Iowa ending DST?

[VeloClone]

There is no reason for it, just a needless thing that has arisen because some lawmakers thought it was a good idea to save fuel.

And a 4% net difference is significant. Let's see 1.5 million heart attacks each year in the US. 4% of those because of some time shifts would be an extra 60,000 heart attacks that may be unnecessary. Just pick a time and stick with it all year and don't change it each spring and fall.

Four percent because people can't seem to have the discipline to got to bed a few minutes early when the time change is coming. Your own link said it was not directly because of DST but rather lack of sleep stressing the body. Also to say that it is an extra 60,000 heart attacks is laughable. If people are having a myocardial incident prompted by one hour of sleep they are a ticking time bomb that is just waiting for the next time they stay up late to watch a game or go out for dinner and drinks. If they aren't having them the Monday after DST starts they are likely having them soon thereafter.

 

[Angie]

Definitely not for it on a state by state basis.

However, just like when DST was adjusted by congress a few years ago, changing it leads to problems.

It was an IT nightmare for a few months with missed service packs and such.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Invoked the lazy sloth clause and slept in till 9:30 today. If I get up at a normal time tomorrow I am afraid I am going to have a heart attack. Been good knowing some of you.

 

[VeloClone]

By the way, your numbers are all wrong. I find about 735,000 heart attacks a year in the US, not 1.5M. In addition we are talking about a 4% average difference over two days not a whole year. That results in a number more like 161 heart attacks in the whole US. And again how many are just waiting for the next day following a sleep disruption night of any type - not just DST - to happen?

 

[BoxsterCy]

By the way, your numbers are all wrong. I find about 735,000 heart attacks a year in the US, not 1.5M. In addition we are talking about a 4% average difference over two days not a whole year. That results in a number more like 161 heart attacks in the whole US. And again how many are just waiting for the next day following a sleep disruption night of any type - not just DST - to happen?

Math is hard.

 

[ISUTex]

That wont change no matter what happens with DST. Ending DST or making it permanent doesn't change the timezones.

Yeah, you're right. Not sure what I was thinking. I guess just the thought of going from Eastern to Central time zones all the time rattles my brain a little.

 

[BigBake]

It was an IT nightmare for a few months with missed service packs and such.

Service packs themselves are more of a nightmare.