The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

But it was meant to save electricity

 

[Peep_Show]

It would be nice if it were just uniform all over. When living in NV, it was maddening to make appointments for jobs in AZ as it was forever calculating if it was an hour ahead, behind or the same.

 

[Alaskan]

We voted against daylight savings time here, but that didn't stop them from continuing the practice anyway.

I don’t understand why it continues.

Blows my mind.

 

[Alaskan]

There are some concerned that the change in the hour of darkness might be dangerous for children going to school. To me that is silly since the modern world has lights!

The other problem is that the US is HUGE.

So depending on your latitude the time shift can make it better or worse...

 

[Alaskan]

And the argument that it used to make sense holds no water....

It used to be legal to have cars without seat belts...

But times change, technology improves...

 

[microchick]

One of the reasons I heard for the time switch in the spring was that back a hundred years or so, young people were needed to help with crops and food production, thus the longer 'daylight' hours.

The strange thing is that around here the Amish schools do weird things with their school hours. They seem to fluctuate an hour or two depending on the age of the kids going. Littles go from 9-12 older kids anywhere from 8:30 to 4:30. Then when the days get longer, the times change. Plus their school year ends about the first of May. But about the only holidays they don't go to school on are Christmas and Thanksgiving. Oh, and Good Friday which is weird in their community. They lock themselves inside on Good Friday. Nobody on the road, nobody in the yard. Window curtains are drawn. It's kind of creepy in all honesty.

But I'm thinking that they are adhering to the old tradition of the kids being able to help more around the farm so their school year starts a bit earlier, the school hours are a bit longer and they get out earlier for summer break.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The old wives tail or maybe the amish started their own ?

 

[CSolis]

One of the reasons I heard for the time switch in the spring was that back a hundred years or so, young people were needed to help with crops and food production, thus the longer 'daylight' hours.

The strange thing is that around here the Amish schools do weird things with their school hours. They seem to fluctuate an hour or two depending on the age of the kids going. Littles go from 9-12 older kids anywhere from 8:30 to 4:30. Then when the days get longer, the times change. Plus their school year ends about the first of May. But about the only holidays they don't go to school on are Christmas and Thanksgiving. Oh, and Good Friday which is weird in their community. They lock themselves inside on Good Friday. Nobody on the road, nobody in the yard. Window curtains are drawn. It's kind of creepy in all honesty.

But I'm thinking that they are adhering to the old tradition of the kids being able to help more around the farm so their school year starts a bit earlier, the school hours are a bit longer and they get out earlier for summer break.

https://amishfollowers.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/happy-easter/

This was written after an interview with an Amish person….. “On Friday morning we get up, do what ever chores need to be done. Cows and other animals have this way of needing to be cared for no matter what else is going on. After chores are done we wash up and then sit in the living room since Good Friday was a day of fasting it was more sober and solemn than a normal Sunday. We read the Bible and the prayers in the little black prayer book and the German, Rules of a Godly Life book. There is no playing and any talking is done in hushed tones.”

They take life and spirituality seriously. I suppose not watching the news on TV has been beneficial for them this last year.. Less stress for sure.

 

[bruceha2000]

The US Senate? Gets a say in time switching in California????

California state senate. Apparently they can change it here IF an adjoining state does it. Which means New Hampshire, Massachusetts or New York.

I read on line that the reason the DST time switch happens at 2 AM is because that was when the fewest trains were running. Much more of a big deal when there were a lot of trains running, I'm sure.

I thought maybe it was 2 AM because that is when a lot of states require the bars to close.
I was on an October overnight train in Switzerland about 30 years ago. I woke up at each stop. Woke up to the same station sign twice. In the morning I was looking at station signs, my watch, the map and worrying I was going to miss my plane. Turns out that sign I saw twice was because they stop the train for 1 hour. At the time their DSL change wasn't the same as ours. I guess after the GWB change it isn't the same anymore.

What I wonder is: what they do in the spring? They can't launch the train an hour forward.

Then when the days get longer, the times change.

Makes sense to me! Change WHEN you do things, not the clock! The chickens don't get up when the clock says it is time.

 

[microchick]

https://amishfollowers.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/happy-easter/

This was written after an interview with an Amish person….. “On Friday morning we get up, do what ever chores need to be done. Cows and other animals have this way of needing to be cared for no matter what else is going on. After chores are done we wash up and then sit in the living room since Good Friday was a day of fasting it was more sober and solemn than a normal Sunday. We read the Bible and the prayers in the little black prayer book and the German, Rules of a Godly Life book. There is no playing and any talking is done in hushed tones.”

They take life and spirituality seriously. I suppose not watching the news on TV has been beneficial for them this last year.. Less stress for sure.

Thanks for printing that, CSolis. Pretty much what I imagined their reasoning behind their Good Friday traditions.

My faith, we went to Good Friday high noon service where the minister read about the crucifixion and as the reading got closer to 'the end', all the lights in the church went dark and without a word, we all filed out of the church, heads bowed respectfully. I guess the Amish do not celebrate Lent, which is the time of fasting and reflection in the Christian/Catholic faith.

Just got in from taking care of the flock. The hens are trying to avoid the roosters. I'm not finding a lot of bullseyes in their yolks so I was stuffing hens out the pop door where Trouble and Izzy were waiting for them. Maybe I'll find a few bullseyes in the upcoming days.