[Verginius Rufus]

The change in the fall is about a month after the equinox, whereas the change in the spring is after the equinox...it would make better sense to have the "spring forward" date the last Sunday in February, and keep the "fall back" date where it is now.

The problem in the middle of summer is that it gets light too early...maybe we should have double daylight time (two hours ahead of standard time) for a couple of months around the summer solstice. That would give us a lot of daylight in the evenings...perhaps too much for families with young children.

[La Enchiladita]

It would make better sense to have standard time all the time. I hate daylight savings time. I'm NOT a morning person and your proposal to "spring forward" in February would mean getting up in darkness more months. ARGHHH...!!

I think this legislation is insane. Couldn't Congress be working on matters of importance?

[lightman]

At least by moving the "spring forward" date these would never hit the Christian holy days of Palm Sunday or Easter (for both Western rite and Orthodox). Under the present scheme these days are often the morning after time change.

Actually I've often thought that under this present scheme "spring forward" ought to be the April 15, irrespective of the day of the week. Makes sense for the government edict to pick out pockets and deprive us of one hour's sleep all on the same day.

[thackney]

I bet you would like this idea. Change clocks 4 times a year.

[supercat]

The problem in the middle of summer is that it gets light too early...maybe we should have double daylight time (two hours ahead of standard time) for a couple of months around the summer solstice. That would give us a lot of daylight in the evenings...perhaps too much for families with young children.

What we need to do is shift the extra daylight itself a few months, so we could average 12 hours of daylight a day.

Actually, at the Time Museum in Rockford, I saw a clock that was designed to give 12 hours of daylight a day. Daytime and nighttime hours were different lengths, set by separate adjustable pendula.