We " Spring Forward" this weekend..afterward..
- Thread starter CaptainBoogerBuns
- Start date
Were at the mercy to what the rest of the Eastern Time Zone does, so ultimately what New York City does.
If Kentucky decided to stay on daylight savings time and didn't fall back it would create an entirely new time zone in the middle of the country an hour later than Eastern in the Winter. So never going to happen.
What they could do is move the entire state to Central Time during daylight savings and when the clocks don't change it would be Eastern Time during the Winter.
If Kentucky decided to stay on daylight savings time and didn't fall back it would create an entirely new time zone in the middle of the country an hour later than Eastern in the Winter. So never going to happen.
What they could do is move the entire state to Central Time during daylight savings and when the clocks don't change it would be Eastern Time during the Winter.
Then move that Central time line from Hart co or whatever East. Eff NYC and the Eastern seaboard
I live in the Central Time Zone. I'm probably a minority opinion but I would rather not spring forward at all and stay on standard time all year round.
Actually, The time zone should be split at 7 and 1/2° beyond the meridian that equals 15° times. Whatever multiplier. That s is 5 or 75 degrees longitude. Everything in Kentucky West of 82 and 1/2° should be in the central time zone. That's almost the entire State. This is easy to do if you follow the science. Instead we followed the economics.
Louisa to Pikeville and east is actual Eastern Time Zone.
Louisa to Pikeville and east is actual Eastern Time Zone.
Last edited:
While I enjoy the longer days, I am not looking forward to my body not being tired at the time the clock says to go to bed for the next week. I much prefer to feel ready for bed an hour early like I do in the fall.
I am fine with picking a time and sticking to it either way. I’m on Central time for reference.
I am fine with picking a time and sticking to it either way. I’m on Central time for reference.
Im not going to lose any sleep over it...
It is hard to believe how a hour time difference messes with my body. I don't use alarm clocks because I just wake up when I should. When time changes my body's clock stops working correctly and I feel like ass for two weeks. Sometimes it can even make me sick. I loathe time change.
What else you going to do today besides change clocks?
I'm torn living in Ky ETZ. I love the DST late evenings of summer to sit outside & be warm. It also allows more time for youth sports w/o lights.
OTH, I hate the idea of the sun not rising till 9 in mid-winter. Bad for school kids most of all waiting in the middle of darkness.
If have to pick one, it would be EDT & shift school & work hours an hour later from Nov-Feb.
I'm torn living in Ky ETZ. I love the DST late evenings of summer to sit outside & be warm. It also allows more time for youth sports w/o lights.
OTH, I hate the idea of the sun not rising till 9 in mid-winter. Bad for school kids most of all waiting in the middle of darkness.
If have to pick one, it would be EDT & shift school & work hours an hour later from Nov-Feb.
Sam Cassell was a great defender.Look at the "Nail" getting down with Geography!
I want whatever gets more daylight throughout the year during the evening hours.
Every time we make the time shift it takes me about six months to get used to it
Trump said back in the Fall he was for changing (although he said eliminating DST -- which I'm not sure exactly what he meant), now he says it is 50/50.
I know it is a split issue, but I would love more light in the evening. But I think either way would be better than keep changing and impact kids, pets, etc.
I know it is a split issue, but I would love more light in the evening. But I think either way would be better than keep changing and impact kids, pets, etc.
DST succcckkkss when you have infants. Throws their entire week off it seems lol.
Infants, toddlers, children of any age really. Best of luck to getting back on track!
I have spent the last 30+ years in the Eastern time zone, but I grew up (so first 21 years) in Central time zone in KY (near Bowling Green), so I do have significant experience living in the Central time zone.
And HELL NO I would not have wanted to be on standard time all year round. It SUCKED (!!!) as a kid getting off the school bus barely before it got dark at 4:30 in the winter. And as an adult, on a warm day you can't do anything after work either.
I don't think it is an Eastern time zone vs Central time zone thing. I think it is more about do you live on the eastern side of your time zone or the western side of your time zone. I suppose someone in the western part of the central time zone (Texas) or eastern time zone (Lexington) probably hates how dark it is in the mornings in the spring.
I respect your viewpoint. I've lived 7 years of my life in Eastern Time and I'm just not a fan of "fast time". We'll have to agree to disagree as I am a morning person living on the eastern edge of the Central Time Zone.
I worked over 10 years on 7 day swing shift and in the military a year of 3 day swing. They both sucked. I say pick a time and stay with it.
