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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The 04:30 sunrise was a hilarious thing to get used to. But summer sunsets are not inconvenient and winter sunsets feel the same as they were in the US

Growing up in south Texas, I was more bothered by it still being daylight at 9PM during the summers.

I don't mind keeping the whole country within a single time zone. It’s never going to be perfect for everybody, but it’s close enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The whole switching clocks thing is a mindfuck in Texas. Summer it’s daylight at 9 pm. Winter it’s dark at 5 pm. That’s a four hour spread exacerbated by the time change.

[–] spidermanchild 1 points 1 week ago

What's special about Texas? It's one of the lowest latitude states in the US, meaning there is less difference between summer and winter daylight hours compared to most of the country. If that's a mindfuck to you, try Minnesota. Or Alaska. Or even Kansas.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I work outside doing farming and it sucks to have to wake up at like 3am in summer to not die to the heat (and then work my other job after which can run later)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Summer outdoor jobs are moving to the night shift thanks to climate change. Road work had already shifted to overnight to cut down on traffic problems during construction.

https://www.eater.com/2023/10/12/23906597/labor-farm-nighttime-harvests-protect-workers-heat-risk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

For me, trying to harvest at night is a nightmare for mosquitos :/