Whose idea was it to change daylight saving time?

[Ryanwb]

I've haven't seen this type of mad scramble to fix a computer "bug" since Y2k.

Stupid government

 

[Pariah]

It was mine. Shut up about it already.

 

[Duckjake]

I've haven't seen this type of mad scramble to fix a computer "bug" since Y2k.

Stupid government

Why do you care? You guys don't change time anyway.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

DST =

 

[Dback Jon]

Ryan - mad that you have to work?

Me - the joys of working for an Arizona only company!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Obviously not someone in AZ.

 

[Covert Rain]

We have all these server patch projects going on at work. Reminds me of sitting in the IT labs at my last job working 12 hours shifts round the clock up to Y2K. Except this time I am not the working 12 hours shifts.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

We have all these server patch projects going on at work. Reminds me of sitting in the IT labs at my last job working 12 hours shifts round the clock up to Y2K. Except this time I am not the working 12 hours shifts.

Same here.

 

[D-Dogg]

I hadn't heard of this. Really?

Cool. DST is for the boids.

 

[Linderbee]

How was DST changed??


/way too lazy to google

 

[abomb]

How was DST changed??


/way too lazy to google

The dates for DST in the United States change this year. The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 added four weeks to DST beginning in 2007 (Y2K+7). The start of DST now begins three weeks early—on the second Sunday in March (March 11)—and ends one week later—on the first Sunday in November (November 4). The old range was the first Sunday in April (April 1) to the last Sunday in October (October 28). The U.S. federal government expects the new DST will reduce the demand for electricity, and save U.S. consumers and businesses about 300,000 barrels of oil each year.

However, computers, digital clocks, digital watches, VCRs and DVDs, digital organizers, and other devices with internal clocks—bought before 2005—are programmed to change DST for an April 1 change, not a March 11 change. Businesses are scrambling to change their computers and electronic devices so their internal clocks will “spring forward” one hour at the new date, rather than the later old date. Disruption to public and private services could be felt if medical facilities, government buildings, communications organizations, and other necessary sectors servicing the health and safety of U.S. citizens do not correctly make the DST change.

 

[Linderbee]

The dates for DST in the United States change this year. The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 added four weeks to DST beginning in 2007 (Y2K+7). The start of DST now begins three weeks early—on the second Sunday in March (March 11)—and ends one week later—on the first Sunday in November (November 4). The old range was the first Sunday in April (April 1) to the last Sunday in October (October 28). The U.S. federal government expects the new DST will reduce the demand for electricity, and save U.S. consumers and businesses about 300,000 barrels of oil each year.

How the F does messing with your watch save 300k barrels of oil a year????? It doesn't make your house colder or warmer or anything.

DST is so stupid. AZ rules.

not bitching at you, abomb...just bitching. Thanks for the info...

 

[abomb]

How the F does messing with your watch save 300k barrels of oil a year????? It doesn't make your house colder or warmer or anything.

DST is so stupid. AZ rules.

not bitching at you, abomb...just bitching. Thanks for the info...

Yeah, whatever.

I just copied and pasted from an article.

I am guessing that since people will be going to work an hour later, there will be less demand for heating oil, headlights and other crap.

The whole this is stupid.

 

[Dback Jon]

How the F does messing with your watch save 300k barrels of oil a year????? It doesn't make your house colder or warmer or anything.

DST is so stupid. AZ rules.

not bitching at you, abomb...just bitching. Thanks for the info...

For most areas, it does save electricity. How - LIGHTING. Lighting, which if you have read any of the threads on Compact florescent bulbs, consumes about 25% of the electricity used in the U.S.

What daylight savings time does is to change the time that there is daylight - reducing the amount of daylight in the early morning (when very few people are awake), and increasing the amount of light in the evening(when people are up) - hence, reduce the amount of time you need to have lights on by an hour a day. That hour less a day of lighting is where the energy savings is coming from.

 

[Linderbee]

For most areas, it does save electricity. How - LIGHTING. Lighting, which if you have read any of the threads on Compact florescent bulbs, consumes about 25% of the electricity used in the U.S.

What daylight savings time does is to change the time that there is daylight - reducing the amount of daylight in the early morning (when very few people are awake), and increasing the amount of light in the evening(when people are up) - hence, reduce the amount of time you need to have lights on by an hour a day. That hour less a day of lighting is where the energy savings is coming from.

Okay, am I stupid or what? How does lighting affect oil consumption?

I'm sorry everyone for being so grouchy today...

 

[Dback Jon]

Okay, am I stupid or what? How does lighting affect oil consumption?

I'm sorry everyone for being so grouchy today...

There are power plants that burn oil to generate electricity.

 

[Linderbee]

There are power plants that burn oil to generate electricity.

so I am stupid. Okay. I can live with that.

 

[Dback Jon]

so I am stupid. Okay. I can live with that.

We love you Linda!

 

[Linderbee]

We love you Linda!

Thanks. At least someone does

 

[Russ Smith]

al gore?

 

[thirty-two]

so freaking glad i am out of wisconsin.

dealt with the DST thing for 4 years.

WTF is up with that?


YAY ARIZONA!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ryanwb]

Stupid Non-arizona

 

[Jersey Girl]

I liked DST when I lived in Jersey. Getting that one extra hour was always cool (more partying that day) and having an extra hour of daylight was always awesome.

My friends back East never know what time it is here because there's no DST. Oh well. I like getting calls at 6 a.m. AZ time.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Doesn't DST usually happen later in the year? Like at the end of March, early April?

 

[Dback Jon]

Doesn't DST usually happen later in the year? Like at the end of March, early April?

Used to. March 11th this year.