Comments on: Random Thoughts: The Lighter Days http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/ My Life as a Mrs. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:23:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica @ Acting Adult http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6900 Jessica @ Acting Adult Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:31:27 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6900 I really don't get daylight savings time. I can't decide if we should get rid of it, though. I really don’t get daylight savings time. I can’t decide if we should get rid of it, though.

]]> By: Jen http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6899 Jen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:57:49 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6899 well if you want my blog frog widget says visit my community, so if you join I can follow you back! :) well if you want my blog frog widget says visit my community, so if you join I can follow you back! :)

]]> By: Jen http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6898 Jen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:56:10 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6898 I did not know that! Do television show times change? I did not know that! Do television show times change?

]]> By: drockstar http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6897 drockstar Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:41:40 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6897 I was literally JUST talking to my husband saying the same exact thing.... Light Day Longs! like the pantyliners... LOL I was literally JUST talking to my husband saying the same exact thing…. Light Day Longs! like the pantyliners… LOL

]]> By: Sol http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6883 Sol Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:56:29 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6883 Also the days appear shorter during the Winter but they are really just normal. Maybe I will move to the Tropics :D Also the days appear shorter during the Winter but they are really just normal. Maybe I will move to the Tropics :D

]]> By: Sol http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 Sol Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:54:51 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6882 Some refer to DST as 'Summer Time' for that exact reason. I guess they figured it was better to do for the warmer seasons. Some refer to DST as ‘Summer Time’ for that exact reason. I guess they figured it was better to do for the warmer seasons.

]]> By: Katie Lane http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6880 Katie Lane Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:28:03 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6880 I wrote a post about this one time too. I think it's so backwards!! Anyway thanks for stopping by my blog. I don't know how to help you find me on blogfrog lol!!! Oh and your blog is so cute - I love it!! I wrote a post about this one time too. I think it’s so backwards!! Anyway thanks for stopping by my blog. I don’t know how to help you find me on blogfrog lol!!! Oh and your blog is so cute – I love it!!

]]> By: Kaitlin @ Ah... My Married Life http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6875 Kaitlin @ Ah... My Married Life Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:30:57 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6875 We're lucky here in Arizona. We don't have Daylight Savings Time. Yes, it stays brighter longer in the summer. But I'm just glad we don't have to worry about changing our clocks. I would HATE that. We’re lucky here in Arizona. We don’t have Daylight Savings Time. Yes, it stays brighter longer in the summer. But I’m just glad we don’t have to worry about changing our clocks. I would HATE that.

]]> By: Jen http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6874 Jen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:01:23 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6874 but those longer hours are just 1/2 the year? The other half gets shorter. Do they figure it's just better to have the longer days in the warmer weather? but those longer hours are just 1/2 the year? The other half gets shorter. Do they figure it’s just better to have the longer days in the warmer weather?

]]> By: Sol http://afterthealter.com/random-thoughts-the-lighter-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6873 Sol Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:49:09 +0000 http://afterthealter.com/?p=3368#comment-6873 Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea. The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to make better use of daylight. Other countries have different change dates. It doesn't apply to countries near the equator (as their days/nights are pretty equal in hours). People like having the chance to do more in the daylight. Anecdotal data shows that energy conservation is another plus to daylights savings. Also it is supposed to help the economy as people shop more/spend more. Recently the DST time was pushed to the first Sunday in November because it was theorized that this would get the US a bigger voter turnout. An added benefit that was theorized (and pushed for by candy manufacturers) was that it would be safer for kids to Trick or Treat because they would have more hours of daylight. It seems to have had little affect on kids' habits as they just wait till it gets dark to go out. Most crimes happen at night so some argue that longer days help the crime rates drop. Personally I love having the extra daylight...that being said I do not enjoy that my sleeping disorders are exasperated by the change :( Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea.

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to make better use of daylight. Other countries have different change dates. It doesn’t apply to countries near the equator (as their days/nights are pretty equal in hours). People like having the chance to do more in the daylight. Anecdotal data shows that energy conservation is another plus to daylights savings. Also it is supposed to help the economy as people shop more/spend more.

Recently the DST time was pushed to the first Sunday in November because it was theorized that this would get the US a bigger voter turnout.

An added benefit that was theorized (and pushed for by candy manufacturers) was that it would be safer for kids to Trick or Treat because they would have more hours of daylight. It seems to have had little affect on kids’ habits as they just wait till it gets dark to go out.

Most crimes happen at night so some argue that longer days help the crime rates drop.

Personally I love having the extra daylight…that being said I do not enjoy that my sleeping disorders are exasperated by the change :(

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