Author Topic: it's time [to ride again- winter weather] (Read 9300 times)

Deziner · « **Reply #20 on:** March 04, 2015, 06:44:06 AM »

Quote from: Conrad on March 04, 2015, 04:46:06 AM

Just a guess here but I think that you two are talking about two different types of installation methods...

Jim may have "installed" the banana but Martin is NOT afraid to repeatedly insert it. Just an observation.......

gPink · « **Reply #21 on:** March 04, 2015, 07:36:06 AM »

Damn, but it's been a long winter.

Cruise Missile · « **Reply #22 on:** March 04, 2015, 08:27:28 AM »

Calling for +10C here Sat. And I'm itching to bed in the new EBC HH pads and EBC rotors.
And the PR4s. Oh what the heck I just wanna ride my bike.

Rhino · « **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2015, 09:56:08 AM »

Expecting it to be nice tomorrow, sunny and 50 degrees. Back on the bike. Sorry Jim but I just got to do it.

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2015, 10:56:42 AM »

It's ok... I'm actually quite glad that someone uses them on occasion.

maxtog · « **Reply #25 on:** March 05, 2015, 09:41:34 PM »

I am just overjoyed that time changes back to something SANE on Sunday. Usable daylight at last, yay!!!! Now if I can just get rid of this freezing rain/sleet crap...

gPink · « **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2015, 03:41:01 AM »

government time.

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2015, 03:58:56 AM »

Deziner · « **Reply #28 on:** March 06, 2015, 05:55:21 AM »

Quote from: maxtog on March 05, 2015, 09:41:34 PM

Usable daylight at last, yay!!!!

How does THAT work?

Are you somehow not allowed to see the daylight?

I have never understood how starting the day an hour later made any sense at all. It's like cutting a blanket in half and sewing it on the other end to make it longer.

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #29 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:49:55 AM »

Wow! I didn't know that you could make a blanket longer by doing that. Where's my scissors?

tomp · « **Reply #30 on:** March 06, 2015, 07:46:24 AM »

FWIW, the head of the EPA, says she has no idea why this winter has been so bad or if the "GLOBAL WARMING" models were in anyway accurate. If she doesn't know, who the he!! does? Typical overpaid bureaucrat, heading a money grab ponzy scheme on the nation.

31 here now, but back into the 70's next week, with more evening daylight to ride. If I knew where the banana was, I'd put one here too... tp

gPink · « **Reply #31 on:** March 06, 2015, 10:48:41 AM »

...and WTF does the EPA have to due with the weather anyway?

Rhino · « **Reply #32 on:** March 06, 2015, 01:14:07 PM »

Quote from: gPink on March 06, 2015, 10:48:41 AM

...and WTF does the EPA have to due with the weather anyway?

I could answer that but don't want the thread to get booted to the arena.

maxtog · « **Reply #33 on:** March 06, 2015, 03:25:31 PM »

Quote from: Deziner on March 06, 2015, 05:55:21 AM

[ Usable daylight at last, yay!!!!]
How does THAT work? Are you somehow not allowed to see the daylight?

Because I don't want or need daylight in the morning when I am asleep. I want it in the afternoon/evening when I get home from work. If I had my way, we would go on daylight savings time permanently and never change time again.

Deziner · « **Reply #34 on:** March 06, 2015, 09:53:58 PM »

Quote from: maxtog on March 06, 2015, 03:25:31 PM

Because I don't want or need daylight in the morning when I am asleep. I want it in the afternoon/evening when I get home from work. If I had my way, we would go on daylight savings time permanently and never change time again.

I understand your point but I believe we would be better off having the work day start earlier and end earlier. Businesses could do that on their own and keep the G out of another aspect of my life. The clocks are fine, people are the problem.

Just my 2 cents

tomp · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2015, 10:07:55 PM »

Quote from: Deziner on March 06, 2015, 09:53:58 PM

I understand your point but I believe we would be better off having the work day start earlier and end earlier. Businesses could do that on their own and keep the G out of another aspect of my life. The clocks are fine, people are the problem.

Just my 2 cents

Been around for a looooong time. Allowed farmers to spend more evening daylight hours in the field.
Today, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. The idea has been suggested in ancient times and later by famous scientists.

DST is a change in the standard time with the purpose of making better use of daylight and conserving energy.

Clocks are set ahead one hour when DST starts. This means that the sunrise and sunset will be one hour later, on the clock, than the day before.

Just gives me more time to ride after work, before it gets dark. Has to be why it was originally set into place, for bikers/riders.... tp

Deziner · « **Reply #36 on:** March 06, 2015, 10:16:35 PM »

If the powers that be were truly serious, work days would start at sunrise. In the summer the hottest part of the day is around 5:00pm. If air conditioners in large buildings were adjusted to a higher temp when everyone left at 2:00pm, it would make more sense. I loved working from 4:30am till 1:00pm. Off every Friday at 1makes for a good weekend.

maxtog · « **Reply #37 on:** March 06, 2015, 10:34:15 PM »

Quote from: Deziner on March 06, 2015, 09:53:58 PM

I understand your point but I believe we would be better off having the work day start earlier and end earlier. Businesses could do that on their own and keep the G out of another aspect of my life. The clocks are fine, people are the problem.

I believe time should not change, ever (and changing working hours isn't a great idea either). Studies has shown that it doesn't save energy, it doesn't help modern business/workers, it hurts productivity, hurts the economy, confuses people, makes scheduling and communications more difficult, and negatively impacts many people's health (some people, including me, have sleep problems and time changes can take months to adjust to each time).

Why we still change time is beyond me. Almost everyone I know hates it or at least doesn't care if it went away. However, there isn't agreement as to whether it should be stuck on standard time or daylight saving time. But sticking to either is MUCH better than what we do now.

Ug, I should be asleep now...

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #38 on:** March 07, 2015, 04:10:46 AM »

One needs only watch Dr. Who to understand time and the lording of it.

Rhino · « **Reply #39 on:** March 09, 2015, 07:44:30 AM »

Quote from: Deziner on March 06, 2015, 10:16:35 PM

If the powers that be were truly serious, work days would start at sunrise. In the summer the hottest part of the day is around 5:00pm. If air conditioners in large buildings were adjusted to a higher temp when everyone left at 2:00pm, it would make more sense. I loved working from 4:30am till 1:00pm. Off every Friday at 1makes for a good weekend.

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