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F.ing hate it.

It's further complicated in my life because Europe doesn't follow the same rules as the US, so for parts of the year we have a 7 hour time difference.

It gives the kids much more time to play outdoors after school... for that reason, it's worth it to me.

@mrbee: agree!! I love coming home at 5pm and still having some daylight so the kids can play outside before dinner!!

@Mae: I guess I don't really care that much either way...

The main way it affects me is that it makes running websites a lot harder. You either have to program DST into your websites, or you have to reset the settings of the software twice a year. Either way, it's a pain!

I LOVE it... more daylight in the evening, which makes me feel like I have more energy and verve for the evening hours. Plus, DD has slept late every morning since the time change - yes!

I get that it would be easier to have one standard time, but I actually like the change... in the winter, when the days are shorter, it makes me want to cuddle indoors and make soup. When it's lighter later, I have more energy to play, get exercise. etc.

I'd rather just have more daylight in the evenings all year round. I love when I visit my parents' place in Florida because they're all the way at the opposite end of the eastern time zone so they get about an hour more of daylight at night than we do.

Changing of the clocks sucks, though.

Arizona doesn't do daylight savings, so it doesn't bother me.

I wish they'd just choose a time and stick to it! I am in the I hate it camp!

I think you need to clarify your question... I think people saying they love it mean they love the "time" right now since it's light out later, but I don't think there's a reason that anyone who isn't a farmer wouldn't hate having to switch clocks and throw off their schedule. (That being said, why did farmers have to do that? Why couldn't they just get up earlier?)

For example, I HATE the switching of the clocks, but I love how it is this time of year. I'd like to keep it how it is now. Although I do know that the summer back in Indiana is hard ever since they started doing DST (they used to be like Arizona and not do it) it used to stay light out until close to 10pm sometimes, it was hard to get kids I babysat to bed. That's because it's on the farthest west part of EST.

That being said, I think we should just pick a time and stick with it. (I like the idea of maybe adjusting a half hour to be in between and just STAY, though that would never happen.

My dad used to always say how they should wait and do the time switch AFTER halloween, he hated that they did it before then it was dark early and little kids couldn't enjoy trick-or-treating. He had a good point!

@Mae: No; I'm not opposed to sticking to this time year round. I don't know either why we still do it or if it makes that much of a difference.

I hate it.

I think they should just get rid of it.

It's worth it in Canada if you ask me. It makes a big difference and it's only a one hour change twice a year.