Re: Time for Alberta to go Permanent mountain Standard Time

Alan <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:56:11 -0700
Newsgroups edm.general,edm.politics,ab.general,ab.politics,can.general,can.politics
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026-03-26 05:05, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Alan  <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2026-03-25 19:36, The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On 2026-03-25 16:45, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2026-03-03 08:24, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>>> SO BC and the Yukon wants their populations to be jetlagged zombies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We said no to permanent DST in Alberta
>>>>>>> and that referendum must be honoured.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sign
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>> https://www.change.org/p/the-voters-of-alberta-make-the-alberta-canada-time-zone-permanent-mountain-standard-time-zone?recruiter=5018939&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&recruited_by_id=8c88060d-1250-4636-951a-2606169a41e1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And tell the premier to honour the refendum
>>>>>>> that said no to permanent DST in Alberta!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no magic that makes DST deleterious to health, doofus.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They are just numbers and changing the number we use to represent a time
>>>>>> of day does NOTHING.
>>>>>
>>>>> WRong you are.
>>>>
>>>> Really?
>>>>
>>>> Why?
>>>>
>>>> Does my body know if the clock reads 8am or 9am?
>>>
>>> Your body follows the sun.  high noon is no 1 p.m. !
>>
>> Your body doesn't KNOW how to read a clock.
>>
>> And given that the natural variability of daylight hours in different
>> latitudes of the world is FAR greater than the one hour shift imposed by
>> DST, the body is clearly capable of adjusting to waking up while it is
>> darker than the clock would suggest.
> 
> Wrong!  Do research on a word: circadian

I'm fully aware of the circadian rhythm.

I also know that humans live from the equator to high above the arctic 
circle...

...where in the winter the sun never rises.