I have to stay up at night twice a year just to change the clocks. It would be better if it was at midday when people are awake
2006-10-28 07:03:51 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In our house we order a little man in, he stays up and turns em back or forwards and we pay him in Jam twice a year.
2006-10-28 07:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe...what a fun question, but it has a logical answer.
Imagine being an employer with a typical business watching out for overtime expense, and find that, suddenly, the day lasts an extra hour.
Not all that long ago in Ohio, we switched at 1am, meaning that we did the midnight to 1am hour twice in a row in the Fall, which meant a whole extra hour of time in the bar if you were so inclined. While it was fun for the patrons and profitable for the owners, we created the 4th most popular DUI/Alcohol-related death night of the year ( FYI: New Years' eve is 1st, Thanksgiving eve is 2nd, and 4th of July is third), which brought the practice to a halt, and now it's even deeper in the night.
Interestingly, the Monday morning that follows time change weekend in the Fall has fewer traffic accidents than any other Monday morning rush-hour in the year, and the one in the Spring has the most. Kinda tells you something about the importance of getting an extra hour of sleep from time to time.
While it might be fun for some to have the time change in the middle of the day, most folks would be confused as heck, and it seems as though we needed the extra hour in bed, anyway.
2006-10-28 07:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by Cincinnati Food and Wine Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That way it doesn't interfere with a lot of activities, as most people are asleep.
And it's OK to set the clock the evening before or the morning after. This will NOT break your clocks, and won't require you staying up for it! ;-)
2006-10-28 07:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Times are changed at 2 a.m. because it does not affect everyday life as much. I would think more people work the day shift..Just turn your clock back whenever you go to bed at night and it will all work out in the morning.
2006-10-28 07:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by dogloverdi 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can stay up until 2.00 a.m. if you're daft enough.... I have just finished changing all mine at ten past seven (bst) and I am managing to cope with the time difference!
2006-10-28 08:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so we all get up late, they should go back on sunday night so we all could be late for work with a decent excuse
2006-10-28 07:21:30 · answer #6 · answered by simonbeever2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it some kind of Clock job? i don't get it.
2006-10-28 07:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by The FFX Blitz ™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what the rest of the world does.....change them just before you go to bed at night.
Sheesh!!
2006-10-28 07:17:52 · answer #8 · answered by Chatty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So we chould sleep 1 hour more
2006-10-29 08:28:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do it before you go to bed. Why do you have to stay up and change them at the exact time?
2006-10-28 07:05:16 · answer #10 · answered by Nep-Tunes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