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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2015, 06:14 PM Mar 2015

Daylight saving time: 8 things to know [View all]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-daylight-saving-time-8-things-to-know-20150306-htmlstory.html

"Daylight saving time, a change in the standard time designed to conserve energy and making better use of daylight, officially begins Sunday. This means at 2 a.m., clocks should be set one hour ahead. Daylight saving time official ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, and that's when clocks will "fall back" an hour."

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Daylight saving time: 8 things to know [View all] LiberalElite Mar 2015 OP

It's an anachronism that should be done away with. Something for the history books only. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #1

Absolutely agree - LiberalElite Mar 2015 #4

Keep DST year round Warpy Mar 2015 #5

Seems to me it'll be dark for 4 months anyway nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #8

At higher latitudes, people will have some daylight after their evening commute Warpy Mar 2015 #9

I'm not a happy peppy morning person either nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #10

It has a good purpose. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #11

My point is, pick one time for each time zone and stick to it all year round. nt Electric Monk Mar 2015 #14

+ a million MBS Mar 2015 #19

I like it . . . and would not support it's demise DrDan Mar 2015 #2

I love it and would loudly protest its demise. tosh Mar 2015 #3

wouldn't argue with that DrDan Mar 2015 #7

I hate it because I am a morning person TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #6

Nothing prevents a morning person from getting up a bit earlier Warpy Mar 2015 #12

Ain't that the truth, my dear Warpy! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #13

What a self-indulgent attitude you espouse! Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #16

Ok, whose needs/wants are you promoting here? nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #17

Actually, something does. Warpy Mar 2015 #18

That was NOT what you argued. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #20

But you did. Warpy Mar 2015 #21

FDR had the right idea... Agony Mar 2015 #15