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Ms. Toad

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55. Agree that adjustment is the problem.

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 10:28 PM

Mar 10

I disagree that rural folks value DST.

Rural folks work when the sun is available. The time the clock says has little meaning. The clock does not drive rural lives the way it drives city lives. (Farm kid here.)

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Let me be the first to post a "I hate the time change" thread. [View all] Liberal In Texas Mar 9 OP

I'm with you. sinkingfeeling Mar 9 #1

Agree. Keep it standard year around. Several studies demonstrated that this is preferrable question everything Mar 9 #2

I've heard rich guys who play golf wanted it so they could play later. Liberal In Texas Mar 9 #3

Those who successfully lobbied for its expansion in the last few decades misanthrope Mar 10 #50

Dissssssssssssslike :) Polybius Mar 10 #22

Sorry, I gotta disagree on this one... GiqueCee Mar 10 #45

Agree. DST if it's going to be one dpibel Mar 10 #51

Agree that adjustment is the problem. Ms. Toad Mar 10 #55

From a study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine question everything Mar 10 #56

WTF? You posted this at 8:10 (DU reflects the viewer's time zone, I am pretty sure) usonian Mar 9 #4

DU is already changed. Zulu time? question everything Mar 9 #7

5 yard penalty for moving before the ball is snapped. usonian Mar 10 #9

I hate it in advance. I hate it in anticipation of the change. Liberal In Texas Mar 10 #34

I just stay on Daylight Savings Time all year long.That means I can do things in a leisurely way, since I tblue37 Mar 9 #5

I thought that the Senate unanimously voted to get rid of the time change. What happened with that?? Rhiannon12866 Mar 10 #17

They did but the House (in 2022) never held a vote. former9thward Mar 10 #39

Leave it to the Republicans... GiqueCee Mar 10 #46

There was never a debate. Rubio, I think, suggested and in a lock step all said aye question everything Mar 10 #40

DST year round is the only way Jerry2144 Mar 9 #6

Nah, sunrise at 8:30 am is what bites. Happy Hoosier Mar 10 #19

In standard time, sunrise is 4:30 Jerry2144 Mar 10 #37

Of course the further north you are.... Happy Hoosier Mar 10 #38

DST is pretty much a waste up in Fairbanks LOL LeftInTX Mar 10 #47

dunno Stardust Mirror Mar 10 #8

Lol JudyM Mar 10 #11

Why? keithbvadu2 Mar 10 #10

This coming AM, from 2:00 to 3:00 is going to be like "doing the time warp." Earth-shine Mar 10 #12

Absolutely agree. It annoys the hell out of me to hear about "an extra hour niyad Mar 10 #13

Giant whatever for me relayerbob Mar 10 #14

Nope. I love DST. If you live anywhere near the 45th parallel Hassler Mar 10 #15

Lived just a bit below the 49th paralle and HATED DST Attilatheblond Mar 10 #41

Oh, good grief! Thanks for the reminder! Rhiannon12866 Mar 10 #16

Agree! But I should probably get to bed since we're losing an hour. keopeli Mar 10 #18

I say if one hour is a huge disruption Skittles Mar 10 #20

I have other issues. mwooldri Mar 10 #23

Exactly one day problem? dpibel Mar 10 #52

Yeah, I don't get it. betsuni Mar 10 #25

It's often a problem when you have online meetings and never really know what time zone the organizers are in Attilatheblond Mar 10 #42

No east-west travel, I guess dpibel Mar 10 #53

Totally missed this! slightlv Mar 10 #21

Did North America go on summer time without telling the rest of us? DFW Mar 10 #24

Yep. Repubs changed the days for start and end awhile back. Liberal In Texas Mar 10 #35

Oh, great, so I have to try to remember the hour's difference for the next three weeks. DFW Mar 10 #36

It was them. Lobbying from golf courses, theme parks and sports is why they changed it. LeftInTX Mar 10 #49

I hate the change to longer sunlight every day, it's too bright and then it gets hot. betsuni Mar 10 #26

I don't see the problem, either way. Think. Again. Mar 10 #27

It's a diabolical corporate conspiracy? betsuni Mar 10 #28

Where did you THINK it came from? Think. Again. Mar 10 #29

Agriculture? betsuni Mar 10 #30

Who runs modern agriculture? Think. Again. Mar 10 #31

1918. betsuni Mar 10 #32

It's a little more complicated than that... Think. Again. Mar 10 #33

Here's my answer to this thread: Polybius Mar 10 #43

Bah Humbug! Liberal In Texas Mar 10 #44

Standard Time is an abomination Polybius Mar 10 #48

I love daylight savings time. Patterson Mar 10 #54

We had a time change? KewlKat Mar 10 #57