Sen Wyden: "Like losing an hour of sleep? Neither do I." Co-sponsoring bill to ditch DST

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43. Coming home in the dark is depressing -- permanent DST you are going to work in the dark.

Do you happen to live above the 45th parallel? If you do, and having it almost completely dark by 6pm doesn't bother you, I'm sure there are many others who feel the same. However, in our state, you would be in the minority.

Washington passed legislation for permanent daylight savings by a vast majority (house vote was 87 to 7). That reflects the majority support in the state. I personally don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome it.

An additional hour of sunlight in the evening, particularly in winter, would make an enormous difference here. Perhaps early darkness it is particularly depressing here because we have such wonderful, long days in the summer. The contrast is jarring.

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P.S. Going to work in the dark is not a problem. That's why Washington passed permanent DST (but can't go forward until federal barriers are surmounted).