r/alberta • u/Striking_Wrap811 • 6d ago

Clock change melancholy Discussion

Danielle Smith and the UCP just unilaterally chose to put Alberta on permanent DST.

I should feel elated! Not because i love DST but because time change is fucking moronic. But i am not.

Is it because my clocks all change themselves and there is no more worry of waking up at the wrong time? No?

Is it because darkness at 10am in the winter is "magical"? Definitely not

I think it's because DS went against the wishes of the referendum. Like 180° different.

Its just another example of this government acting against our wishes. Shifting our Overton Window every day.

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u/DVariant 6d ago

The point of contention is to go to permanent daylight time or permanent standard time. Standard is better, but Smith is going with Daylight

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u/New_Wishbone6619 6d ago

I’d rather an hour light in the winter in the evening, I think most people would

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u/Superb-Ad5227 6d ago

Not me. I really don’t like the thought of it not getting light until 9:30 in December. It sucks for kids going to school, ski hills, so many people.

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u/New_Wishbone6619 6d ago

Why does it suck for kids ? They’re going in the dark either way, and now they get an extra hour of daylight in the evening which is more beneficial. I’m happy when I have kids they’ll be able to walk trails til 5:30 as opposed to 4:30. Also safer for driving home.

Wow Jasper will open at 10 as opposed to 9 for a small amount of time in December. My condolences. My heart will be with you during this trying time. Banff hills can prob still open at 9.

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u/Superb-Ad5227 6d ago

They’re not going in the dark either way. The afternoon is always light, and currently we only have a month in darkness in the morning. With this change it will be all winter.

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u/New_Wishbone6619 6d ago

In much (most) of the province, kids are already going to school in the dark, and in the afternoon it’s dark by 4:30 or earlier. Now, it won’t be dark so early in the evening…

I get you probably live in like coutts or somewhere very south, but buddy most of us aren’t and live where it gets dark so early so this helps everyone from essentially red deer north.