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35. Daylight "savings" is THE DUMBEST THING EVER--there is not an extra hour of anything.

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 09:07 AM

Nov 2014

The day is twenty four hours! THAT DOES NOT FUCKING CHANGE!! Depending on the position of the Earth relative to the Sun, some of it will be dark and some of it will be light. THAT DOES NOT FUCKING CHANGE!

This had to have been a conservative idea...only someone who thinks the bible is real and global warming is not happening could believe that resetting a clock actually changes time.

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I hate daylight savings time, and losing/gaining an hour of sleep 2x per year. [View all] C Moon Nov 2014 OP

I used to travel from California Turbineguy Nov 2014 #1

:) C Moon Nov 2014 #2

I would prefer to make daylight savings the standard time.. just me.. pangaia Nov 2014 #33

Me, too. I liked it when it was. n/t pnwmom Nov 2014 #41

I agree with that. C Moon Nov 2014 #60

I really like it...sorry you don't Suich Nov 2014 #3

I want everything to move one zone to the east Warpy Nov 2014 #4

K&R for those who hate it, too, C Moon.. I use to love it in the Fall because I got to sleep an Cha Nov 2014 #5

It's far worse than that, DST is causing the drought.. Fumesucker Nov 2014 #6

O. M. G. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #10

Yes, CSIRO is the Australian national science agency Fumesucker Nov 2014 #12

You want to hear stupidity, then this trumps that article Revanchist Nov 2014 #19

It was definitely tongue in cheek... Violet_Crumble Nov 2014 #25

Thanks President Obama. littlemissmartypants Nov 2014 #7

I LOVE Daylight Savings time..... chillfactor Nov 2014 #8

It has happened every year of your life. It's not like something that was sprung on you. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #9

Me too! shenmue Nov 2014 #11

JFC take a qualude lobodons Nov 2014 #13

They don't even MAKE quualudes anymore! Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #15

My dog refuses to set her body clock back. She woke me at her usual predawn time. In_The_Wind Nov 2014 #14

The worst part is having to get up at 2:00am to change the clocks. Fuddnik Nov 2014 #16

You're kidding right? Renew Deal Nov 2014 #20

Well, you folled at least one person. pangaia Nov 2014 #36

But an hour later, it's 2:00AM again IDemo Nov 2014 #42

Haaa!! louis-t Nov 2014 #52

Why don't people that hate daylight savings time just move to Arizona? ( n/t ) Make7 Nov 2014 #17

Because it is still Arizona. MindPilot Nov 2014 #39

Now THAT was fucking funny. nt Codeine Nov 2014 #50

Bwaaaaha!! louis-t Nov 2014 #53

Me too. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #18

That Is Exactly What Happened to My Wife And Me ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #29

Standard Time sucks. Daylight only or make daylight standard and still do a daylight. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #21

There's no longer a purpose for it. It should be stopped. Triana Nov 2014 #22

+ a zillion truebluegreen Nov 2014 #26

I don't mind it, but I don't see any point to it. Vinca Nov 2014 #23

I even think time zones are stupid. MadrasT Nov 2014 #24

that's my jam, right there! ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #27

That is what China does. pangaia Nov 2014 #37

Time zones occasionally make Eat Coast callers think Retrograde Nov 2014 #58

I always thought we should add an extra hour or the every night. DeadEyeDyck Nov 2014 #28

I hate it because it screws up the SCADA datalogging systems I work on. yourout Nov 2014 #30

Years ago when I worked on data loggers, they used UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) IDemo Nov 2014 #44

Before I lived with cats it didn't bother me, MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #31

I'm with you nt LiberalElite Nov 2014 #32

Hold on. What is the position of Seeking Serenity Nov 2014 #34

Daylight "savings" is THE DUMBEST THING EVER--there is not an extra hour of anything. MindPilot Nov 2014 #35

The idea is that people have more daylight after 5, when they get home from work. pnwmom Nov 2014 #40

Today the clock will say 1656 when the sun sets. MindPilot Nov 2014 #43

For much of the summer we had light till nearly 9, and we had fun in that daylight time. pnwmom Nov 2014 #45

I would much prefer the longer days, and the longer part be at the end of the workday MindPilot Nov 2014 #46

That is true. There is only so much daylight. I preferred all year DST, but I'd rather pnwmom Nov 2014 #59

Even though the change is now after Halloween Retrograde Nov 2014 #55

I wish we had daylight savings all year, like we did for a while. pnwmom Nov 2014 #38

It wasn't that wonderful in Michigan Retrograde Nov 2014 #56

I could easily do without it. 99Forever Nov 2014 #47

When you are in the middle of GOTV iandhr Nov 2014 #48

I'm amazed how every year people here will complain bitterly SheilaT Nov 2014 #49

Stayed up really late last night binge-watching Netflix Brainstormy Nov 2014 #51

The hour we "save" is spent re-setting our watches. JEFF9K Nov 2014 #54

I was grateful for that extra hour of sleep this morning. And I keep my watch and my tblue37 Nov 2014 #57