Where was daylight savings time first used?
Correct answer: Canada
nimblemoon
Wish the USA would abolish it. Messes up everyone's internal clocks!
Missy K
Would anyone who finds the time change useful raise your hand? It is useless IMO
Janet Reuter Buente
Old Native American saying. "Only the government is fool enough to believe that cutting a foot off of the top of the blanket and sewing it onto the bottom makes it a longer blanket."
MeHappyGamers1981
wish the US would do away with it. I think it's value has dwindled as a cost savings. Most businesses have lights on whether necessary or not.
Player Old and Bold
Glad I don't work at a clock shop !!!
Ran
I'd prefer to stay on daylight savings simply because I hate when it gets dark so early.
DSDA
We here in Saskatchewan don't have DST so we don't need to play with our clocks twice a year. The only downside is that I can never remember if we're at the same time as family in Winnipeg or family in Calgary.
Ahlaura
Paul Haidet, im from thunder bay thank you for the tidbit of history
Player #9809468
nimblemoon, In northern areas of the continent, DST prevents very young children from having to go out in extreme cold and completely dark conditions in the morning. The extra hour makes a livable compromise. Most people adjust in week.
insight7
Benjamin Franklin came up with the concept so Canada makes more sense.
Player #135873045
here in Arizona we don't use DST. When is the rest of America going to wise up and stop using it. we have enough artificial lights
Mel
TEXAS DOSENT HAVE DST WHICH IDS GOOD BECAUSE I DONT LIKE HAVING TO SWITCH. ALSO IF YOU FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCK, YOU ARE LATE FOR WORK.
Yana
Queen, Yes, sing the song from South Park with me!
Queen
So we have Canada to blame?!😉
PerkyLin
Missy K, Not only useless, but harmful! Go back to regular time yearlong!
Player #32211957
Needs to go away. There's no real use for it now. I didn't know Canada used it first
Player #109945361
DSDA, The real reason we don’t have DST in Saskatchewan is that the extra hour of daylight would burn the crops.
Ken
you nay sayers do realize you can wake or sleep at whatever time is sensible for you. I wake at dawn. I don't care what time of day or year it is.
arohanui
imagine TWO hours difference! One hour is hard enough.
Wendy Z
It's actually "Saving", not "Savings".
Organic Dude
Player Elf Counsel, I NOW LOVE QUEENSLAND!!! Thank you !
Organic Dude
Player #41081547, yes, and fatal head injuries from changing clocks. Some elderly people don’t change their clocks and become disoriented and people of all ages miss appointments. Lots of stress and illness twice a year that is preventable by abolishing something that helps few and hurts many. Abolish Biannual Time Change!!!!
Organic Dude
Player #30984147, I LOVE ARIZONA for that reason and others
Organic Dude
ChampionNymph37634, YES YES YES I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SENSIBLE PERSON!!!!
Organic Dude
Player #9809468, Many people die because of the useless time change. Heart attacks, strokes and accidents occur during that week. Schools could instead change their hours in Winter to help the little kids— if they cared.
Organic Dude
DSDA, YAY SASKATCHEWAN awesome!!!!
Organic Dude
Ran, Stay on whatever time you like. I just want the changing time twice a year to end, already!!!
Organic Dude
nimblemoon, Yes, and is a cause of heart attacks, strokes, accidents, and disorientation as well. Thank you for your sensible opinion
Cherish
I'm in Oregon and today was the "Fall back" where we turn our clocks back 1 hour. Our governor wants to abolish it and I hope it happens. Most Oregonians say it's time to be rid of it.
Player #83925953
Never thought it was a good idea from the get-go. Leave it alone; one way or the other. I have yet to see how it really benefits anyone. Oh, I know, you get longer summers, but then you get longer winters TOO.
Sophi
ChampionNymph37634, time assessment / clocks is not natural order 😆 it's humans invention and DST is just an idea of manipulation of what people created.
Vic
nimblemoon, yes. I hate changing my clocks lol
Leona
It was bad idea. I want to sleep in the morning and I hate waking up early, in winter especially. Now I know who imagined this terrible thing as DST!!!
Sol
Janet Reuter Buente, love it ☺️thanks for sharing!
Player #62752956
Player #3532789, I get the school children thing, but not the farmer thing. They’ll be up at dawn whether you call it 6am, 5am or jello.
Player #62752956
ChampionNymph37634, we don’t manipulate nature. Just the clocks - the sun still does it’s thing 🤣🤣
WeatheredFlower20
nimblemoon, If they ever do, I hope they keep the DST and do away with Standard Time. Love having the sun up a little longer, especially n the dreary winter months.
Player #50531971
EU voted to abolish it. each country will decide to have standard time all year or daylight time all year. it won't be a checkerboard, it's the east and west that will make their time the same as the middle. more convenient for all
Qatwalk
ChampionNymph37634, Even standard time is arranged by man, isn't it? Who decided when it would be midnight? Is it right in the middle of the rotation? Sounds complicated. My motto: Be flexible and you'll never get bent out of shape. Stay positive!
Qatwalk
Player #9809468, Thanks for the comment. I was just wondering about you guys that live in the far north or far south. Daylight and dark must be rather crazy there.