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42. They'll be destroyed for WEEKS! MONTHS EVEN!

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #40)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 06:19 PM

Mar 2019

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I do not like springing forward - it sucks. [View all] 7wo7rees Mar 2019 OP

It does suck. Silver lining, you get an extra hour of sunlight in the evening! bearsfootball516 Mar 2019 #1

That's my reason for hoping that if we decide to stop torturing ourselves twice a year gtar100 Mar 2019 #29

In Denver in the summer, it's not completely dark until 9:45 pm. kstewart33 Mar 2019 #47

I love the seemingly simple solution FBaggins Mar 2019 #56

That's actually a very good idea. Codeine Mar 2019 #58

I agree. Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #2

Yes! Freddie Mar 2019 #3

Me too moose65 Mar 2019 #13

Same here. Different Drummer Mar 2019 #15

Do we need sunrise at 4:45 am and trash trucks banging carts around at that time?? Bengus81 Mar 2019 #8

DST was for farms Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #11

WWI Kaiser Wilhelm did it to save fuel, not farms. 100 years later he is still messing with us...nt essme Mar 2019 #34

Uhhh no,it was also for kids like myself who played baseball........ Bengus81 Mar 2019 #39

Trash trucks in my city often come at 4:38 am, whether or not it's dark. raging moderate Mar 2019 #26

8 pm is fine. 9:30 pm is a joke. nt kstewart33 Mar 2019 #48

I agree. It does more damage and little good. It was jrthin Mar 2019 #4

"Destabilizes the body for weeks"? Codeine Mar 2019 #19

You may not have an issue. But, for people with sleep issues, like myself, jrthin Mar 2019 #20

Yup, for those of us with sleep problems Eko Mar 2019 #32

Are your sleep problem medical or are they you not being comfortable? Blue_true Mar 2019 #37

Medical. Eko Mar 2019 #44

Ok. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #50

Studies show accidents increase the week after but whatever. nt essme Mar 2019 #35

I feel like crap. It will take me months to recover. Beakybird Mar 2019 #5

Months? Over an hour of lost sleep? MineralMan Mar 2019 #16

You don't have to do it all at once, you know. Mariana Mar 2019 #59

Golf. Squeeze in a round before dark. Kayak,yard work baseball more sunshine after work. IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #6

I hate it also. and it makes me angry because there is no good reason for it now JI7 Mar 2019 #7

But why is standard time any better? moose65 Mar 2019 #9

The twice-annual whining over a single hour begins. Codeine Mar 2019 #10

Haha! So true! moose65 Mar 2019 #12

That's because it is losing an hour that is actually harmful. Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #23

Thank you. I'm going to fix it today with a one-hour nap MineralMan Mar 2019 #17

One wonders dpibel Mar 2019 #36

It was flying FROM Hawaii that killed me! moose65 Mar 2019 #38

Hope those who hate DST don't travel across 4-6 time zones.......... Bengus81 Mar 2019 #40

They'll be destroyed for WEEKS! MONTHS EVEN! Codeine Mar 2019 #42

A Genie said I could collect 1 billion dollars when it strikes 2 am on March 10th, 2019. Oneironaut Mar 2019 #55

I do not like falling backward. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #14

Me three. Yeehah Mar 2019 #18

Why? moose65 Mar 2019 #25

I think it depends on what kind of schedule you have. janx Mar 2019 #46

I don't care which way, just get rid of the change. Yeehah Mar 2019 #60

I'm with ya. NT Adrahil Mar 2019 #21

Most respectfully disagree. Yes, the clock-forward switch is tougher than clocks-back, BUT... VOX Mar 2019 #22

Let me ask you folks a question moose65 Mar 2019 #24

I prefer keeping it on DST and having more sunlight in the evenings year round. smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #31

I like DST but I think it's to long......... Bengus81 Mar 2019 #43

I Really can't afford the lost hour today. empedocles Mar 2019 #27

Standard time year round here in AZ DesertRat Mar 2019 #28

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! Separation Mar 2019 #30

simple: shoot your clocks Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #33

Cute. Some of us have jobs, Codeine Mar 2019 #41

curses! foiled again. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #57

This was me this morning. OhZone Mar 2019 #45

It sucks and is no longer needed. Delphinus Mar 2019 #49

I LOVE DST!!!!! chillfactor Mar 2019 #51

Hawaii does just fine on Standard Time year round, and I wish we'd follow suit. I'm retired & catbyte Mar 2019 #52

The last thing I need in L.A. is MORE SUN! Basic LA Mar 2019 #53

If you hate Springing..might I suggest Southern Arizona? 🌵☀️ MLAA Mar 2019 #54

LMAO I called it yesterday! Separation Mar 2019 #61

We have to wait till 31st March to 'Spring Forward' in the UK BritVic Mar 2019 #62