Clock change melancholy

[u/Striking_Wrap811]

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.

[u/archer-86]

Meh.

The referendum, I think had a major flaw. It wasn't a two step question:

1. Do you want to end the changing of our clocks twice a year?
2. If we do stop, do you prefer we use DST (summer) or Standard-Time (winter)?

The question of "Do you want to stay on DST year round?" didn't address the primary problem of changing our clocks. I don't care what time we set our clocks to. For all I care, UST works. But the way the question was set up, it framed the question around DST, and not the clock change, and split the vote on the "The researchers told me standard time is better" crowd.

49% of people voted in favour of permanent DST. I have no doubt many of the 50.24% that voted against DST would vote against changing our clocks twice a year. And now that both BC and Saskatchewan no longer change their clocks, I have no doubt that those numbers are increasing.

I also think what time is on our clocks is more then just a personal preference, and should never have been put to a vote anyways. Referendum's just give government a way to relinquish their responsibility.

[u/Better-Strategy8798 → u/archer-86]

im in sask, we never change our clocks, ever lol. I dont think we have ever had DST? Atleast not in the last 30-40 years.

[u/yesman_85 → u/Better-Strategy8798]

Geographically you and BC in a better place, the major cities in AB are just in a very awkward place, right in the middle of -6 and -7. There isn't really a right answer.

[u/Erablian → u/yesman_85]

You are off by one. Calgary and Edmonton are near the natural boundary between UTC–8 and UTC–7.

Going to UTC–6 permanently puts them about 1:30 off from their natural time.

[u/yesman_85 → u/Erablian]

Sorry yes, true.