It’s week 50 of Sunday Poser!!!!

My question this week is;
What do you feel about the bi-annual time change?
While I lived in America, the changing of time twice a year was very confusing for me. It wasn’t that I was unfamiliar with the concept, or why it was introduced but experiencing it firsthand was different.
It was disorienting to say the least. Adding an extra hour to the day or taking it away would seriously mess up the body rhythm. I also faced another problem due to the change in time. As a Muslim, I offer prayers 5 times a day, and the timings are determined by the position of the sun. So whatever the clock said, I would have to get up at the time of the prayer. And in Ramadan, we were getting up at 2:00 am to fast.
I have had conversations with many people living in America who weren’t happy with this practice.
What are your views on the time change?
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I am okay with time change having lived this way most of my adult life. My only challenge is being too early for work on the following using my alarm clock Monday. However, switching to my cell phone as my alarm solved that little inconvenience.
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Oops, I meant being early when time moved forward on the following Monday.
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I got that. Thanks
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Then I think you’re more flexible than I am. Thanks Suzette for sharing your thoughts
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My pleasure, Sadje.
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I don’t like switching back and forth. Wish they’d just leave it one way or the other.
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Yes, that’s how it should be. The switching between one or the other is confusing
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I hate switching back and forth! Choose one and stick with it!
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Oh yes, exactly what I think. Thanks
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I’m okay with time change but I especially like it in winter because the night is longer and I can sleep more😴🤭😅😂😂
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Cool! Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ebar
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You’re more than welcome! 😊✨
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What?! This is a thing? Never knew about it.
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It is in America and Europe.
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So they suddenly change the time?
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They already have a predetermined Sunday, and the time changes at 2:00 am.
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I do not care for the time change and feel it is no longer necessary at this point in time, but perhaps it does still help those in the agriculture business.
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I don’t think that putting the clock forward or backwards would make much difference to the farmers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Carol.
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My sister and her husband are now retired but they did have a working farm for many years. I think the time change did help them – a bit more light in the pre-dawn hours when they arose to start the days.
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Oh I see! Over here the farmers go by the dawn break in both seasons. I guess every country has its own system.
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I think it also has to do with the individual – I know my sister and her husband would be up at 4 a.m. to start the chores – and there are many on a farm.
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That’s very true. Farming is hard work.
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It is!
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I do not like it at all! Leave the time the way it is and deal with whatever light or dark there is. Seriously, what purpose does it really serve anyway? Thankfully, phones automatically reset time now and so do new appliances, so it’s not so much of an issue.
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Yes, thankfully the phone time resets by itself. I don’t see the need or logic for it in these times. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Susi.
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You’re welcome!
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I really don’t like the time zone changes, and there are a few places in the US that don’t do the time change which really makes it confusing. With blogging when groups meet it is also confusing as we’re international and open at 3pm EST but the time doesn’t change in other places. Also for scheduling zoom live meetings across international borders.
silly humans think
they can change time on a whim
oh how the sun laughs
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Love your poem Li. To say the least, it’s confusing to most people, babies and pets who are used to the previous time. Thanks
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You’re welcome and thanks, Sadje.
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silly humans think / they can change time on a whim / oh how the sun laughs
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So well penned. Thanks
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We have this in South Australia, but not all states turn their clocks. I quite like it, but then we lived in a farming community, where it had a practical use
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Yes, I’ve had someone else say that it helps Farming community. Thanks Deb
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Until we bought the boat, it used to confuse the hell out of Maggie. These days it doesn’t make a lot of difference to how we go about our daily routine, so if it didn’t happen in the UK, it wouldn’t worry us.
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Babies and pets get very confused with this change
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I wouldn’t know about babies, but pets definitely!
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Both are used to a routine which is suddenly disturbed
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Here’s my contribution: https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/10/17/sunday-poser-50-10-17-2021/
P.S. I’m ‘anti’ change the clocks just for the record. 😉
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Thanks my friend
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Reblogged this on eastelmhurst.a.go.go and commented:
Here’s such an exceptionally good one from Sadje. ~
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Thanks a lot Larry.
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I’m not a fan. The time changes are a relic of another time. In fact, I lived in Arizona for quite some time, and they are one of only two states, I think, that does not participate in the time changes. I heard something a little while ago that there had been discussions in political realms about doing away with them; though I’ve not researched that myself. Have a wonderful week, Sadje.
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Thanks Jeff for sharing your thoughts. I think it’s high time that they did away with these changes but sometimes people find it hard to let go of old traditions.
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You’re most welcome, Sadje. Is always my pleasure. Indeed, and completely agree.
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Nice
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My cats already can’t tell when it is too early to wake me up, LOL! The days are getting shorter and darker no matter how you set the clock. But I do see how it helps farmers.
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Yes, many have pointed this out to me. Over here they farmers go by the sunrise time.
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I am not a fan of the time change! I hate that we have to have it! I wish Ireland would just scrap it!
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It is quite unsettling
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