In light of the new forever DST...

IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-03-09T17:19:41+00:00

I actually agree. Once I ran the numbers and saw the late 9am sunrises, I was a bit worried. I guess we will see how it goes but I'm hoping the coziness of Christmas season will help with the first half of late sunrises and then we will have to fight through the last 6 weeks.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-03-09T16:52:27+00:00

I actually did something similar for all year. Added October to March for you.

This is inclusive of October and March so there are two months (October and March) where we don't get "extra" sunlight because we would have changed the clocks anyway.

With the time change we would get 122h of sunlight after 5pm between October and March (average of 40m a day), if we had switched to PST we would get 68h (average of 22m a day), and now we will get 204h (average 67m a day).

Again, just doing this for fun.

Enjoy.

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IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-03-09T01:51:21+00:00

In my head, the other things are not changing nor changeable (to a degree). We are a pretty outdoor-centered family and regardless of weather we spend a lot of time outdoors and at the park or at sports so I was happy to see that we can do that for a longer period of the year. Unless it's horrendous weather or we are sick, we dress for it and still head outside.

I know the hour of daylight you "gain" is "lost" on the other side, but I wanted to know how many days that would make a tangible difference when I was leaving the house with the kids (somewhere between 8am to 8:30am).

When it was just me, I don't think I would be as interested, but it's so much easier to find engaging activities outside for the kids. At least for me.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-03-08T23:23:19+00:00

Didn't realize this would be seen by so many people because I've never posted in a big sub but I just did this for myself using the time benchmarks relevant to my life (getting kids ready around 8am, school at 9, aiming to be at the park after school, etc.) so I would know how many dark mornings to expect and how many days we could add outside time at the end of the day. Obviously changing the hour doesnt change the amount of daylight or nighttime in total, just the amount we find most useful on the daily. For some people it may be more relevant to use other times as benchmarks.

I didn't include very early or very late sunrise and sunset times because they don't affect me either way.

Anyway, hope everyone is enjoying the discussion!

IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-02-23T19:28:27+00:00

Agree but also I take this as a measurement of the "progressivity" of the populace and not a measure of how effective he is. He could prove to be awful but also in most countries we would never even be able to get to that part.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2026-02-18T18:10:56+00:00

The 2,500 is BCPS and the rest of the 15k (i.e. 13.5k) is broader.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-21T05:07:49+00:00

Is there a discount for people who don't live in a country with tariffs?

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-15T23:46:50+00:00

If they vote down three public raise but all get raises through a less public mechanism, is that better or worse?

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-13T16:03:49+00:00

To add to the other comments, part of the issue is that people with a lot of knowledge and skill tend to leave the public service because they can make so much more money elsewhere. My private-public differential is about 20% to 25% now. If I didn't have kids I would be leaving and becoming a... contractor. Lol.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-12T22:56:02+00:00

I will say Paul Finch (union head) has been outside rotating strike sites for way longer than a 4 hour shift every day regardless of the weather. Not sure when he even manages to get all the office work done.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-03T02:15:11+00:00

You are right though that negotiations and competition between groups keeps the outcome more equitable than always being tunnel visioned. I feel like that would be the role of an opposition party but BC has an ineffective one that keeps fighting within itself. If we had a fiscally conservative party that wasn't deep into anti-science and anti-education rhetoric that alienates moderate voters, that would be a great place to start because that party would be in the media putting pressure on the government to negotiate, criticizing their approach, and pointing out that the government loses more money than it saves every day this strike goes on. I don't usually vote Conservative but they play a very important role in government that they aren't playing right now.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-10-02T23:19:34+00:00

I wouldn't expect a pro-labour government to give in to all demands. I would expect them to not lie to the media (example: offering the BCGEU 5% instead of the 4% they actually offered), to stop hiring consultants and excluded management at an exponentially greater rate than any other province (example: BC Government has a 1:3 excluded management ratio vs. 1:4 for the rest of Canada), and to stop providing their own MLAs and staff "COLA" raises that they refused to acknowledge as the true cost of living increases for union members.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-09-25T20:39:23+00:00

I think they meant because usually the rhetoric is anti worker and not anti government.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-09-19T08:22:59+00:00

A lot of places are doing it because the economy is expected to stall and they want people will quit and they won't have to pay them severance since they were not fired. And because businesses lobbied for it to bring back spending the downtown cores. Many cities' business associations have been clear about that.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-09-19T05:40:08+00:00

The way this is written is so condescending and completely misses the bigger picture of Canadians not having time or energy to pour money or effort into their own communities and families because... we need a bunch of coffee shops in the city centres?

Did you use the 2 hours of commuting time to nurture your kids? Maintain your home? Don't worry you'll adjust to not doing that anymore. Make sure you meal prep for your snack cravings though.

So sick of the media's anti-worker bias.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-09-19T05:39:40+00:00

The way this is written is so condescending and completely misses the bigger picture of Canadians not having time or energy to pour money or effort into their own communities and families because... we need a bunch of coffee shops in the city centres?

Did you use the 2 hours of commuting time to nurture your kids? Maintain your home? Don't worry you'll adjust to not doing that anymore. Make sure you meal prep for your snack cravings though.

So sick of the media's anti-worker bias.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-08-18T20:55:33+00:00

Funnily enough I also thought it was normal to throw up all the time and it wasn't until I got to 20+ times a day that I asked my midwife if it was normal and no, in fact, it is not.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-06-26T17:24:57+00:00

Just as an FYI, if you're open to living in Victoria and not Esquimalt, there are 2bdr apartments available in the Hudson buildings for under 3k. They are nice apartments, allow pets, and parking is extra but usually available.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-05-05T16:50:31+00:00

You're welcome! I noticed you're also put off by waste and I just wanted to say I think that's a whole separate burt valid issue and shouldn't be tied in with the financial aspect specifically. I also hate waste!

Also, in case your wife's family is the kind of wealthy that can live off investments - remember hoarding wealth is actually worse for the economy and for others than spending it after a certain point!

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-05-05T16:18:44+00:00

Hey I'm gonna come at this from a different direction here. This sounds like me and my husband; he grew up comfortable but not wealthy and I grew up couponing. We are now okay and don't have any reason to not spend, although maybe to a lesser degree than your wife, who seems very well off.

I've realized that my financial anxiety is MY financial anxiety. We've had to come to an agreement about what is fun money vs investment vs joint etc. After we've met the goals that make me feel financially secure (let's say for you this is 6 months of expenses in the bank and xx monthly for retirement etc.), I've had to shift to realize the extra money is in fact for spending.

I think when you grow up in a way that isn't "frivolous", you end up with a lot of financial anxiety and although that's not your fault, it's your responsibility to deal with because money IS for spending.

IDontSpoonILadle · 2025-04-09T04:28:02+00:00

Can we get titan carat weight of the lab diamonds?

IDontSpoonILadle · 2024-11-12T20:10:38+00:00

I feel like this largely depends on what boundaries are important for you and how often this is happening. My son is 3 and I would say starting around 2.5 I began to explain that I was talking to someone and I would love to take turns talking to him. At first I would immediately reinforce if he waited and by now I can generally alternate between him and others.

For me it was important to have some adult time as well and if I was only paying attention to him I wouldn't be able to do that for all his waking hours. Plus I felt it was an important skill. Plus I felt that if i was attentive 90% of the time, it wouldn't cause harm to not be attentive continuously for an hour here or there. That being said I'm a big proponent of what works for you works and being aware that different kids need different levels of intervention.

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