I hate Daylight Savings Time! I get up at 4:30am and leave the house by 6:30am… It has JUST begun to be light outside by 6:30 and now I will be relegated back to total darkness. (I go to bed between 8-9pm, so on the other end, it will still be light outside. Ugh).
During the oil shortage of the 70’s, Nixon tried DST all year, unfortunately kids going to school in the morning were getting hit by cars due to it being too dark. Hell in the upper mid-west the sun is setting around 6PM. Hopefully it goes to standard time period. Hey, maybe it would bring back drive in theaters. (kidding).
I don’t really care for this Daylight Saving Time. I’ve heard many reasons why we have and none of it really makes any sense. I think we either leave the time alone, or be forever a hour ahead.
Graphic representation of the clock change. Do we really need to do this twice a year?https://www.google.com/search?q=Daylight+saving+time+dicontinuity&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi4jPPt1IjoAhXTiJ4KHWFAD_MQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Daylight+saving+time+dicontinuity&gs_l=img.3…9065.13118..13663…0.0..0.68.714.13……0….1..gws-wiz-img…….0i131i67j0i131j0j0i67j0i8i30j0i24.5slpT2rUivc&ei=oLtjXri8OtOR-gThgL2YDw&bih=994&biw=1698&hl=en#imgrc=-_2orvU6jCIrSM
It does not matter which way you go on DST. There are fans and detractors of it. It is like the chicken and the egg question. There will never be a acceptable solution to everyone.
I know this wouldn’t really work, but…THROW away your watches! Refuse to live by anything that lists “ the time” Don’t play their stupid game…ignore “ time”! It would be very liberating if we could do that.
Most of Arizona does not go to DST, the exception being the Navajo Nation, located in the upper east section of the state. One persistent problem with this are those newly moved here who don’t realize there is no DST and set themselves an hour out of sync.
But it kills the joke: A guy in Florida asks a desk clerk " When can I catch a flight to Atlanta?" She replies, “It takes off at 10 am and lands in Atlanta at 9:40”. He starts toward the plane. She hollars after him " Sir, you forgot to buy a ticket" and he answers " Oh there is no way in hell I’m getting on that thing, but I sure want to watch it take off!"
Long ago, when I worked overnights in the hospital, we would have the clock changes at 2AM… it was great in Spring, when we would get our full shift (8 hours) for being in for 7, but boy was it “not so great” when you worked in the Fall; seeing that clock wind itself BACK an hour at 2AM and knowing you had a 9 hour day :-\…
DST needs to die. If someone wants an extra hour of sunlight in the evening then they can get up an hour earlier every morning and let the rest of us sleep in.
They should do away with the time change, for SURE. Pick one or the other— “Standard time” or “DST”, I couldn’t care less which one they pick. Or do one more change and perhaps split the difference halfway in-between (though as an IT guy I do realize that halfway suggestion would be a huge and costly issue for computer systems to deal with and would screw up interest accrual etc.)
whahoppened over 4 years ago
I guess Janis decided the cost of gardening wasn’t so bad after all.
Dirty Dragon over 4 years ago
I thought most people say that Daylight Savings Time should remain year-round.
Bob. over 4 years ago
It depends where, in the time zone, you live.
Sephten over 4 years ago
It’s one of life’s ironies, isn’t it? When you’ve retired and can lie in bed as long as you like, you want to get up earlier!
dlkrueger33 over 4 years ago
I hate Daylight Savings Time! I get up at 4:30am and leave the house by 6:30am… It has JUST begun to be light outside by 6:30 and now I will be relegated back to total darkness. (I go to bed between 8-9pm, so on the other end, it will still be light outside. Ugh).
Aubrey Dacus over 4 years ago
As Jimmy Buffet says “These days I get up about the time I used to go to bed”
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 4 years ago
During the oil shortage of the 70’s, Nixon tried DST all year, unfortunately kids going to school in the morning were getting hit by cars due to it being too dark. Hell in the upper mid-west the sun is setting around 6PM. Hopefully it goes to standard time period. Hey, maybe it would bring back drive in theaters. (kidding).
mywifeslover over 4 years ago
I like the upcoming change. I can get 9 holes in after work.
colddonkey over 4 years ago
Just keep one or the other instead of this twice a year change.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 4 years ago
the backlash is more intense in the spring when the change takes away an hour.
not so much backlash in the fall when we get an extra hour
assrdood over 4 years ago
I’m old enough to remember the way it was without DST. Nobody cared – it was normal. We all got along just fine without it.
david_42 over 4 years ago
DST all year optimizes the sunrise/sunset averages.
mitchkeos Premium Member over 4 years ago
It’s time to do away with DST – shifting time zones 9 months out of the year has no useful purpose.
jarvisloop over 4 years ago
Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
ajakimber425 over 4 years ago
I don’t really care for this Daylight Saving Time. I’ve heard many reasons why we have and none of it really makes any sense. I think we either leave the time alone, or be forever a hour ahead.
