469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #1 Posted September 24, 2016 How many World of Warships players think Daylight Savings is one of the most unnecessary practices this century, the way I see with Daylight Savings time is by switching the clock forward an hour, I lose/deprive myself an hours of sleep and by switching it back I gain an hours sleep over in New Zealand there are people including myself who see Daylight Savings as a unecessary practice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,363 [HYD] Aduial Members 7,105 posts 5,289 battles Report post #2 Posted September 24, 2016 Save Daylight!! Daylight lives matter! But yeah, i don't really see the point either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
120 NK_33 Beta Testers 577 posts 20,136 battles Report post #3 Posted September 24, 2016 Enjoys the sounds of crickets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,183 [PTRGT] mohawkdriver [PTRGT] Members 4,535 posts 17,256 battles Report post #4 Posted September 24, 2016 I never saw the point to DST. Back in the 70's during the Great Manufactured Energy Crisis sponsored by Big Oil, it was billed as a way to save on energy. What crap. Do away with DST. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 weednot43 Beta Testers 309 posts 14,246 battles Report post #5 Posted September 24, 2016 Still, in the summer I'd rather have daylight until 9 PM than have the sunrise at 4 in the morning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
168 Billy_Sastard Members 747 posts Report post #6 Posted September 24, 2016 How many World of Warships players think Daylight Savings is one of the most unnecessary practices this century, the way I see with Daylight Savings time is by switching the clock forward an hour, I lose/deprive myself an hours of sleep and by switching it back I gain an hours sleep over in New Zealand there are people including myself who see Daylight Savings as a unecessary practice I guess you knew DST was first proposed by a NEW ZEALANDER in 1895. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #7 Posted September 24, 2016 I never saw the point to DST. Back in the 70's during the Great Manufactured Energy Crisis sponsored by Big Oil, it was billed as a way to save on energy. What crap. Do away with DST. Before I went into the IT Industry, I was a Volunteer Ambulence Driver in Wellington, first week of Daylight Savings is really a toll on the elderly as a lot of calls for help are mainly from retirement homes or daughters or sons who are freaked out because their elderly parents are going through a heart attack or stroke while visiting their elderly parents home during the first week of daylight savings, strokes and heart attacks and its been proven by the medical profession that Daylight Savings Time is unnecessary and also changing the clock forward an hour means you're literally derpiving yourself an hour worths of sleep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #8 Posted September 24, 2016 I guess you knew DST was first proposed by a NEW ZEALANDER in 1895. I know that but it is a very silly practice and at worst it should be a practice that should be done away with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #9 Posted September 24, 2016 I never saw the point to DST. Back in the 70's during the Great Manufactured Energy Crisis sponsored by Big Oil, it was billed as a way to save on energy. What crap. Do away with DST. Did you know most of Asia including Japan do not observe Daylight Savings Time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,244 Seraphil Alpha Tester 4,156 posts 8,061 battles Report post #10 Posted September 24, 2016 I thought DST had to do with farmers...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
766 [SPTR] khaenn35 Members 20,155 posts 6,159 battles Report post #11 Posted September 24, 2016 Did you know most of Asia including Japan do not observe Daylight Savings Time? I live in Singapore... What the hell is DST? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #12 Posted September 24, 2016 I live in Singapore... What the hell is DST? Daylight Savings Time, some countries before spring change the clocks forward an hour which means you lose an hours worth of sleep, at the end of autumn some countries change the clocks back by an hour which means you gain an hours worth of sleep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,114 [FOXEH] Umikami Banned 14,364 posts 23,364 battles Report post #13 Posted September 24, 2016 They tried that in Arizona once, back in the sixties; stayed light till almost 10 c'clock at night. Never tried it again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,521 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 14,340 posts Report post #14 Posted September 24, 2016 The closer to the equator you are, the less sense daylight savings time makes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
469 [-JEDI] Mr_Alex Alpha Tester 2,667 posts 8,622 battles Report post #15 Posted September 24, 2016 They tried that in Arizona once, back in the sixties; stayed light till almost 10 c'clock at night. Never tried it again. that happens in New Zealand when we change the clocks forward Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
437 [BYOB] Das_Schlippo Members, Alpha Tester, Beta Testers 747 posts 2,071 battles Report post #16 Posted September 24, 2016 Still, in the summer I'd rather have daylight until 9 PM than have the sunrise at 4 in the morning. Yup. There has been some discussion here in Massachusetts about moving to the Atlantic time zone, which would permanently shift our clocks ahead an hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
766 [SPTR] khaenn35 Members 20,155 posts 6,159 battles Report post #17 Posted September 24, 2016 Daylight Savings Time, some countries before spring change the clocks forward an hour which means you lose an hours worth of sleep, at the end of autumn some countries change the clocks back by an hour which means you gain an hours worth of sleep Ah. Wait, what the hell for?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,521 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 14,340 posts Report post #18 Posted September 24, 2016 Ah. Wait, what the hell for?! Electric lighting wasnt always a thing, this idea was created before we primarily lived in cities and when many people still worked in agriculture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
766 [SPTR] khaenn35 Members 20,155 posts 6,159 battles Report post #19 Posted September 24, 2016 Electric lighting wasnt always a thing, this idea was created before we primarily lived in cities and when many people still worked in agriculture. And you guys are still doing it? :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,521 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 14,340 posts Report post #20 Posted September 24, 2016 And you guys are still doing it? :/ Old habits die hard. Honestly doesnt bother me, I like the extra evening light in the summer especially so I can do more outside and in the winter it doesnt get dark in the evening quite as early which is nice. The further from the equator the more useful the daylight changes are. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,340 [NDA] Jinxed_Katajainen Alpha Tester 6,193 posts 4,955 battles Report post #21 Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) And you guys are still doing it? :/ Yes, it's like tradition now... Funny thing is over the years, the period of Daylight Saving became longer. I remember when it used to be like April - October, now it's moving from March - the first week of November. Edited September 24, 2016 by Jinxed_Katajainen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
766 [SPTR] khaenn35 Members 20,155 posts 6,159 battles Report post #22 Posted September 24, 2016 Old habits die hard. Honestly doesnt bother me, I like the extra evening light in the summer especially so I can do more outside and in the winter it doesnt get dark in the evening quite as early which is nice. The further from the equator the more useful the daylight changes are. Right. Can't comment much as Singapore is almost ON the equator... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
766 [SPTR] khaenn35 Members 20,155 posts 6,159 battles Report post #23 Posted September 24, 2016 Yes, it's like tradition now... Funny thing is over the years, the period of Daylight Saving became longer. I remember when it used to be like April - October, now it's moving from March - the first week of November. >.< god dammit America... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
135 [ROCKR] Bonfire79 Members 368 posts Report post #24 Posted September 24, 2016 Still, in the summer I'd rather have daylight until 9 PM than have the sunrise at 4 in the morning. Up here at Ice Station Zebra (Northern North Dakota)...the sun rises around 4:30 AM and doesn't go down until almost 11:00 PM. Kinda funny when they say "last call" when it was dusk only an hour or so ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
201 [NEMO] Thraxian [NEMO] Members 823 posts 10,988 battles Report post #25 Posted September 24, 2016 DST makes a huge difference here at 53 degrees latitude.... Midsummer, the sun rises at 5:00am and sets at 10:00pm. Without DST, it would be rising at 4:00am and setting at 9:00pm Near the end of December, the sun rises at 9am and sets at 4pm... meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
