Reef W wrote:

Time systems and zones are made up. Solar noon is spread over more than an hour in the central time zone. In western Texas, for example, solar noon today is at 2:07 while in Nashville it’s at 12:55. That’s pretty close without DST but in August it will be ~30 instead of 5 minutes off. Every time zone is like that except one specific longitude within the time zone.

Those parts of Texas now experiencing high noon close to 2:00 P.m… Are they on Mountain time or Central time?

I suspect they are erroneously on Central time and should switch to Mountain time…

Don Meier wrote:

Reminds me of all the crazy hours in my working career . When i first started 2nd shift for a week for a week then 3rd for a week then back on 1st for a week did that for many years . Southern swing to the northern swing and then finally to 12 on 12 off . God I’m grateful those days are behind me ! Something beneficial for business, bouncing back and forth ? Different shift every week im sure took years off our lives , the hour forward and back was not a big deal .

Must be why they call the night shift the “graveyard” shift.

I worked night shift for over 2 years. That’s when I got into sun gazing to try to compensate for the damage.

Reef W wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Ian Marchbank wrote:</div>
Spring forward time is 1 hour out of sync with the natural cycle of sun rise and sunset.

What does that even mean?

During the “fall back” clock schedule, at high noon, when the sun reaches its peak in the sky, it is close to 12:00 p.m.

During the “spring forward” clock schedule, at high noon, when the sun reaches its peak in the sky, it is close to 1:00 p.m.

See? The middle of the day on the clock matches high noon during “fall back” time, but is 1 hour late on “spring forward” time.

“Spring forward” is a disruption to the natural cycle of day and night, and “fall back” is a restoration of the natural cycle of day and night.

This Senate proposal seeks permanent disruption.

If we want to do away with the switch, then we should make the clock permanent on the fall back switch, NOT the spring forward switch.

A horrible choice to make it permanent on the spring forward switch. An abomination!

Spring forward time is 1 hour out of sync with the natural cycle of sun rise and sunset.

High noon should be at noon, not 1.

Studies are often cited showing an increase of heart attacks and decrease in productivity after the spring forward switch.

It’s no surprise the government keeps forcing their unhealthy choices upon the populace. It’s getting old. I’m sick of it. I found this forum to vent.