Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Honestly, I doubt that anyone would notice what time the sun rose at the summer solstice no matter whether we were on standard or daylight savings time. We really don't care that much during summer...or I should say that our natural internal clock doesn't care.
But in March, it makes a huge difference. That's why the change in so jarring at both ends of daylight savings time. In March, we are just getting used to the natural cycle with the morning light just about right for us to wake up when all of a sudden we plunge ourselves back to the middle of February.
but in chicago, because of its eastern edge of time zone location, the sunrises at 6:08am on march 11th, and then rises at 7:06am on march 12th after spring forward. considering that i typically wake up at 7:00am, that works out just fine for me. i don't really need to have the sun up any earlier than 7:00am and would much, MUCH,
MUCH rather have any excess daylight saved for the end of my workday, hence why i love daylight savings time! it saves the daylight for me, instead of wasting it on 4:30am when i'm sound asleep anyway.
of course, i'd be ok with doing away with DST altogether if it also meant moving chicago into the eastern time zone.