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snozzcumbersoup t1_je0av3m wrote

Reply to comment by Alternative-Bee-8981 in Greenland turns clocks forward for last,should Massachusetts/eastern US do the same by Hoosac_Love

We're already on DST for 8 months out of the year. Permanent DST Makes more sense.

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Alternative-Bee-8981 t1_je0btva wrote

No it doesn't, not when we'll have sunrise at 930 in the morning in winter. Plus it's been tried before in the 70's and it worked out so well that they stopped doing it after a short period of time. That and Drs say it's more important for morning sunlight than afternoon. It's better for sleep patterns etc

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ebow77 t1_je8dzgq wrote

>when we'll have sunrise at 930 in the morning in winter.

Where are you, eastern Oregon?

Edit: or Western Michigan? Because you don't have an 8:30 EST sunrise anywhere in New England

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DARfuckinROCKS t1_je0h02k wrote

Sunrise being so late in the morning is more depressing than sunset being early. Sunrise would be after 8am in December. They'd have to adjust school times as well for safety.

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snozzcumbersoup t1_je0kn90 wrote

Whatever we do is going to be a compromise. Depressing morning or depressing afternoon. But between the two, I would choose the compromise which requires not changing our entire lives twice a year.

Schools can adjust times if they feel they need to. Big deal. And I say that as someone with kids. I'd rather keep my kids on the same sleep schedule, and simpy go to school a half hour later or whatever makes sense for when sunrise is in my particular location than change the damn clocks twice a year. The adjustment is a bitch every time and it takes about a week to normalize.

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