's an hour, one way or another. I always want to say, "What? Don't you ever have a night out, stay up late, have to get to an early meeting?" I guess I am lucky, but the shift in time/light never bothers me.

 

[Meriweather]

Arizona.....we don't change.
I just need to remember what time it is other places.

 

[_19disnA]

Seems there is the same discussion in public 2x per year when you move clocks forward/back. I think it accomplishes nothing. The number of daylight hours relates to the time of year and clearly there are more daylight hours in the Summer compared to the Winter. Moving clocks 1 hr in either direction is a waste of time.

 

[Karalee402]

I love The Holderness Family! That video is so good. I might be in the minority here, but with young kiddos, I absolutely hate the time change. In the fall, when my youngest is one day sleeping until 6:30 and the next day, it's 5:30...that's rough! We all eventually adjust, but I'm definitely not a fan!

 

[Babs Johnson]

The time change has never affected me. At most, I’m slightly discombobulated for an hour or so upon awakening. DW, on the other hand, says it takes her several days to adjust.

 

[Babs Johnson]

Sorry. Double post.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I love The Holderness Family! That video is so good. I might be in the minority here, but with young kiddos, I absolutely hate the time change. In the fall, when my youngest is one day sleeping until 6:30 and the next day, it's 5:30...that's rough! We all eventually adjust, but I'm definitely not a fan!

I'm with you on both counts! - They're one of my favorite content creators, and adjusting to the time change is super challenging for me. I find fall rougher than spring, but even this one takes me quite a while to settle into.

 

[Shellsbutt]

I'm with you on both counts! - They're one of my favorite content creators, and adjusting to the time change is super challenging for me. I find fall rougher than spring, but even this one takes me quite a while to settle into.

Yes-they are so funny and creative, love the videos they put out. I keep showing my husband their stuff on instagram- Look at this! I can definitely relate to most of it, lol. The time change is annoying but I adjust eventually. My cats seem to have an issue with it though. More so in the fall when they get fed an hour later, they don't understand what's going on.

 

[Mrs.Milo]

What about a compromise? A one time change, and set time ahead or behind 30 minutes.

I worked for a global company 20 years ago that had multiple clocks on the office walls set for different time zones around the world, and there was actually a time zone in Asia that was just a half hour different. Anyone think that might be possible?

 

[PollyannaMom]

What about a compromise? A one time change, and set time ahead or behind 30 minutes.

I worked for a global company 20 years ago that had multiple clocks on the office walls set for different time zones around the world, and there was actually a time zone in Asia that was just a half hour different. Anyone think that might be possible?

I would love a "meet in the middle" approach.

 

[Dan Murphy]

DST never bothered me at all. I like it, more daylight wake time during the 'nice' months.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I always get a bit grouchy about it, losing an hour of weekend

 

[disneychrista]

I just love the articles I’ve seen that say we get more daylight once we change the clock. Ummmm, changing the clocks doesn’t give us more daylight, it just shifts it to the end of the day. What gives us more daylight is the revolution of the earth around the sun.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What about a compromise? A one time change, and set time ahead or behind 30 minutes.

I worked for a global company 20 years ago that had multiple clocks on the office walls set for different time zones around the world, and there was actually a time zone in Asia that was just a half hour different. Anyone think that might be possible?

The only issue with that is we'd (USA) be 30 minutes off from the rest of the world's times. Then, not only do you have to remember what time it is where you're calling, but it's 30 minutes off from that, one way or the other.

We traveled to Newfoundland a couple of summers ago and had a 30 minute time zone change. It really messed up a bunch of the people's reservations that were in the group.

I actually had thought that just making one 30 minute switch would be a compromise between the "I only like Daylight Savings" and "I love Standard time" groups. But being out of sync with the rest of the world stops me.

So, my compromise is that we stay on Standard time year round. Daylight hours are what they are, and I can learn to live with it.

 

[PollyannaMom]

The only issue with that is we'd (USA) be 30 minutes off from the rest of the world's times.

I think if we did it, other places might as well. This can't be the only place where people don't like the constant adjusting

 

[Micca]

Neither spring forward nor spring back ever bother me. It's an hour, one way or another. I

Same! During my working life I was too busy to let something like the gain or loss of an hour to concern me. Now I'm retired, it doesn't really matter what time it is (unless it's dinner time!)

 

[CynBeth]

I wish they would get rid of the twice a year clock changes and just decide on a time I don’t care which one.

 

[fla4fun]

My sleep schedule is out of whack for at least a week each spring and fall when the time changes. I don’t care which they pick, but I would like a set time year round.

 

[Imzadi]

DST never bothered me at all. I like it, more daylight wake time during the 'nice' months.

Exactly! I LOVE that it's still daylight at 8pm.

I've seen here where some parents complain that their kids have to go to school in the dark. But, unless the kids are very young, aren't those same kids awake at 7-8pm?

There is so much more than can be done during that extra hour-ish of daylight. Running/walking in the park. More play time and sports outside. Eating at outdoor cafes, Finishing work late and coming outside feeling like you can still do something with the daylight that's left.

Certain parks and state parks close at dusk. That means a whole 2 hours more in the park, by the lake, walking the trails. In early August the park is still light until 8:45pm.

Original standard time was for farmers and such who get up at the crack of dawn. Now that we have so much more to do during the early-mid evening hours, YES, let the clock time reflect that permanently.