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TVFactFan · 03-03-2007, 01:07 PM

Well I will be depressed again, never got a chance to experience a REAL winter, it's 60 F*cking degress today in philly, and on top of it next week is Day Light Savings Time. I thought Day Light Savings time was the First Sat in April and last Sat in Oct?

swedeace · 03-03-2007, 01:13 PM

Here's what Encarta says:

Daylight Saving

Daylight Saving, system of setting clocks ahead so that both sunrise and sunset occur at a later hour, producing an additional period of daylight in the evening. In the North Temperate Zone clocks are usually set ahead one hour in the spring and set back to standard time in the fall. The correct adjustment is easily remembered via the mantra “spring forward, fall back.” Until the year 2007, daylight-saving time begins at 2 am on the first Sunday of April and ends at 2 am on the last Sunday of October in most of the United States and Canada . Daylight saving is not observed in Hawaii , Arizona , Puerto Rico , Saskatchewan , and most of Indiana . Beginning in 2007, daylight-saving time will start on the second Sunday of March and will end on the first Sunday of November. Intended to promote energy conservation by starting daylight saving three weeks earlier and ending it one week later, the change was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The idea of daylight saving was mentioned in a whimsical essay in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin; it was first advocated seriously by a British builder, William Willett, in the pamphlet Waste of Daylight (1907). Daylight saving has been used in the United States and in many European countries since World War I, when the system was adopted in order to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. Some localities reverted to standard time after the war, but others retained daylight saving. During World War II the U.S. Congress passed a law putting the entire country on “war time,” which set clocks one hour ahead of standard time for the duration of the war. War time was also followed in Britain , where clocks were put ahead still another hour during the summer.

In the United States during peacetime, daylight saving was a subject of controversy. Farmers, who usually work schedules determined by sun time and are therefore inconvenienced when they must conduct business on a different time basis, registered strong opposition. Railroad, bus, and plane scheduling was hampered by time inconsistencies among various cities and states. The Uniform Time Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966, established a system of uniform (within each time zone) daylight-saving time throughout the United States and its possessions, exempting only those states in which the state legislature voted to keep the entire state on standard time.

Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

TVFactFan · 03-03-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by swedeace

Here's what Encarta says:

Daylight Saving

Daylight Saving, system of setting clocks ahead so that both sunrise and sunset occur at a later hour, producing an additional period of daylight in the evening. In the North Temperate Zone clocks are usually set ahead one hour in the spring and set back to standard time in the fall. The correct adjustment is easily remembered via the mantra “spring forward, fall back.” Until the year 2007, daylight-saving time begins at 2 am on the first Sunday of April and ends at 2 am on the last Sunday of October in most of the United States and Canada . Daylight saving is not observed in Hawaii , Arizona , Puerto Rico , Saskatchewan , and most of Indiana . Beginning in 2007, daylight-saving time will start on the second Sunday of March and will end on the first Sunday of November. Intended to promote energy conservation by starting daylight saving three weeks earlier and ending it one week later, the change was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The idea of daylight saving was mentioned in a whimsical essay in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin; it was first advocated seriously by a British builder, William Willett, in the pamphlet Waste of Daylight (1907). Daylight saving has been used in the United States and in many European countries since World War I, when the system was adopted in order to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. Some localities reverted to standard time after the war, but others retained daylight saving. During World War II the U.S. Congress passed a law putting the entire country on “war time,” which set clocks one hour ahead of standard time for the duration of the war. War time was also followed in Britain , where clocks were put ahead still another hour during the summer.

In the United States during peacetime, daylight saving was a subject of controversy. Farmers, who usually work schedules determined by sun time and are therefore inconvenienced when they must conduct business on a different time basis, registered strong opposition. Railroad, bus, and plane scheduling was hampered by time inconsistencies among various cities and states. The Uniform Time Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966, established a system of uniform (within each time zone) daylight-saving time throughout the United States and its possessions, exempting only those states in which the state legislature voted to keep the entire state on standard time.

Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Thanks for the Info, now if you excuse me I have to go Vomit

PZelda · 03-03-2007, 01:22 PM

Ohhhh wow, I forgot about that, even though I already knew about the new DST taking effect.

That makes things really useful for me, then. When I go to Los Angeles in 1 1/2 weeks, it'll be all nice and light outside at night.

Brian Damage · 03-03-2007, 01:26 PM

I have no problem with it being lighter out, longer.

TVFactFan · 03-03-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I have no problem with it being lighter out, longer.

I used to be that way but since my life is completely different than it was in 2000, i don't get excited about NICE WEATHER and LONGER LIGHT DAYS due to all my friends moving and starting new lives and not being able to be out in the nice light weather with a cute girl. So if I don't have any shopping to do I really don;t have a reason to go outside unless I'm going to work or going to dinner with my family. So the DST kind of HINTS to me that the Spring is on the way followed by the summer and I'm not really thart excited about that.

Brian Damage · 03-03-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I used to be that way but since my life is completely different than it was in 2000, i don't get excited about NICE WEATHER and LONGER LIGHT DAYS due to all my friends moving and starting new lives and not being able to be out in the nice light weather with a cute girl. So if I don't have any shopping to do I really don;t have a reason to go outside unless I'm going to work or going to dinner with my family. So the DST kind of HINTS to me that the Spring is on the way followed by the summer and I'm not really thart excited about that.

You make that sound so sad!

TVFactFan · 03-03-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

You make that sound so sad!

