Daylight Saving Time - Don't Like It

Yes, I'm a central Hoosier who didn't want the change. I really, really, really, don't understand how making me wake up an hour earlier all summer saves energy. In getting up an hour earlier, I'm also going to bed an hour earlier. I haven't slept well all summer. I do sleep better if I stay up an hour later to what would have been my regular time, but then I lose an hour of sleep overall because I have to get up that hour earlier.Now they want to extend the DST, which would only leave 4 months on regular time. I don't see the point.From what I have read on DST History, it probably helped when first used; but I don't see evidence that it helps today.People and companies leave their computers on 24/7, there are superstores and fast food buisnesses open 24/7. I don't see that businesses in the U.S. are set up to utilize sunlight as lighting in the offices and therefore not use electric lighting.Somebody please explain to me how DST actually helps reduce energy consumption in the U.S. and if it doesn't then what is the point?

So let's say it gives them a 1% savings. If they go to the extended DST then there are only 4 months where the clock is back to "normal". Why not just leave the clocks at the DST time all the time?Does moving it back for those 4 months help the system any?They aren't helping my system any.

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I mean, if farmers really wanted to, they could just wake up earlier or later depending on the intensity of the sun.

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Don't blame farmers. IMO, clocks only come into play when dealing with businesses. Animals don't watch the clock.

The only thing the animals would have to adjust to is the change in the farmer's habits. He would now be coming into the barn to feed or milk them an hour earlier than before.We had beef cattle and they don't care, but I think dairy cows are affected more by changes in routine.

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Getting rid of DST seems very unlikely, and reducing it also seems unlikely since it has just recently been expanded, but perhaps we can hope that they keep extending DST until there's no regular time left. DST all year round would be just as good as regular time all year round.

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We can only hope. If we go to the extended there will only be 4 months of regular time.They had such lame reasons for wanting Central Indiana on DST. Of course it really zapped the drive in movies and now we have to stay up a lot later to see fireworks.I will continue to complain until they extend themselves into a new "regular time" or I'm too senile to remember what time it is anyway.

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