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Old 10-31-2010, 11:38 AM   #46
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I prefer the night shifts.. that way I don't have to deal with all the politics at work...
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Old 10-31-2010, 02:07 PM   #47
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Very much so. You obviously recall how I've used very nearly the same words as lene in the past to describe my preference for graveyard shift. Politics. Bah!

A week ago, I began working the "swing" shift. I was nominated for it by virtue of the fact that they needed a second person and I was the only one who said, "I'll do it if no one else will." I still work graveyard on Thursday and Friday (8 hours each), but also Saturday & Sunday 7pm to 7:30am (1/2 hour each night for lunch).
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Old 10-31-2010, 03:50 PM   #49
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Well, if you will live at a longitude that isn't (near) a multiple of 15°....
Well, we live on about 6° east...

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When you live as far north as Britain, there would really be no point in year-round DST; in winter the days are so short (about 7-8h of daylight) that, no matter how you arrange things, it's going to be dark in the mornings and the evenings.
Yep. But a lot of people forget that fact that New York is on the same lattitude as Madrid! (to give an impression how high Europe lies, compared to the US)
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Old 10-31-2010, 04:35 PM   #50
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4 days, but still 40 hours. 8-8-12-12.
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Old 11-03-2010, 07:51 PM   #51
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Daylight Savings was invented by idiots.
The cows don't get up any earlier!
Furthermore, we're just kidding ourselves. If you want to go to work earlier, it should be a matter for bosses to allow a timeshift in opening hours instead - not 'changing the clock'!
Hey, is this a Political issue or what?
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Old 11-03-2010, 08:59 PM   #52
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Old 11-03-2010, 09:11 PM   #53
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*sigh* for all intents and purposes it will be dark at 5, hurtling towards almost 4 by the time the solstice rolls around. *sigh*
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Old 11-03-2010, 09:16 PM   #54
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Old 11-04-2010, 12:07 AM   #55
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Don't like DST? Move to Hawaii, or Queensland, or Arizona. We still retain a modicum of sanity. And in Hawaii, there is still time to get nine holes of golf in between "pau hanna" and "too dark to see your balls".
It doesn't matter where you live. Your day is still governed by the other time zones, especially if you follow the stock markets or sports. This can wreak havoc on your biological clock if you telecommute.
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Old 11-04-2010, 01:50 PM   #56
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I wish they would just pick one time -- I don't care which -- and stick with it. I do not like having to adjust each time the time changes. Hey, wait a minute. Maybe that's where Bob Dylan got the idea for his song.
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Old 11-04-2010, 10:08 PM   #57
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Well, I'm thankful for this thread. I wasn't sure when we were changing back the clocks; thought that I missed it this past weekend - had to get up very early a few days this week and it was dark as pitch. Doesn't take much to confuse me that early in the morning.
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Old 11-05-2010, 08:53 AM   #58
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As a short sleeper who relies on regularity to get any semblance of proper sleep this clock changing business really throws me out of kilter each time it comes around.

I've been immediately taken down by a cold this time around. Thankfully it hasn't been a very bad one.
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Old 11-06-2010, 06:56 AM   #60
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