Comment Every fucking year, same old shit on slashdot (Score 1) 613
We get it.
The Americans don't like DST. Fuck knows why, maybe not smart enough to figure out how to change a clock? Perhaps you live in a rural area and you're a farmer or something? Christ fuck only knows but the rest of the world has to deal with this idiot topic every year.
From Australia, all the 'civilised' states love the shit out of it.
I get to finish work with an hours more sunlight, period. I'm not even an outdoor person and I like it. If you have kids, dogs, hobbies, exercise routines, gardens to maintain, shopping to do, socialising and a fucking plethora of other activities, summer is vastly superior with an extra hour sunlight (yes, I know it's not an "extra hour" but it's an extra hour I can use.
I have no issue with it being slightly darker in the morning, when I'm in the shower or on public transport on my way to work, or eating breakfast. I can't COMMIT to anything in the morning, because I have to get to work (or some of us school or whatever) - but I do like when I finish, I see a bit more of the world.
I am continually baffled how many Americans dislike DST. Perhaps it's just a vocal minority of whiners on slashdot? Maybe a large amount of US citizens also love it?
I wish the clocks were forward an hour or two ALL year round, not just summer.
(Face it, we're not going to convince the world that a normal workday should be 8 till 4, so let's just fiddle with the clocks to emulate it)
Loving DST right now, will continue to always.