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Following on from comrade Trump saying he wants to get rid of DST in the US..

I would happily trade more light in the evening for darker mornings. I hate the clocks going back every year.

I don't care either way.

The evenings start getting lighter on Monday, hooray! (depending where you are)

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/sheffield

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:40 am I would happily trade more light in the evening for darker mornings. I hate the clocks going back every year.

Absolutely this.

I'm not sure which poll option that is though ? I'd want to stay on BST all year.

Seems a bit redundant to move stuff around when the sun’s only out for about 6 hours a day by this time of year

The only reason I notice is my cats moan about their meal times for a couple of days.

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:20 am

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:40 am I would happily trade more light in the evening for darker mornings. I hate the clocks going back every year.

Absolutely this.

I'm not sure which poll option that is though ? I'd want to stay on BST all year.

That. Also isn’t there some data that changing the clocks by an hour messes with people’s circadian rhythm and causes a rise in cases of heart attacks?
Might save more lives than a 20 mph limit

I’ve noticed on my commute that the standard of driving is considerably worse on the way home in the dark than on the way in on dark mornings.

Which option is cake?

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:20 am

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:40 am I would happily trade more light in the evening for darker mornings. I hate the clocks going back every year.

Absolutely this.

But it’s an extra hour of daylight while we’re still at work. It’s still going to be dark going home.

I’d sooner the brighter morning to be honest…

Only for about a month though. It's nearly the shortest day of the year and sunset is almost at 4pm currently.

Not quite the shortest day, but is currently the earliest sunset, 15:45 here in east anglia. On the 18th it pushes back a minute

I’d rather there was a little light in the sky at 5pm for a month or so when the days are shortest than it being totally pitch black.

Where's the option for binning off having this debate every year?

If you get rid of BST you'd be on GMT all year round which is the exact opposite of what I think you're arguing for...

Mito Man wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 2:39 pm

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:20 am

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:40 am I would happily trade more light in the evening for darker mornings. I hate the clocks going back every year.

Absolutely this.

I'm not sure which poll option that is though ? I'd want to stay on BST all year.

That. Also isn’t there some data that changing the clocks by an hour messes with people’s circadian rhythm and causes a rise in cases of heart attacks?
Might save more lives than a 20 mph limit

There has been debate in Spain about the health effects of effectively being an hour ahead of the "correct" time, or 2hrs for them in the summer.

Mito Man wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2024 2:39 pm That. Also isn’t there some data that changing the clocks by an hour messes with people’s circadian rhythm and causes a rise in cases of heart attacks?
Might save more lives than a 20 mph limit

Yes, roughly 20% rise in heart attacks the following day when the clocks go forward. The reverse happens by an almost exact percentage when they go back.

There was also a study of US teenagers who drive to school. When the clocks went forward they crashed a lot.