Submitted by overdoing_it t3_y4l9oc in newhampshire
Azr431 t1_iseo6e8 wrote
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lol this just shifts the dark commute to the morning instead of the evening.
I’m also guessing you don’t have kids who’d have to get to school in the dark.
overdoing_it OP t1_iseqbfj wrote
I had to get on the bus in the dark when I was in school, at like 6:45am. It wasn't a big deal... it was light out by the time we arrived. It still would be with permanent daylight savings, but just early dawn.
Azr431 t1_isevfqs wrote
So because you had to get to school in the dark makes it right? And what about the kids that walk or ride bikes?
I used to drive home from work in the dark, it wasn’t a big deal. See how your argument can easily be flipped?
overdoing_it OP t1_isf1dcw wrote
I think very few kids in NH must be walking or riding bikes to school, especially in the winter which is the only time we're not on daylight savings time (Nov-Mar).
Maybe in some of the cities but those usually have street lights too.
Azr431 t1_isf2fnj wrote
But you want it daylight saving time all year, so while it’s more pronounced in winter, it also affects fall and spring. It should be standard time all year.
overdoing_it OP t1_isfamgs wrote
Standard time all year would have sunrise at like 3:30am in the summer and set at 8. We're over an hour ahead of Ohio and other western parts of the Eastern timezone for sunlight. So yes, DST all year or Atlantic time without daylight savings, it would be the same thing other than naming.
Azr431 t1_isflzdz wrote
It would be 4:30 at it's earliest, and yes, that's early, but that's just how it is this far north. What you're also not considering is this doesn't just affect NH, it's everyone globally in each zone.
overdoing_it OP t1_isg6lfa wrote
Civil twilight starts 4:30am in late June which is about the time people would say it's getting light out. Actual sunrise is 5am by which time it's fully bright.
But anyway if the compromise was no more daylight savings but standard time all year, I'd still take it to avoid the clock changes.
Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_isfaaby wrote
So if there is standard time all year you do realize that in the Spring you will have 4am sunrise, meaning as well the little birdies will be singing earlier which many people, not myself, do not enjoy.
besafenh t1_isezbmy wrote
School hours are physiologically stupid. See: getting kids out of bed before 8AM on weekends and vacation. Most parents aren’t home at 2PM necessitating daycare.
Geographically, we belong on a different time zone than Tampa FL.
Azr431 t1_isf2sdf wrote
School hours are stupid in America, but not for the reason you mentioned. 😂
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