Rotary12 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Yeah, but first light at 3:30 AM?
Margo Premium Member over 4 years ago
I live in the east and I would like DST all year round. It gets dark so early here in the winter and it’s dark in the morning too.
Pickled over 4 years ago
I’m with ya, early to bed and early to rise. I worked all my life thinking I could sleep in once I retire?? Jokes on me..
AllenMartin over 4 years ago
Of course DST doesn’t add an extra hour of daylight anyway. It just rearranges them!
The Pro from Dover over 4 years ago
You can’t please everybody. Unfortunately everybody wants to be pleased and the ones that aren’t pleased whine then sue.
Teto85 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Graphic representation of the clock change. Do we really need to do this twice a year?https://www.google.com/search?q=Daylight+saving+time+dicontinuity&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi4jPPt1IjoAhXTiJ4KHWFAD_MQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Daylight+saving+time+dicontinuity&gs_l=img.3…9065.13118..13663…0.0..0.68.714.13……0….1..gws-wiz-img…….0i131i67j0i131j0j0i67j0i8i30j0i24.5slpT2rUivc&ei=oLtjXri8OtOR-gThgL2YDw&bih=994&biw=1698&hl=en#imgrc=-_2orvU6jCIrSM
sbwertz over 4 years ago
No DST in Arizona.
DaveQuinn over 4 years ago
It does not matter which way you go on DST. There are fans and detractors of it. It is like the chicken and the egg question. There will never be a acceptable solution to everyone.
CynthiaLeigh over 4 years ago
I hate DST. I hate having my hour of sleep stolen.
jr1234 over 4 years ago
Before the railroads were made there weren’t any time zones…lot of train wrecks till they started time zones in America
Lightpainter over 4 years ago
I know this wouldn’t really work, but…THROW away your watches! Refuse to live by anything that lists “ the time” Don’t play their stupid game…ignore “ time”! It would be very liberating if we could do that.
GaryLeach over 4 years ago
Most of Arizona does not go to DST, the exception being the Navajo Nation, located in the upper east section of the state. One persistent problem with this are those newly moved here who don’t realize there is no DST and set themselves an hour out of sync.
sobrown51 over 4 years ago
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’…. into the future.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 4 years ago
But it kills the joke: A guy in Florida asks a desk clerk " When can I catch a flight to Atlanta?" She replies, “It takes off at 10 am and lands in Atlanta at 9:40”. He starts toward the plane. She hollars after him " Sir, you forgot to buy a ticket" and he answers " Oh there is no way in hell I’m getting on that thing, but I sure want to watch it take off!"
sheilag over 4 years ago
Long ago, when I worked overnights in the hospital, we would have the clock changes at 2AM… it was great in Spring, when we would get our full shift (8 hours) for being in for 7, but boy was it “not so great” when you worked in the Fall; seeing that clock wind itself BACK an hour at 2AM and knowing you had a 9 hour day :-\…
sml7291 Premium Member over 4 years ago
DST needs to die. If someone wants an extra hour of sunlight in the evening then they can get up an hour earlier every morning and let the rest of us sleep in.
carollert over 4 years ago
I LIKE the extra hour of daylight. IN THE MORNING!!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
It affects our circadian rhythm in a not too nice way.
RobertaPyle over 4 years ago
sure it’s nice to have the extra light at the end of the day…but in the morning, when my hubby and I go for our walk, it will be DARK.
Marvin Premium Member over 4 years ago
The science supports standard time all year long.
oakie817 over 4 years ago
Arlo’s looking old today
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
I’ve been saving DST for 70+ years and I STILL end up a year older at the end…
Lynnjav over 4 years ago
I don’t care which way it goes, just pick ONE and stay with it!
BC in NC Premium Member over 4 years ago
It does seem silly to go back to standard time for only four months of the year. I have read that it puts unnecessary stress on our bodies.
commerce1943 over 4 years ago
Don’t matter what all y’all think. Ain’t nuthin gonna happen.
awesomesteeler over 4 years ago
Me Too…. I like Daylight Savings Time More Daylight/Less Electricity used
flagmichael over 4 years ago
YOW! I thought there was no medical issue with DST. Then I watched https://youtu.be/bJ_ptg9GnDI
JAE in MN over 3 years ago
They should do away with the time change, for SURE. Pick one or the other— “Standard time” or “DST”, I couldn’t care less which one they pick. Or do one more change and perhaps split the difference halfway in-between (though as an IT guy I do realize that halfway suggestion would be a huge and costly issue for computer systems to deal with and would screw up interest accrual etc.)
tomfromthe50s 6 months ago
How about making Eastern and Central Time Zones the same?