I wonder if farmers, who have to pay attention to their use of daylight hours, shift milking hours, feeding times, etc.. based on DST, or whether they just do stuff when it makes sense for the animals based on the season?<p>I.E. "Milk at Dawn + 30 minutes" because that's when the animals are ready. (Substitute actual optimal time for milking for "Dawn + 30 minutes".)<p>It's unfortunate so much of our time at work is centered around meetings at particular times, otherwise we could all just ignore the machinations of the government, and just do stuff when it makes sense to each of us based on our own circadian rythm and the season.
The average cost was $3.29 per household for the whole year. That's nothing.<p>Yeah, the transition kinda sucks, but overall, I like it. The sun rises early enough for me in the summer as it is (close to 5 at its earliest). I really have no desire for it to rise at 4, like it would if we weren't an hour ahead during the summer. Similarly, I really like that it stays light out until 8:30 or 9 P.M. in the summer.<p>Yes, I'm a night owl, but I don't think there are many people who are more likely to benefit from sunlight at 4a than from sunlight at 8p. The increased standard of living I get out of that sunlight shift is worth far more than $3.29 to me.