Daylight Savings Time

[RUFFIAN]

Actually the concept of LOSING an Hour Of Sleep is not really true
~ ~ ~ Here is an example of why not

EXAMPLE SCENARIO

If you go to sleep at Midnight and normally get up at 8 am

* Just DO NOT CHANGE your clock the night before!

* Simply do your normal routine, get up at Normal time THEN CHANGE CLOCK!

Thus, still sleeping the same number of hours you normally do!

[DonGuido]

That works if you don't have to be somewhere, like work, the first thing in the morning. And don't break my bubble of believing something all my life, true of not?! Maybe this is a prime example of fake news. I'm surprised the new "leader" of our country does not have a crazy tweet about this highly important occurrence yet ... he still has time albeit and hour less if he waits until Sunday

[RUFFIAN]

YOU WORK ON SUNDAY?

[JolyB]

Following your suggested procedure, you end up losing an hour of waking time the next day rather than an hour of sleep. One way or the other, we are giving back the extra hour that we were given last October.

All I know is that right now it is daylight when I go out to get the paper, and come Sunday morning it won't be if I get up at the same time.

[RUFFIAN]

Following your suggested procedure, you end up losing an hour of waking time the next day rather than an hour of sleep. One way or the other, we are giving back the extra hour that we were given last October.

NOT NECESSILY...YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY UP AN HOUR LATER THE NEXT DAY

MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR IS WHEN WE START DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

COLORADO HAS A BILL UP FOR VOTE TO MAINTAIN DST YEAR ROUND
YAY!!! DOUBT IT WILL PASS THO

I LOVE THE DAY BEING LIGHTER LATER GIVING ME MORE TIME OUT
WITH THE HORSES AND DOG!

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Following your suggested procedure, you end up losing an hour of waking time the next day rather than an hour of sleep. One way or the other, we are giving back the extra hour that we were given last October.

All I know is that right now it is daylight when I go out to get the paper, and come Sunday morning it won't be if I get up at the same time.

I like the fact that you still get a morning paper. I haven't read a paper in a very loooooong time.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN-333

YOU WORK ON SUNDAY?

For now yes, until our hippo project gets completed at the Dallas Zoo, where I work. The zoo is open every day of the year except Christmas. Our contractor is working weekends to make up for lost time. My coordinator take Saturday and I have Sunday through the end of April.

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

I like the fact that you still get a morning paper. I haven't read a paper in a very loooooong time.

I've been called antediluvian by my high tech friends. I still prefer real books where you can turn the pages and the morning newspaper in which I can do the sudoko and crossword puzzle. As a further heresy, I even like to have a print out of the past performances rather than handicap on line. This allows me to use highlighter and colored markers to mark up the pp's, although I know that Formulator lets you do almost the same thing. Old habits can be difficult to change, especially when they work for you.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

I've been called antediluvian by my high tech friends. I still prefer real books where you can turn the pages and the morning newspaper in which I can do the sudoko and crossword puzzle. As a further heresy, I even like to have a print out of the past performances rather than handicap on line. This allows me to use highlighter and colored markers to mark up the pp's, although I know that Formulator lets you do almost the same thing. Old habits can be difficult to change, especially when they work for you.

Formulator . . . what the heck is that? I used to print mine out on paper but the home printer stopped working 5-6 yrs ago. And it saves paper too. So you plant a seedling every time you print out a days card, right?

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

Formulator . . . what the heck is that?

Don't know if your joshing me or not, so I'll give you a straight answer. Formulator is a creation of DRF that presents pp's online in a manner that lets you cross reference data and rearrange material in all sorts of fantastic ways.

If you want to see the basic format of formulator, on this website go to "Selections", then "3/11 ROTD Contest ...G2 Tampa Bay Derby", then on entry #1 of that thread click on "Formulator PPs". Please keep in mind that those are in demonstration mode, so you can't utilize many of the real Formulator bells and whistles, such as calling up linked charts of races in the pp's, workout listings, Moss pace figures, jockey and trainer histories, and the like. At least it will give you a general idea.

They are not cheap, but provide a massive amount of information for the handicapper.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Don't know if your joshing me or not, so I'll give you a straight answer. Formulator is a creation of DRF that presents pp's online in a manner that lets you cross reference data and rearrange material in all sorts of fantastic ways.

If you want to see the basic format of formulator, on this website go to "Selections", then "3/11 ROTD Contest ...G2 Tampa Bay Derby", then on entry #1 of that thread click on "Formulator PPs". Please keep in mind that those are in demonstration mode, so you can't utilize many of the real Formulator bells and whistles, such as calling up linked charts of races in the pp's, workout listings, Moss pace figures, jockey and trainer histories, and the like. At least it will give you a general idea.

They are not cheap, but provide a massive amount of information for the handicapper.

No, really I've never used it. I know of it but it's way too much work for my simpleton horse racing handicapping brain. Now if handicapping and betting were my livelihood, then I might partake in what on the surface seems very complex. The DG method works just fine for this forum and the few times I go to the track. No off track/on line betting here in Texas . . . good thing for me or I'd be wearing a barrel.

I will admit I handicap a little differently at the track with live racing. Nothing like being there, seeing them, smelling them and hearing them . . . all that makes a difference in the DG method sometimes. Then again with $10 or $20 max wagers what can you win with "pragmatic" analysis unless your Ruffian and a grey or a cat pays $50 on a $10 or $20 bet. Not knocking Ruff's approach at all . . . it works for her that's all that matters but I wonder how much real money she's ever won.

[DonGuido]

Sorry Folks. So this thread has morphed away from Daylight Savings Time . . . who'd a thunk it!?

[Plenilune]

LOL, Don.

Time change, either way...jumping forward or falling back, the older I get the more of a PITA it is to get used to the time change. No bueno.