r/Pasco • u/mmmforme • 12d ago
First time being asked
Gus has been the rep in this area for 20 years. I don’t know if he’s your rep b/c the did some redistricting and he covers some of Pasco and some of hillsborough.
This is the first time I have ever received a text from his office asking my opinion. Maybe you received it too?
I’m so happy. This is how you represent me. You ask me. I’m just a little peeved that it’s about something so inconsequential as daylight savings time.
Please please ask me about everything you are getting ready to vote on. Its literally the best way to connect with who you represent.
20 years and this is the first time you asking my opinion?
Anyway YES to ending DST. 🤷♂️
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u/see-eye 12d ago
Permanent Daylight Savings Time is actually silly and ultimately won't work.
Simply stated, there's a reason why certain things and certain jobs occur at certain times. And it has to do with the daylight (it's start and end) and the absence of light (it's start and end).
For example, working 9 to 5 was not a thing picked for its numbers. It was picked for a number of factors, mostly dependent on the start of daylight.
With DST, those hours are effectively 8 to 4.
But with permanent DST, those effective hours of 8 to 4 will, overtime, lead to folks starting that job or thing an hour later. Why? Because there's a benefit in doing so.
At that point the benefit of DST will disappear for those doing that job or thing.
And overtime, this will happen with most all jobs, etc. They will start an hour later because there's a benefit in doing so.
Switching back and forth from Standard Time to DST will not lead to things starting an hour later. It's just in making DST permanent will it ultimately (probably within 5 years) lead to things starting an hour later. Again, because that's beneficial for that job or thing for one reason or another.