Daylight Savings time British Summer time ends today. Larry the Cat has thoughts

[irisblue]

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[QueerDuck]

1. I prefer year-round Standard time. Or ... just pick one and stick with it.

I don't need to abruptly "force" the sun to rise earlier at the expense of having the sun set at 4:45 in the afternoon.

PS: It's not just cats that demand to be fed at their usual time too... husbands and dogs take a little while getting accustomed to the new rhythm.

[BlueMTexpat]

2. Personally,

I like the change, I love having the mornings brighter in the fall.

I don't particularly care for the trade-off; having the day get darker earlier.

And, like the UK, we also converted to Standard Time where I live.

I have a video conversation scheduled with family in both the Eastern and Pacific Time Zones today. I won't have to stay up as late as I usually have to because timewise, I am an hour closer to the USA for this week.

[ybbor]

3. So you prefer DST?

Because we are “falling back” to Standard time next week. We use Daylight Saving Time in the summer months so that the sun isn’t rising at 4:30-5:00am, but an hour later.

[QueerDuck]

4. I prefer standard time. I don't mind early sunrises.

But it's the twice-a-year resetting of clocks (and internal rhythm) that is a pain. My computer clock and phone's clock reset automatically, but it's amazing to realize exactly HOW MANY clocks I have around the house. (Stove, microwave x2, coffee pot, guest bedroom, office x3 , master bedroom x 4, garage x2, bathrooms x3, laundry, both cars... plus an assortment of decorative and working shelf-clocks around the house.)

It's an inconvenient and aggravating ritual that serves no good purpose. It's creates anxiety and causes other health issues.

Even though I prefer standard time, I could live with DST... if it just stopped flip-flopping twice a year.

[RandomNumbers]

5. I'm with you!

Also prefer standard time, but JUST FUCKING PICK ONE. (the prevalence of curse words in my discourse always increases around these two times of year.)