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SheilaT

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37. Only two time zones?

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 05:26 PM

Nov 2013

In a country that's four time zones wide? Really?

The only thing that would be truly stupider would be to suggest only one time zone for the entire country.

I like DST well enough, but it starts too early and ends too late anymore. Having DST end the Sunday after Halloween so that the little darlings can be trick-or-treating in daylight doesn't help much, because even with DST sunset is fairly early on the last day of October.

If I were Dictator of North America, I'd either start DST in the middle of April and end it in the middle of September. Or, I'd simply split the difference between ST and DST and move all the clocks to the half-hour point between the two year-round. Arizona can join whichever time zone it prefers.

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Daylight Saving Time Is Terrible: Here's a Simple Plan to Fix It (DST ends Sun, Nov 3) [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 OP

I love daylight savings time..... chillfactor Nov 2013 #1

What extra hour of sunlight in winter? Look outside at 5PM today sinkingfeeling Nov 2013 #5

There comes a time LWolf Nov 2013 #76

That is backwards. Tonight the sun sets at 6, tomorrow it sets at 5. Or do you mean in the morning? uppityperson Nov 2013 #9

I thought we are daylight savings now abelenkpe Nov 2013 #16

This weekend we get off DSL. We fall back an hour, so rather than sun setting for example uppityperson Nov 2013 #21

The person said he had more evening daylight in winter. It will be darker sinkingfeeling Nov 2013 #25

There is no extra hour of sunlight. Brickbat Nov 2013 #10

With DST there is sunlight shifted by time to the end of the day Lex Nov 2013 #24

So farmers could work longer? pangaia Nov 2013 #32

How could farmers work longer Lex Nov 2013 #38

In the morning they milk the cows in the barn when it's dark, no problem. pangaia Nov 2013 #43

How does the cow know what time it is? Johonny Nov 2013 #48

Cows are smarter than you think. pangaia Nov 2013 #51

I think farmers are smart enough to do their jobs no matter what the clock says. former9thward Nov 2013 #74

Farmers are very smart. Thor_MN Nov 2013 #82

Me too! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #27

I live in Vermont and am just the opposite - searchingforlight Nov 2013 #2

Just to clarify, I'm not the author of the article and I do like DST. However, ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 #8

It would mean, for New York: muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #60

I love it too. I can actually spend time on the dock with hubs Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #49

Yup the farther north one goes, the more standard time is disliked. roamer65 Nov 2013 #81

I hate, hate daylight saving time. RebelOne Nov 2013 #3

At the time, the thought was to save on candles Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #6

Totally agree! nt Raine Nov 2013 #22

DST has nothing to do with how long the days are. pangaia Nov 2013 #33

Would love to see it go away. I get up before sunrise no matter what time sinkingfeeling Nov 2013 #4

Ending DST wouldn't fix your problem... Silent3 Nov 2013 #17

No. Daylight savings doesn't add anymore sunlit hours to the day. I have sinkingfeeling Nov 2013 #23

What I'm say is that right now is the shifted time... Silent3 Nov 2013 #28

I would end DST permanently. MicaelS Nov 2013 #7

Just try to go with the flow ... frazzled Nov 2013 #11

I chill no matter what time it is, sun or moon. =) Just thought it'd make for a good discussion. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 #13

i like it and it's not going anywhere maxsolomon Nov 2013 #12

Ha Ha Ha, I love it FreeJoe Nov 2013 #63

my vote has always been to keep the "fall back" but skip the "spring forward" fishwax Nov 2013 #14

so after 12 years of falling back itsrobert Nov 2013 #30

yeah, but it's worth it for the 25-hour day twice a year fishwax Nov 2013 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2013 #15

Lol abelenkpe Nov 2013 #18

If I had lots of money, and was oblivious to creating a larger carbon footprint... Silent3 Nov 2013 #19

I hate daylight savings time, I wish they would leave it a standard permanently. Stop messing Raine Nov 2013 #20

It takes me about a week to adjust to the clocks changing. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #26

I have a far simpler plan. Glassunion Nov 2013 #29

Your first plan is The Best Plan Ever. SheilaT Nov 2013 #72

If we're going to have two time zones in the CONUS... krispos42 Nov 2013 #31

Ok, Here's my plan,,, pangaia Nov 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2013 #36

Good point. pangaia Nov 2013 #44

OK Got it. pangaia Nov 2013 #45

I think we should slow the rotation of the Earth to give us a 26 hour day. Silent3 Nov 2013 #41

Doesn't matter to me. I sleep 'til I wake up and go to bed when I can't find my drink. Link Speed Nov 2013 #35

Yup, same here. I am retired now, so it does not matter RebelOne Nov 2013 #46

Same here Link Speed Nov 2013 #57

Only two time zones? SheilaT Nov 2013 #37

It actually delayed most Trick or Treaters in my neighborhood alphafemale Nov 2013 #50

Where I am the sun is setting by six pm. SheilaT Nov 2013 #67

Yeah. Daylight trick or treat is for toddlers/preschoolers. alphafemale Nov 2013 #69

Perhaps not surprisingly, the "plan to fix it" is to get rid of it. Oh, and to put the entire West Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #39

Abolishing DST won't help you have more light in the evening... jimlup Nov 2013 #40

It was more recent - 2007 BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #42

Why not just eliminate time zones altogether? DireStrike Nov 2013 #47

I'm all for that plan. MadrasT Nov 2013 #53

I like this plan ... earthside Nov 2013 #52

I like his idea of only having two time zones in the US .... Scuba Nov 2013 #54

Winter time is standard time. MadrasT Nov 2013 #56

I'm with you. tavalon Nov 2013 #58

I'm not against DST as a whole, but it may not be needed everywhere, either. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #59

Back before the Uniform Daylight Savings Act SheilaT Nov 2013 #73

Daylight savings is a tool of oppression Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #61

One of the benefits of living in Arizona ThoughtCriminal Nov 2013 #62

I'm going to working on a DBA and the school I'm going to is in Arizona davidpdx Nov 2013 #70

I'd just scrap DST FreeJoe Nov 2013 #64

It sounds like it is because you haven't worked a job without flex time since college, then muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #66

kick Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #65

One of the lucky times to live in Arizona. n/t ChazII Nov 2013 #68

I like daylight savings time davidpdx Nov 2013 #71

DST is fine. LWolf Nov 2013 #75

No way do I want sunlight starting at 4'ish in the morning in summer. roamer65 Nov 2013 #77

interesting gopiscrap Nov 2013 #78

Rather keep DST year round. Which DirkGently Nov 2013 #79

I agree. Put us on Atlantic time permanently. GMT -4. roamer65 Nov 2013 #80