Standard Time

[xnewyawka]

I'm glad that we here in AZ do not change time, there is really no need to. We get plenty of burning hot sun all day, so there's no reason (or desire) to have any more.

Hawaii also doesn't change, and I believe there are one or two more states as well.

[Cave Dweller]

An extra hour of sleep tonight!

[Country]

An extra hour of sleep tonight!

Now we look at it as a extra hour of sleep. When I was younger I looked at as I got to stay out a hour longer.

[TheSlyBear]

I am bad about changing the clock in my car.  I usually just add or subtract an hour from the time displayed.

LOL. Same here. I can never figure out the magic sequence of buttons that will change the time.

Though I think the electronics in my new ride might be smart enough to auto-set. We shall see...

[Mr Jules]

Here in the UK, as almost everywhere else in Europe, we went back to winter time last weekend: Sun 27 Oct 2013.

The UK and the Republic of Ireland are on GMT - so are one hour behind most of Europe which is on CET (Central European Time). CET includes Spain, Germany, Italy, France, BENELUX, Poland, most of Scandanavia and several other central European countries. This makes CET among the most populous time zones in the world with around 350 million with their watches on this time zone.

Periodically, there's a debate at government level as to whether the UK should adopt CET. This was last discussed in 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15490249

If the UK adopted CET, we'd be in sync with most of the rest of Europe. But it would increase the time difference between the UK and the US East Coast from 5 to 6 hours for most of the year.

Personally, I like the idea of UK moving from GMT to CET. In June and July, it wouldn't dark until 23:00, and we'd be spared the annoying hour's change whenever we cross the English Channel. But there would a price to pay. During the shortest days, it would not get properly light until 09:30. And it would be worse in Scotland, being further north - full day light would not come until 10:00 in the morning for some weeks.

[Laser Man]

We now have more months of Daylight Savings Time than Standard Time (7 vs 5).  The theory is that we save energy, but that has never been proven.  Several years ago when we adjusted the date for changing the clocks, it was supposed to be for two years, then Congress would have a study done to see if we actually saved any energy.  They've never appropriated funds for the study, so we really don't know the answer.

I like getting the extra hour of sleep in the fall, but hate to give it back in the spring!