Re: Time for Alberta to go Permanent mountain Standard Time

In article <[email protected]>,
Dhu on Gate  <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:14:04 -0700, Alan 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.
>
>You _stupid machine_: a "one hour shift" never happens in the analog reality
>humans physically inhabit: it takes 6 MONTHS to go from "high noon to 
>midnight" even in the Arctic.  
>
>Dhu
>

Do some circadian research and get back to us!

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