Iam started to get a little sad because I'm getting older and the older you get the tougher dating gets and the Internet is not as fun as it was in the previous years which would take my mind off things like that but now I have to figure how what can I do to revamp my LIFE outside of work. That's my assigment for this weekend-lol

PZelda · 03-03-2007, 01:56 PM

Okay, Solomon, you're scaring me.

...Because you sound like me sometimes. O.o

Seriously, though. I'd just go outside anyway and go on a mindless long walk and not think about it. Or keep yerself really busy at work. That seems to help me.

You could always take up biking, if the part of Philly you live in is okay for that. I can bike 15 - 18 miles in one sitting and I've found that I don't obsess over the little things when I have to focus on my biking.

TVFactFan · 03-03-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

Okay, Solomon, you're scaring me.

...Because you sound like me sometimes. O.o

Seriously, though. I'd just go outside anyway and go on a mindless long walk and not think about it. Or keep yerself really busy at work. That seems to help me.

You could always take up biking, if the part of Philly you live in is okay for that. I can bike 15 - 18 miles in one sitting and I've found that I don't obsess over the little things when I have to focus on my biking.

I would rather be out in nice weather on a DATE or with Friends like I used to be. The Biking thing wouldn't do anything for me

Corolla · 03-03-2007, 03:26 PM

I knew that DST was coming on earlier, but I wasn't aware that it would end later. Finally we have another hour of daylight in the evening.

catlover79 · 03-03-2007, 03:51 PM

Wow, I can't believe it's coming so soon already. The only problem is losing an hour of sleep.

Corolla · 03-03-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Wow, I can't believe it's coming so soon already. The only problem is losing an hour of sleep.

Losing an hour of sleep?

catlover79 · 03-03-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Le GoogelGuRu

Losing an hour of sleep?

With DST, in the fall you gain an hour, in the spring you lose one.

Brieannas21 · 03-03-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I would rather be out in nice weather on a DATE or with Friends like I used to be. The Biking thing wouldn't do anything for me

Go to church and ask someone out at church. Go to work and ask someone out at your office. And treat them nicely, you don't have to actually like them, but they may hook you up with someone that they know that you might get along with. lol

03-03-2007, 01:07 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,087	So next week is Day Light Saving Time?? Well I will be depressed again, never got a chance to experience a REAL winter, it's 60 F*cking degress today in philly, and on top of it next week is Day Light Savings Time. I thought Day Light Savings time was the First Sat in April and last Sat in Oct?

03-03-2007, 01:22 PM	#4
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Ohhhh wow, I forgot about that, even though I already knew about the new DST taking effect. That makes things really useful for me, then. When I go to Los Angeles in 1 1/2 weeks, it'll be all nice and light outside at night.
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03-03-2007, 01:26 PM	#5
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I have no problem with it being lighter out, longer.
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03-03-2007, 03:51 PM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Wow, I can't believe it's coming so soon already. The only problem is losing an hour of sleep.
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03-03-2007, 01:13 PM	#2
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Here's what Encarta says: Daylight Saving Daylight Saving, system of setting clocks ahead so that both sunrise and sunset occur at a later hour, producing an additional period of daylight in the evening. In the North Temperate Zone clocks are usually set ahead one hour in the spring and set back to standard time in the fall. The correct adjustment is easily remembered via the mantra “spring forward, fall back.” Until the year 2007, daylight-saving time begins at 2 am on the first Sunday of April and ends at 2 am on the last Sunday of October in most of the United States and Canada . Daylight saving is not observed in Hawaii , Arizona , Puerto Rico , Saskatchewan , and most of Indiana . Beginning in 2007, daylight-saving time will start on the second Sunday of March and will end on the first Sunday of November. Intended to promote energy conservation by starting daylight saving three weeks earlier and ending it one week later, the change was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The idea of daylight saving was mentioned in a whimsical essay in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin; it was first advocated seriously by a British builder, William Willett, in the pamphlet Waste of Daylight (1907). Daylight saving has been used in the United States and in many European countries since World War I, when the system was adopted in order to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. Some localities reverted to standard time after the war, but others retained daylight saving. During World War II the U.S. Congress passed a law putting the entire country on “war time,” which set clocks one hour ahead of standard time for the duration of the war. War time was also followed in Britain , where clocks were put ahead still another hour during the summer. In the United States during peacetime, daylight saving was a subject of controversy. Farmers, who usually work schedules determined by sun time and are therefore inconvenienced when they must conduct business on a different time basis, registered strong opposition. Railroad, bus, and plane scheduling was hampered by time inconsistencies among various cities and states. The Uniform Time Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966, established a system of uniform (within each time zone) daylight-saving time throughout the United States and its possessions, exempting only those states in which the state legislature voted to keep the entire state on standard time. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

03-03-2007, 01:56 PM	#9
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Okay, Solomon, you're scaring me. ...Because you sound like me sometimes. O.o Seriously, though. I'd just go outside anyway and go on a mindless long walk and not think about it. Or keep yerself really busy at work. That seems to help me. You could always take up biking, if the part of Philly you live in is okay for that. I can bike 15 - 18 miles in one sitting and I've found that I don't obsess over the little things when I have to focus on my biking.

03-03-2007, 03:26 PM	#11
Corolla Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2006 Location: Owen Sound, ON Posts: 2,376	I knew that DST was coming on earlier, but I wasn't aware that it would end later. Finally we have another hour of daylight in the evening.